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Class and Water: Climate-Charged Displacement
Hurricane Ida in Louisiana in August and the historic wildfires in the West and Midwest are the latest reminders that too much water, or too little, will be in the headlines for the rest of our lives. But to call … Continue reading
Posted in Contributors, Issues, Ken Estey, The Working Class and the Economy
Tagged climate change, infrastructure, Jobs
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Workers, Climate Change, and Useless Stereotypes
As the Biden administration pivots the US from eliminating to increasing social and economic programs, certain priorities are coming forward. The pandemic is at the front of the line, followed closely by Biden’s “other priorities,” among the most notable being, as … Continue reading
Divestment Days and the “War on Coal”
Next weekend, February 13 and 14, hundreds of cities around the world will witness actions as part of Global Divestment Days, calling for an end to fossil fuel addiction and a transition to a clean-energy future. The Fossil Free coalition … Continue reading
Climate of Change: Students, Naomi Klein, and the People’s Climate March
I was one of the hundreds of thousands filling the streets of New York for the People’s Climate March, September 21, 2014. I was there with a dozen students from my freshman composition course, in which we are reading and … Continue reading
Posted in Class at the Intersections, Contributors, Issues, Nick Coles
Tagged activism, capitalism, climate change, Naomi Klein, People's Climate March
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The Pipeline and the Unions
The controversy over the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline has sharply divided the labor and climate movements. The KXL would provide a new direct route for the northern leg of the existing Keystone pipeline bringing Alberta tar sands oil to refineries … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Cities and Two Activists
Climate change and increasing class inequities are two of the most pressing issues of our time. How are policies and activism addressing these problems? Two young women working for progressive change in two mid-sized cities offer inspiring models, one from … Continue reading
Posted in Contributors, Labor and Community Activism, Nick Coles
Tagged climate change, inequality, Pittsburgh, Plymouth
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Climate Change and Income Inequality
People committed to struggles for peace and justice always have our work cut out for us. The forces arrayed against us are powerful and determined, and the range of issues and crises demanding action is daunting. Given our limited time … Continue reading
Posted in Contributors, Issues, Nick Coles, The Working Class and the Economy
Tagged activism, climate change, income inequality
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Climate Change as a Class Issue
On a Monday morning a month ago I was sitting on the marble floor of the Squirrel Hill branch of PNC Bank in Pittsburgh, with a circle of activists protesting PNC’s financing of mountain-top removal (MTR) coal mining across Appalachia. … Continue reading
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