To reduce emissions, we must stop driving so much. One source of hope is the movement to transform dead suburban malls into walkable city centers.
2015
The Banality of Environmental Destruction
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The things we will need to change to keep the earth safe are the very things closest to us, dearest to us, and most rooted in our traditions.
2015
Limiting Corporate Power and Cultivating Interdependence: A Strategic Plan for the Environment
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The environmental movement is too fragmented. It’s time to integrate our struggles and recognize the spiritual dimension of our political work.
2015
Disaster and Disability: Social Inequality and the Uneven Effects of Climate Change
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Environmental harm intensifies structural violence, so acting for justice in an age of climate change means fighting all forms of oppression.
2015
Hope Requires Fighting the Hope Industry
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Corporations are feeding our denial. Climate change cannot be averted without also overhauling the global economy.
2015
Facing the Death of Nature: Environmental Memorials to Counter Despair
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We must find ways to mourn lost species and care for dying ecosystems—doing so will enable us to face climate change with humility and hope.
2015
It’s Time to Get Serious About Saving the Planet from Destruction
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We can replace the ethos of endless growth and conspicuous consumption with an approach to nature based on awe and wonder at the preciousness of the earth, love of all beings, and celebration of life.
2015
The Place of Hope in an Age of Climate Disaster
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As the earth heats up, sea levels rise, and thousands of species face extinction, it’s easy to boomerang between denial and despair.
2015
Debt Forgiveness: Who Owes Whom for What?
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Most debtors have committed no wrongs, so what is called for is liberation—not forgiveness. The colossal, valid debt that remains is climate debt.
2014
Earth-Honoring Faith
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As we enter an age of ecological catastrophe, we need new theologies. Political campaigns are not enough—we need to rethink our place in the world.
2014
Climate Disaster Demands an Ecological Left
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Scorching heat, floods, and wildfires are not just environmental crises—they’re social ones too. We need a Left that sees the primacy of this threat.
Buddhism
Love Is the Connection that Makes a Future Possible
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Love is connectedness itself—connection with each other and to the Earth, fully congruent with stars, earthworms, and everything in between. To recognize the Earth in such a way is a deep spiritual practice, one that proceeds wholly beyond the terminal, parasitical relationship toward her into which humanity has fallen.
2013
Environmental Alert: Join Us in Making Revolutionary Changes to Save Life on Earth
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As the oceans rise to earth-destroying levels, the agricultural heartlands turn to desert, and the rate of skin cancer grows to match the rate of the common cold… now is the time to talk honestly with the American public about dramatically reducing consumption, combating the immense power of the 1 percent, and preparing ourselves to counter the mainstream media’s obfuscations of the urgency of the coming crisis.
Activism
Post-Election: Build Power, Act Strategically, and End the Rule of Concentrated Wealth
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Now it is time to educate, organize and mobilize around a strategy that will build the power of people and put in place the kind of sustainable economy and participatory government we urgently need.
Analysis of Israel/Palestine
Has Judaism Been Stolen by Right-Wingers?
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Temperatures have been increasing every decade since the 1970s, producing increasingly severe storms, floods, wildfires, areas of drought, and other signs of climate change. Yet, an alarming percentage of Jews, especially among the Orthodox, still believe that climate change is nothing more than “liberal politics.”