There's no escaping it. Changing monsoons, agriculture in crisis, environmental refugees—climate change is looming ever larger on the horizon of governments everywhere. Larry Lohmann reports after the recent international meetings in Montreal.

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The Alternative Press Center's "Picks of the Month!" Links to articles on the NYC transit workers' strike, survey of recent victories against global capital, Baltimore's shocking filmmaker John Waters, the Guerrero Azteca Peace Project & US-Iraq war, the World Trade Organization & an alternative, grassroots peace movement in Colombia....

AltPress E-Newsletter
By Alternative Press Center

The Alternative Press Center's "Picks of the Month!" Links to articles on the Internet & common goods, the 'freedom' of free-range chickens, an interview with progressive Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan, Samir Amin's critique of Antonio Negri & Michael Hardt, class/race & hurricane Katrina, bisexuality....

An important look at repressive, protofascist activities in the US and Gt Britain

All Hitler had to say was `the Asian hordes are about to cross the border, therefore all power must be given to me'. Bush wrecks constitutional government with its separation of powers in favor of worship of executive power.

When it comes to intelligence, the only thing worse than the FNI's record is the CIA's.. There is an overweaning desire by this conservative government to establish and institutionalize a Big Brother regime that tolerates no dissent and wrecks constitutional government.

As another sign of media consolidation due to commercial pressures (AKA flaws in the capitalist system), Chicago's City News ended operations Dec 31, 2005. One less independent voice.

This story touches on why it closed, the history and the people who got their start working for this news wire.

This is an article on the Zapatista's Jan 1, 2006 announcement of a six-month campaign across Mexico to organize around issues of the common people.