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Time to Pay Attention to Climate Change

Levi Rickert Native News Online
For Native Americans, global warming and climate change have been on their agenda for decades. Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan of the Onondaga Nation has been telling audiences that it is time to pay attention to the warning signs from Mother Earth.

What Draws Us to the Reactionary Darkness of Dune?

Chris DIte Jacobin
The latest film adaptation of Dune, Frank Herbert’s cult sci-fi novel series, is out next month. With its often-reactionary mix of political cynicism, ecological catastrophism, and lurid orientalism, it remains oddly attractive to left-wing audiences

African Ebola Outbreak: Growing Inequality in Global Healthcare at Root of Crisis

Juan Gonzalez, Amy Goodman, Dr. Paul Farmer Democracy Now!
The Ebola outbreak, which is the largest in history that we know about, is merely a reflection of the public health crisis in Africa, and it’s about the lack of staff, stuff and systems that could protect populations, particularly those living in poverty, from outbreaks like this or other public health threats.