Meaghan Murray

Dec 9, 2024 | socialistalternative.org | Meaghan Murray

The story of this year’s United Nations Conference of Parties (COP), the world’s largest climate conference, sounds like something written by The Onion:13 leaders from the largest polluting nations skipped out this year; Biden, Putin, Xi, and Macron were all no-shows. The host nation, Azerbaijan, is : 95% of its exports are oil and gas. COP29’s chief executive, Elnur Soltanov, was secretly filmed making fossil fuel deals during the conference.

Sep 12, 2024 | socialistalternative.org | Meaghan Murray

Each year, the global climate crisis becomes more severe. The year 2023 was the hottest on record, and 2024 is by year end. Despite growing awareness of the scale of the crisis, politicians are no closer to finding a way out of it. Fortunately, the world of capitalist finance has a solution: an eco-chic, corporate buzzword called “ESG” – short for “Environmental, Social, and Governance.” Through ESG, asset managers and hedge funds promise that we can invest our way out of the climate crisis.

Aug 24, 2024 | socialistalternative.org | Meaghan Murray

In early August, Chappell Roan made history when her performance at Chicago’s Lollapalooza became “the biggest daytime set” in the festival’s history. A video of the masses dancing along to her synth-pop song “HOT TO GO!” went viral that same weekend. Between Coachella, Governors Ball, and Bonnaroo – where festival organizers moved her from a performance tent to one of the main stages – the indie pop star has serenaded hundreds of thousands of people this summer.

Jun 28, 2024 | believeintherun.com | Meaghan Murray

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Jun 3, 2024 | socialistalternative.org | Meaghan Murray

As we enter Pride month, a time of year where many people find courage to come out of the closet, corporations roll out their marketing schemes, looking to capitalize on queer joy and the memory of the Stonewall riots. The likes of Svedka, Delta, and Marathon are the typical big sponsors in major cities’ celebrations. But while they’re waving rainbow flags with one hand, corporations are funding anti-LGBTQ lawmakers with the other.