Jeremy Brecher

Jan 13, 2025 | tpr.org | David Martin Davies |Jeremy Brecher

Donald Trump has made clear his opposition to the Green New Deal and green energy initiatives, framing these efforts as detrimental to the U.S. economy and energy independence. Trump has promised to roll back federal support for renewable energy programs, end customer subsidies for electric vehicles and reinstate policies that favor fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and natural gas.

Jan 7, 2025 | znetwork.org | Jeremy Brecher

Part 7 of this series contains the following chapters:9. A Constructive Program for Social Self-Defense10. What Social Self-Defense Is DefendingDefending Society Against MAGA Tyranny: A Prospectus for Action is a report from the Labor Network for Sustainability, co-published by ZNetwork.org.

Dec 5, 2024 | countercurrents.org | Bharat Dogra |Binoy Kampmark |Jeremy Brecher |Leah Yananton

Earth is universally identified as predominantly the planet of human beings, but actually human beings in their present form have a history of probably just about 0.1 million years (or at the most 0.4 million years if the remotest ancestors of humanity are to be included), while dinosaurs lived on earth for about 165 million years.

Nov 28, 2024 | znetwork.org | Jeremy Brecher

To resist and eventually overcome the looming authoritarian national government, we need to create bastions of what the Polish activists who overthrew their country’s dictatorship called “social self-defense.” That will involve many methods, including mutual aid, on-the-ground protection of those under attack, intelligence sharing, and many other forms of solidarity.

Nov 28, 2024 | znetwork.org | Jeremy Brecher

The federal government, whether under Democratic or Republican leadership, has failed to address the climate crisis, instead investing in greater production of and dependency on fossil fuels. Those who are impacted by the consequences, from wildfires to droughts to record-breaking storms, have been left to fend for themselves. In response, people are taking action at every level of society from students and workers to tribes to cities and states to create the transformation we need.