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How the fight for the planet became whitewashed

The Fightback: Climate — Shut down and cropped out: 17-year-old activist Athian Akec reflects on the systemic racism of the climate movement.

  • Activism
  • Athian Akec

Angry white men have declared war on the planet (again)

The Fightback: Climate — The culture war is no longer a trivial sideshow to the fight against material inequality, writes Ash Sarkar. If we lose, we lose on the climate too.

  • Opinion
  • Ash Sarkar

The world’s in crisis – it’s time to act

This is The Fightback — The Fightback is a new Huck series platforming the activists making a vital difference in their local communities – and we want to hear from you.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

Will antinatalism soon become the new normal?

Bleak new world — With more and more people concerned about the earth‘s future, many are flocking to a once-niche ideology that argues for universal childlessness.

  • Reportage
  • Francesca Newton

Extinction Rebellion: why we occupied a Shell gas rig

Drilling is killing — This week three Scottish activists climbed aboard a rig in Dundee harbour to highlight the country’s continued dependence on planet-killing fossil fuels. Here, they explain the critical reasons why they did it.

  • Opinion
  • Extinction Rebellion Scotland

Local activism is vital in the climate crisis fight

Grassroots action — Hope for the Future is a climate charity which works to equip communities, groups and individuals across the country to communicate the urgency of climate change with their local politicians. Here, a team member explains why grassroots action is an essential part of getting climate change at the forefront of the political agenda.

  • Opinion
  • Georgina Collins

A week on the streets with XR’s Red Rebel Brigade

Season of disruption — Writer and photographer Peter Brooks braves the heckles with the most enigmatic faction of the Extinction Rebellion uprisings.

  • Reportage
  • Peter Brooks

Clive Lewis: ‘Politicians rely on people to be ignorant’

Season of disruption — The Shadow Treasury Secretary discusses greenwashing, bullshit, and his hopes for a radical future with school strikers Noga Levy-Rapoport and Al Shadjerah.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

You can’t have climate justice without migrant justice

Season of disruption — It’s time for a radical, brave and global solution to the climate crisis – we can’t afford to have solutions for some, but not all.

  • Opinion
  • Minnie Rahman

Room for change: the problem with Extinction Rebellion

Season of disruption — The activist group has laid its foundations, but now it needs to grow – and the only way it can do that is by broadening its message, argues writer and activist Ben Smoke.

  • Opinion
  • Ben Smoke

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