There is a meditative quality to both Joe Rogan and Jordan Peterson‘s work that sucks you in. For Rogan, it is his voice — a soft, curious, always credulous murmur that lends itself to explaining complicated topics. Watching Rogan deconstruct a mixed martial arts fight can be a genuine pleasure …
Read More »The Climate Debates: Can America Break Its Natural Gas Addiction?
This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. More and more people have come to understand the urgency of the climate crisis in recent years, and Americans have elected a president in Joe Biden who has pledged to make addressing …
Read More »Extinction Rebellion: The New Eco-Radicals
One Monday morning last April, an Englishman named Simon Bramwell glued himself to a glass door at Shell’s London headquarters and refused to leave. Bramwell, 47, is a co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, a two-year-old climate-activist group dedicated to the belief that real change will only come through mass civil disobedience. …
Read More »Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on How to Build a Green New Deal
There was, essentially, no Green New Deal before Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. It was just a slogan rolling around the mouths of newspaper columnists and environmental activists until the 30-year-old political phenom put her star power behind it. Just a month after she was sworn in as the youngest congresswoman in history, …
Read More »'It's Time for All Hands on Deck': Jerry Brown on Why the U.S. Needs China — And China Needs Us — to Fight the Climate Crisis
WASHINGTON —Jerry Brown doesn’t want to talk about impeachment. He won’t say if he has a preferred candidate in the 2020 Democratic presidential field and professes not to be following the race all that closely. At a time when it can feel like Donald Trump and the nonstop coverage of …
Read More »Here's What Happened in the Canadian Election
Beleaguered by a brownface scandal, swirling accusations of corruption, and an embarrassing trip abroad, Canada‘s Justin Trudeau clung to power after Monday’s election, remaining prime minister even as his Liberal party lost at least 30 seats and its majority in Parliament. Liberals retained 157 seats on Monday, down from the …
Read More »Thom Yorke, David Byrne Sign Open Letter Addressing 'Climate Hypocrites' Claim
Thom Yorke, David Byrne, Brian Eno, U2’s Adam Clayton and Spice Girls’ Mel B are among the artists facing accusations of climate hypocrisy head-on in an open letter penned by environmental activists Extinction Rebellion. As noted by artists in recent interviews, including Yorke’s visit to the Late Show, it’s difficult …
Read More »What You Need to Know About the New Climate Plans Released By Democratic Candidates This Week
This story was originallypublished byGristand appears here as part of an ongoing collaboration. Though Washington Governor Jay Inslee, the gone-but-not-forgotten climate candidate, is out of the race, climate change will take center stage on Wednesday at CNN’s seven-hour Town Hall, which is really just back-to-back interviews with ten candidates. Some …
Read More »Julián Castro to Participate in Climate Town Hall After Hitting Needed Poll Numbers
Julián Castro will participate in the Democratic primary’s climate town hall next month after meeting host CNN‘s polling threshold, the campaign’s national press secretary confirmed to Rolling Stone Tuesday. CNN had previously stated that it would limit invitations to those candidates who had received at least 2 percent in at …
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