TOP NEWS: 'Addiction to Fossil Fuels Is Mutually Assured Destruction,' Warns UN Chief

 

March 21, 2022 Top News 'Addiction to Fossil Fuels Is Mutually Assured Destruction,' Warns UN Chief "Instead of hitting the brakes on the decarbonization of the global economy" amid Russia's war on Ukraine, "now is the time to put the pedal to the metal towards a renewable energy future," said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. by Kenny Stancil Progressives Champion Jackson for Supreme Court as Hearings Begin "Senate Republicans have stumbled over themselves to justify their opposition to this supremely qualified candidate," said a supporter of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. by Jessica Corbett Ukraine Rejects Russia's Demand to Surrender Mariupol as Crisis Worsens "Mariupol residents have described a freezing hellscape riddled with dead bodies and destroyed buildings," said one human rights advocate. by Jake Johnson More Top News • Veterans Group Rebukes Big Oil for Exploiting War to 'Plunder' Public Lands • Peace Activists Occupy Roof of Raytheon Building to Protest War Profiteering • After Two Years and Over 1 Million Expulsions, Advocates Demand Biden End Title 42 Deportations • 500+ Academics Call for End to Climate Research Funded by Fossil Fuel Industry • 'Long Overdue Step': SEC Unveils Historic Climate Risk Disclosure Proposal • As Biden Continues Privatization Ploy, Sanders Vows to Reintroduce Medicare for All • With Fetterman Crushing Lamb by 30 Points, Pro-Corporate Super PAC Readies 'Fox News Talking Points' VIEW ALL NEWS Quality journalism. Progressive values. Our new media model is simple: we rely on our readers and thousands of small donations to keep us moving forward. No ads; no paywalls: our content is free, and our readers sustain us. DONATE TODAY Opinion SF Bay Area Resists New Oil & Gas Drilling: Interview With Youth Organizer Alexi Lindeman "I refuse to sit idly by, watching these drilling sites pollute my community, undermine our health, and further accelerate our world into a climate crisis." by David Solnit Ukraine, International Law, and the History of Hospital Bombings From the war in Afghanistan and the US-backed Saudi intervention in Yemen to the Israeli campaigns in Gaza and the Syrian civil war, in recent years hospitals have constantly been bombed by military forces under the guise of counterterrorism. by Neve Gordon, Nicola Perugini The 'Doom Loop' of American Oligarchy Some democracies fall apart because of invasion by a neighbor, terrorism, or a natural disaster, but most are taken down by their own own greedy oligarchs. by Thom Hartmann VIEW ALL OPINION Call 207.775.0488 to donate by phone or mail a check to: Common Dreams, PO Box 443, Portland, ME 04112, United States Common Dreams is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your contribution is tax-deductible. EIN: 20-3368194