Cop27 Climate Summit Promises Disaster Aid to Poor Nations
The Conference in Sharm El Sheikh focuses also on the most vulnerable communities as the climate crisis hardens life conditions of those already most disadvantaged.Dominika Zarzycka / Zuma Press This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On the eve of the Cop27 climate conference that has just finished in…
Qatar Has Already Won the World Cup
Activists gathered in Berlin on November 19, 2022, to draw attention to human rights violations in Qatar. Michael Kuenne/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The first glimpse I got of what it will be like to watch this year’s men’s World Cup came during…
US Midterms Cast a Long Shadow Over Cop27 Climate Summit
COP 27 in Sharm el-Sheikh Egypt world cloud.Getty Images For Joe Biden, the United Nations climate summit in Egypt is the crowning stage to trumpet the US finally passing major legislation to slow dangerous global heating. But the thoughts of the US president and delegates from around the world are likely to nervously flit to events…
World’s Nations Face Shrinking Odds of Taming Climate Mayhem
Ron Bailey/Getty Images This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It has been an alarming time for climate scientists. One by one, the grim scenarios they had outlined for the near future have been overtaken by events: extreme storms, droughts, floods and ice-sheet collapses whose sudden appearances have outstripped…
Brazilians Go the Polls and Democracy Hangs in the Balance
Former president Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva during the closing rally of his presidential campaign in São Paulo. Allison Sales/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.During a vacation earlier this year, a stranger, who later said he was a real estate agent, approached me…
Brazil’s Upcoming Presidential Elections Are the Most Hate-Filled in Recent Memory
Vendor’s towels for sale featuring Brazilian presidential candidates.Eraldo Peres/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Every other day, my WhatsApp bursts with messages from friends in Brazil and abroad expressing equal parts of excitement and apprehension as Sunday’s Brazilian presidential elections approach. On Wednesday, my…