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Families and Indigenous Youth Vow to 'Not Give Up' After Top EU Court Dismisses 'People's Climate Case'

Supporters of the People's Climate Case gathered outside the European Union's top court on Thursday. (Photo: Morris Kemp)

'Disturbing': Rich Nations Vaccinating Person Per Second While Blocking Effort to Share Recipe With Poor Countries

Jake Johnson, staff writer

A woman waiting during a Covid-19 vaccination drive on March 13, 2021 in 2021 in New Delhi, India.

"There is no reason we have to prioritize the profits of pharmaceutical companies over the dignity of people in other countries," said U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna.

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'We Need to Remain Vigilant': Health Experts Warn Rollback of Covid Restrictions Threatens Life-Saving Gains

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

"The next three months are pivotal," CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. "I'm asking you to reach deeply to protect our nation's health, and to protect your loved ones." (Photo: Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images)

"We must not relinquish the ground we've gained," said Dr. Barbara Alexander,...

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'Is Our Blood Worth Less?' Afghan Anguish After European Court Sides With Germany Over Airstrike That Killed 90 Civilians

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

Members of the security forces walk at the site of a NATO airstrike which destroyed two fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban in northern Kunduz on September 4, 2009. (Photo: STR/AFP via Getty Images)

"I wanted the court to provide justice, to have mercy on us," the lead...

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People queue in bad weather to enter a Covid-19 vaccination centre in Folkestone, Kent, during England's third national lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus on Friday January 29, 2021.

As Fears Grow Over Covid Vaccine Delays, Watchdog Asks: 'Why Are We Allowing Big Pharma's Patents to Artificially Limit Supply?'

An inflatable nuclear missile balloon stands at the ready before Global Zero's rally to eliminate nuclear weapons begins in McPherson Square on April 1, 2016 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Heightening Risk of Accidental Nuclear War, Russia Follows Trump's Lead and Withdraws From Open Skies Treaty

A volunteer removes plastic bottles and other trash polluting Ruaka River in Nairobi, Kenya. An increasing production of single-use plastics for beverage and other uses has become a nightmare in solid waste management in the country. (Photo: James Wakibia/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

EU Ramps Up Fight Against Pollution With Ban on Plastic Waste Exports to Poorer Countries

With New Covid-19 Strain 70% More Transmissible, Nations Rush to Contain Spread From UK

Water vapor rises from the cooling towers of the Jänschwalde lignite-fired power plant of Lausitzer Energie Bergbau AG (LEAG) on August 19, 2020 in Peitz, Germany. (Photo: Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Covid-19 Pandemic Is 'Yet Another Wake-Up Call': 1 in 8 Deaths Across EU Tied to Environmental Pollution

Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg joined about 100 Fridays for Future strikers in Berlin on August 21, 2020. (Photo: Greta Thunberg/Instagram)

"We're Back": Greta Thunberg Kicks Off Third Year of Fridays for Future Protests in Germany After Meeting With Merkel

Youth climate activist Greta Thunberg takes part in a "Fridays for Future" demonstration in Hamburg on February 21, 2020. (Photo: Christian Charisius/Picture Alliance via Getty Images)

Greta Thunberg and Fellow Activists Decry 'Political Inaction' on Climate Crisis After Two Years of School Strikes

'Go Away! Go Away!' Factory Workers Heckle Belarusian Strongman as Nationwide General Strike Kicks Off

'This Is Not Frugal. This Is Stupid': EU's $2.1 Trillion Coronavirus Deal Falls Short on Demand for Just, Green Recovery

'A Victory for Us All': In Rebuke to US Mass Surveillance, EU Court Blocks Data Transfers by Web Corporations

'America Isolated Under Trump': Citing Soaring Covid-19 Rate, EU Bar US Travelers

As EU Looks to Reopen Borders, US Covid-19 Surge Means Americans May Not Be Welcome

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Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor

Eyes on Europe as Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Enters Into Force

350.org

Survey Reveals Overwhelming Demand for European Central Bank To Act on Climate Crisis

350.org

Portuguese Young People File Ground-Breaking Climate Case Against 33 Countries With European Court of Human Rights

As You Sow

A Big Push in the Right Direction’ — European Parliament Approves Restrictions on Use of Antibiotics on Farm Animals

Food & Water Watch

Explosion at Austrian Baumgarten Gas Hub and Shutdown of Forties Pipeline System Shows Europe’s Vulnerability

Friends of the Earth

New study: No Room For Gas in Europe's Climate Budget, Science Shows

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Neil Datta

'This Is Just the Beginning': Why Poland's War on Abortion Should Scare You

Dean Baker

New York Times Joins Trump's Anti-China Crusade

Juan Cole

How Did Americans Become Such Wimps?

Conn Hallinan

Climate Catastrophe Comes for Europe

Laurie Laybourn-Langton

The G7 Was a Joke. Three Degrees Warming Isn’t

Robert Freeman

Re-Reflections on the Start of World War II

Michael Winship

Trump’s Entire Worldview Is a Nut Job Conspiracy Theory

Tom Matthews

Heatwave: Think It’s Hot in Europe? The Human Body Is Already Close to Thermal Limits Elsewhere

Rajan Menon

Shattering Europe?

Cory Doctorow

Europe Just Voted to Wreck the Internet