With environmental disasters accelerating and disproportionately impacting communities of color across the globe, there’s growing urgency and political will to address climate change. In this mini-series, Maurice Mitchell examines shines a light on the devastation climate disasters can cause, and how grassroots organizers and elected officials are mobilizing for change.
Seven years after Hurricane Sandy destroyed my family home, the fight continues
In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy ripped through Long Island, destroying my family home. The day before the storm hit, my parents and I crowded around the television as the newscasters announced the mandatory evacuation. “It’s probably just a precaution,” we told each other. We decided we should be cautious, too,…
From denialism to eco-fascism: The right’s new climate change blame game
The climate crisis has long been escalating. With temperatures, sea levels and climate refugees all…
Debunking the myths and misinformation about the Green New Deal
The right is using every tool it has to stop a world-saving climate agenda. It’s…
Regular people are already the heroes behind the Green New Deal
For so long, debates about climate policy have been rooted in questioning people’s individual choices.…
