by Elaine Brower Five days after Hurricane Sandy, and little relief from government agencies, the people in Staten Island came out with a thunderous rage and unmatched relief effort. The “zombies” I…
Category: Environment
Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Light
by Nancy My work in black and Latino neighborhoods of this city lately has brought forcibly to my attention the conditions of life for many of my sisters and brothers in this…
Statement on Superstorm Sandy
From the Steering Committee of World Can’t Wait World Can’t Wait’s hearts and thoughts go out to those who have suffered great loss and hardship in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Some…
Stormy Times Require a Lot from Us
by Debra Sweet Thanks to all who have messaged those of us in the northeast to check how we’re doing. We know many of you have been affected, and are not even…
Louisiana Woman Arrested After Chaining Herself to Keystone XL Pipe Yard Gate
By Kevin Gosztola In an act of nonviolent direct action, a Gulf Coast mother Cherri Foytlin was arrested after chaining herself to a gate to the multinational energy corporation TransCanada’s Keystone XL…
Over 50 Enter Tar Sands Blockade Tree Village in Defiance of Police and Legal Repression to Defend Tree-Sitters
PRESS RELEASE FROM TAR SANDS BLOCKADE: Risking arrest, lawsuits protesters rally for massive tree blockade after expansion of TransCanada’s overreaching SLAPP suit WINNSBORO, TEXAS – MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012 – Following a…
Katrina Pain Index 2012: 7 Years After
by Bill Quigley and Davida Finger 1 Rank of New Orleans in fastest growing US cities between 2010 and 2011. Source: Census Bureau. 1 Rank of New Orleans, Louisiana in world prison rate. Louisiana imprisons…
“Making It Right” After BP Oil Disaster Is Up to Us – Not BP
by Riki Ott Grand Isle, Louisiana. When I returned to Cordova, Alaska, in December 2010 after my first six-month stint in the Gulf coast communities impacted by the BP oil disaster, fishermen…
Durban: Fiddling While the World Burns
by Laura Carlsen The image of Nero fiddling as Rome burned—albeit apocryphal– has stuck as the metaphor for willfully irresponsible government. Government representatives, gathered at climate change talks in Durban, South Africa,…
Durban Climate Talks: Criminal Inaction and the Imminent Danger
by Orpheus Reed Representatives from 195 countries are now meeting at the 17th UN-sponsored climate talks in Durban, South Africa. Meetings run through December 9. Since 1992, these UN climate conferences…