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By Amy Goodman for Democracy Now! While representatives from nearly 200 nations have gathered here in Bonn, Germany, they’re ...
Following the U.S. presidential election, Cornel West wrote: “For us in these times, to even have hope is too abstract, too detached, too spectatorial. Instead we must be a hope, a participant and a force for good as we face this catastrophe.” That’s what we have committed to do together: Be a hope. Read the rest of Corporate Accountability's annual report.
By Amy Goodman for Democracy Now!
Organize your elected officials to tell the U.S. government to stop pushing the fossil fuel industry's agenda in international climate policy. Join the campaign.
To help expose the United States’ duplicitous role at the U.N. climate negotiations in Bonn and show that the U.S. ...
As we look back on all that has happened since last November, one thing is clear: While Donald Trump and his administration engaged in a corporate take over of our democracy, you stood strong. Time and again, you jumped into action with your friends, neighbors, and strangers across the country.
By Michelle Chen for The Nation. If negotiators are going to meaningfully combat the climate crisis this week, they’ll need ...
New report: How Big Polluters have been infiltrating and obstructing climate justice through the Paris Agreement.
Marching in the streets. Visiting elected officials’ offices. Calling and emailing representatives. Hosting letter-writing parties. There’s no doubt about it: ...
What I believe, to my core, is that genuine democracy is possible, and each of us has a rewarding -- even exhilarating -- role in making democracy real. We can't wait for someone else to save us. We can and must connect with one another, understand our common ground, and take daring action together to build our own power.
