The Myanmar Election and the Myitsone Dam
2015 Goldman Prize winner, Myint Zaw’s efforts recount a simple tale of a fight for environmental justice against exploitation, with the goal of protecting a national treasure — the Irrawaddy River.
Category: Spotlight
Republican Presidential Candidates: Is Climate Change on the Radar?
John Kasich stated, “We don’t want to destroy people’s jobs, based on some theory that is not proven.”
BUY UP Index Changes the Score for Women Consumers
BUY UP Index is a mobile app which drills down on a “company’s demonstrated commitment to gender equality.”
The Affair Returns to Showtime
Yes, there’s plenty of sex. However, the show is far more than just thrusting bodies in motion.
“I’m Living in a Sacrifice Zone” — Women Speak Out for Climate Justice
WECAN co-founder and Executive Director Osprey Orielle Lake noted, “How we treat the earth is how we treat women. It’s a violent paradigm.”
“Wrath — Force of Nature” at Wave Hill
“Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath — Force of Nature” at Wave Hill in the Bronx brings together twelve artists who have their fingers on the pulse of climate change and extreme weather.
Megyn Kelly Cross-Examines Donald Trump
Trump can go around telling people, “I think Megyn behaved very nasty to me,” but it really makes him sound like a crybaby. Not the tough negotiator that he claims he will be with Putin, China, and Iran.
Martin O’Malley: Where Is He on the Environment?
The Baltimore Sun has a long history of editorials calling into question O’Malley’s lack of political will around hard environmental challenges — particularly those that could damage his standing with donors and specific constituencies.
Campus SaVE Act Responds to College Campus Sexual Violence
There is an important backstory to the fight for protecting students from sexual violence. It dates back to 1986, when 19-year-old student Jeanne Clery was raped and murdered in her dormitory room at Lehigh University.
Shifting Sands: New Dynamics in the Bronx Art Scene
The dialogue went far deeper than a mere discussion of the current landscape of the Bronx art scene. It raised questions, and some hackles, about competing community needs, gentrification, constituencies that are too frequently powerless, and big money.
