As climate collapse accelerates, the world faces intensifying droughts, wildfires, floods, and resource conflicts. Yet, rather than address the root cause—namely, capitalist overproduction and ...

Philip Alston, the UN’s special rapporteur on extreme poverty, coined the term in a new report on the climate crisis and its impacts on human rights and democracy. “Even if current targets are met, ...

The eldest grandchild of Nelson Mandela had a busy week — speaking at the climate summit COP28 about the need to aid the Global South and... This week marks the tenth anniversary of the passing of ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has for decades ignored its responsibility to enforce civil rights laws, as I argued last year in a First Opinion essay. Doing nothing to protect ...

On a congressional delegation last week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was photographed grinning, arm in arm with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Schumer pledged that the United ...

South Africa-born human rights activist Kumi Naidoo kicked off a fiery Sunday-morning talk at CU Boulder’s Glenn Miller Ballroom with a pointed request for his audience. “Please stand if you believe ...

Nobel peace prize honoree Malala Yousafzai is calling for an end to "gender apartheid." COVID is no longer a global health emergency but will the coming year see a "cholera comeback"? And if you're ...

The world is facing a “climate apartheid” between the rich who can protect themselves and the poor who are left behind, the UN has warned. A new report published on Tuesday estimated that more than ...

Not that long ago, Desmond Tutu, who played a key role in the Truth and Reconciliation Process in South Africa, offered us a definition of climate apartheid: Those who contributed least to the climate ...

2024 will be awash in new (and sometimes familiar) buzzwords that point up the polycrises (another buzzword) around the planet. Here's a guide for... Nobel peace prize honoree Malala Yousafzai is ...