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Verso, 2021 Despite the climate movement’s growth, epitomised by Extinction Rebellion and Student Strike for Climate, fossil fuel extraction continues to grow, and a safe climate can seem dismayingly distant. Given a choice between forgoing capital accumulation and tipping the whole world into a furnace, our rulers prefer the furnace. In How to Blow up a Pipeline, Andreas Malm asks how the climate movement can emerge from the COVID-19 hiatus as a stronger force. In particular, he questions whether the movement’s until now near-universal commitment to non-violent protest is holding it bac...

They made their concerns heard Wednesday outside of school headquarters in east Baltimore. While many students are set to return to the classrooms in March, some of them came together to say that the district isn't ready. "This will increase the exposure to COVID-19 to students, teachers and families in Baltimore. We must act now,” Baltimore City College student Eamon Lesko said. City school headquarters was the site of a student strike, where demands to delay reopening classrooms for in-person learning were made to school officials. "For these reasons, and the demands from our teachers suc...

To leave when the violence started. >> let's talk with amanda mckenzie joining us live from skype in melbourne. thanks so much, amanda, for being with us. first up, millions of young people took to the streets friday all over the world to demand leaders take action. the u.n. holds a summit this week. they seem to be listening. do you think the student strike will force global action on this? >> well, i think the strikes have been absolutely amazing. here in melbourne, we had 100,000 people on the streets and 300,000 people across australia. and it shows here and globally just how concerned peo...

Workers in the new economy. and the people from communities particularly communities of color most affected by climate change in your vision of a green new deal. and will you support the upcoming global student strike on september 20 for climate? >> so i'll start with the last one is easy. i'm very supportive. yes. >> thank you. >> again, this is there's something abtd the moral authority of young people. looking into the eyes of those in charge and saying what are you doing to protect us? on issues from guns to climate is part of why we're finally going to see change. so we have to embrace th...