German Reporters Just Unveiled a Far-Right Deportation “Masterplan”
German police at a 2023 rally hosted by AfD, a far-right political party.Helmut Fricke/dpa via Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Over the past few years, the far-right has made strides across the world. In Europe alone, Italy has elected a member of the country’s…
As It Formally Accuses Israel of Genocide, South Africa Condemns Netanyahu’s Amalek Reference
Avi Ohayon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Lawyers representing South Africa on Thursday said that Israeli soldiers interpreted a biblical reference made by Benjamin Netanyahu during a November speech to troops as a justification to kill Palestinians. The claim, which specifically called out Netanyahu’s…
Last Year Was the Hottest One in Recorded History
The city of Santiago, Chile covered in smoke from forest fires.Matias Basualdo/Zuma This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Two thousand twenty-three “smashed” the record for the hottest year by a huge margin, providing “dramatic testimony” of how much warmer and more dangerous today’s climate is from the…
Al Gore: UN Climate Summit “on the Verge of Complete Failure”
Al Gore at the COP28 climate summit.Kamran Jebreili/AP This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The United Nations climate summit in Dubai promises no shortage of drama in its final days—in part because negotiations over whether or not to phase out global fossil fuel use appear to…
Divert Just Five Percent of Military Funds to Climate Action, Advocates Argue
Combat tanks in Sderot, Israel. Ilia Yefimovich/dpa/Zuma This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Wealthy nations should divert five percent of their military budgets to climate finance, advocates argue. The call comes as global leaders at COP 28 in Dubai gather for a special-themed day on “relief, recovery, and peace”…
Have COPs Outlived Their Usefulness?
Gehad Hamdy/Getty Images/Grist This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Diplomats, academics, and activists from around the globe will gather yet again this week to try to find common ground on a plan for combating climate change. This year’s COP, as the event is known, marks the…