Science-Free Fiction and Violent Threats

10/26/23 • 18 min

Scientists Pursue Climate Activism Despite Violent Threats.
Stan discusses the escalation of online climate denial, which increasingly includes threats against scientists who publicly advocate climate action. He notes, however, that scientists have responded with increased participation in nonviolent protests and civil disobedience.
https://citylights.com/blog/
https://landinstitute.org/
Follow this link to view the artwork accompanying this series, by Priti Gulati Cox:
https://pritigcox.wordpress.com/

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A Future Generation Shows Up Ahead of Schedule

This month's installment of In Real Time was originally published by TomDispatch on September 14, 2023. It's the story of how a new generation, ranging in age from seven years to late teens, is taking federal and state governments to court, holding their feet to the fire, so to speak, to push them into taking strong climate action.
https://tomdispatch.com/a-future-generation-shows-up-ahead-of-schedule/
https://citylights.com/blog/
https://landinstitute.org/
Follow this link to view the artwork accompanying this series, by Priti Gulati Cox:
https://pritigcox.wordpress.com/

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Keep Fascism at Bay

At the 18 month point of the In Real Time series, is it time to ask whether a country like the US can achieve bold climate action, let alone socioeconomic justice, when it has only one major political party that's committed to democracy and the rule of law?
https://citylights.com/blog/
https://landinstitute.org/
Follow this link to view the artwork accompanying this series, by Priti Gulati Cox:
https://pritigcox.wordpress.com/
Democracy in a Hotter Time. Edited by David Orr.
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262048590/democracy-in-a-hotter-time/