TOPS NEWS: IPCC Report Reveals 'Bleak and Brutal Truth' About Climate Emergency

 

April 04, 2022 Top News 'Climate Revolution': Scientists Launch Global Civil Disobedience Campaign "Scientist Rebellion will be on the streets between April 4th and 9th, acting like our house is on fire," said organizers. "Because it is." by Julia Conley Campaigners Say IPCC Report Reveals 'Bleak and Brutal Truth' About Climate Emergency "It's not about taking our foot off the accelerator anymore—it's about slamming on the brakes," said one expert in response to latest U.N. assessment. by Jessica Corbett 'A Poor People's Pandemic': Poorest US Counties Suffered Twice the Covid Deaths of Richest "The neglect of poor and low-wealth people in this country during a pandemic is immoral, shocking, and unjust," said Rev. Dr. William Barber II in response to the new report. by Jake Johnson More Top News • 'Dark Day for Democracy' in Hungary as Orbán Wins Dubious Reelection • IPCC Report Release Delayed as Rich Nations Sought to Weaken Fossil Fuel Phaseout • Amazon Union Slams Any Attempt to 'Delay Our Hard-Won Right to Bargain Collectively' • Antitrust Day of Action Takes Aim at Power of Tech Giants • Biden Demands 'War Crimes' Trial for Putin, But Will US End Its Opposition to ICC? • 'Pick Up the Pen, Joe': DC Protest Calls on Biden to Cancel Student Debt • 'A Victory for the Virus': Congress Cuts New Global Covid Aid to $0 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 Amazon Workers' Historic Win and Corporate America's Ongoing Greed If it can't fight off unions directly, it will do so indirectly by blaming inflation on wage increases, and then cheer on the Fed as it slows the economy just enough to eliminate American workers' new bargaining clout. by Robert Reich Pain at the Pumps Originates in the Paycheck Rather than address gas prices as an isolated problem, policymakers should act on wages. by Joanne Samuel Goldblum The Cost of Not Acting on Climate? US Govt Study Says $2 Trillion Per Year by 2100 Throughout this century, the crisis will accelerate unless we stop burning coal, gas, and petroleum now. It's not all or nothing, the question is: how bad are we going to let it be? by Juan Cole 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