Makani Themba

Sep 19, 2023 | thenation.com | Mark Hertsgaard |Kyle Pope |Tjeerd Royaards |Makani Themba

Activism / The news media needs to stop treating climate change as a niche topic—and start treating it as the most important story of our time. Ad PolicyThe climate crisis has become inescapable in much of what we see, hear, and read. Don’t Look Up spent weeks as the most-streamed movie ever on Netflix. Pop star Billie Eilish sings about hills burning in California.

Sep 7, 2023 | thenation.com | Ashley Smith |Ed Hall |Katrina vanden Heuvel |Makani Themba

World / A Nation interview with Hanna Perekhoda and Ilya Budraitskis. Ad PolicyRussia’s war in Ukraine is at the heart of world politics. Ukrainian socialist Hanna Perekhoda and Russian socialist Ilya Budraitskis, who are currently on a national speaking tour in the United States sponsored by the Ukraine Solidarity Network, talk about the war, the resistance, and international solidarity. Ashley Smith: What are conditions in Ukraine and Russia amidst this horrific war?

Sep 7, 2023 | thenation.com | Makani Themba |Katrina vanden Heuvel |Mychal Denzel Smith

Environment / And the officials in charge of fixing the situation seem more interested in privatization than accountability. Ad PolicyJackson, Miss.—Up until a couple years ago, when I told people I was from Jackson, the conversation would usually turn to questions about the city and its pace of life. Some would recall their Mississippi relatives—usually two or three generations back. Now, people ask me about last year’s water crisis.

Mar 2, 2023 | globaldiasporanews.com | Makani Themba

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Makani Themba —Jackson, Mississippi’s water crisis had become a classic David and Goliath story:  A predominantly Black city, led by its mayor Chokwe Lumumba, facing off with “good ole boy” Governor Tate Reeves and his predominantly white state legislature – a Republican super majority made possible by more than a century of violent voter suppression and racist gerrymandering.