What the Hmong Farmers Can Teach Us about Climate Resilience
The Hmong American Farmers Association in Minneapolis was founded in 2011 by a family of farmers, and today is led by sister and brother... Read More
Do We Really Need a Green New Deal?
In my role as director of energy access and equity for Fresh Energy—a St. Paul, Minnesota, energy policy nonprofit working to speed the transition... Read More
Project Sweetie Pie: A North Minneapolis Model for Ensuring Food Security
I’m involved with a number of organizations that operate at the intersection of climate change, racial justice, and food security. One of these organizations... Read More
A Deep Love for the Common Ground
My name is Black Thunderbird. My colonized name is Mysti Babineau. I am a climate justice organizer and lobbyist with Minnesota 350, which is... Read More
The Heart of Climate Justice: Creating the Energy Infrastructure We Want to See
I want to start by talking a little about the journey that brought me to my work as general manager of Cooperative Energy Futures,... Read More
Climate Justice Prescription: Whatever You Do, It Will Have an Impact
I’m a physician in internal medicine at the University of Minnesota. I also belong to Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate—a group of over... Read More
Imperial Borders and Mythical Frontiers The Cruel Truth of Immigration and American Empire
IMMIGRATION IS THE FOCAL POINT of the political moment, and it is the thing we Americans think about most foolishly—with the least history or... Read More
Keep “God” and Theocrats Out of Our Wombs
Atrocities like the Alabama abortion bill proudly signed into law by Governor Kay Ivey on May 16 are some of the reasons why I’m... Read More
Why Are These Facts So Stubbornly Forbidden?
We’ve all experienced pointing out a new fact to someone and seeing them acknowledge it, and even incorporate it into their thinking. I’ve even... Read More
Theocracy Watch: A Christian 51st State?
Christian conservatives in the State of Washington recently held a fundraiser on behalf of their proposal to create a new state, adding a fifty-first... Read More
