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Vampire Planet: China’s (Green) Economic Imperialism

We often laud China for its boom in renewable energy projects, but seem to ignore the fact that it’s still building coal-fired power plants at a...

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CounterPunch

Joshua Frank

Vampire Planet: “Shark Tank” AI, PFAS, and a CO2 Record

Let’s start with the bad. Carbon dioxide levels just hit a new record of 431 parts per million. Some of you may remember that 350 was the safe upper...

08.05.2026 20

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Joshua Frank

Vampire Planet: This Week in the Anthropocene

Let’s start with the good news. As of 2025, coal is no longer the dominant energy source worldwide. It’s been at the top for over 100 years, but...

01.05.2026 20

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Joshua Frank

Remembering Fukushima... and the Other Road to Nuclear Nightmare

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23.03.2026 20

Common Dreams

Joshua Frank

The Relentless Nightmare of Fukushima, 15 Years On

Nine countries now possess nuclear weapons and we have just seen the start of a new war in the Middle East over one more nation supposedly trying to...

20.03.2026 30

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Joshua Frank

Risks of Nuclear Power Plant Disasters Overlooked Amid Fears of Nuclear Weapons

Fifteen years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, its long-term impacts are still being felt.

19.03.2026 20

Truthout

Joshua Frank

My Favorites of 2025

I’m not a big fan of these “best of” lists (I didn’t watch, listen or read everything out there), but of all the new(ish) arts entertainment...

19.12.2025 10

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Joshua Frank

Someone (Trump? Israel?) Wants us Shutdown

If you are reading this, you know we're all in a heap of trouble if we don't alter course. More The post Someone (Trump? Israel?) Wants us Shutdown...

17.10.2025 20

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Joshua Frank

No Fascist USA

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10.10.2025 20

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Joshua Frank

Cancer, One More Weapon in Israel’s Genocidal Arsenal

A week after the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, a large explosion incinerated a parking lot near the busy Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City,...

05.09.2025 30

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Joshua Frank

Cancer Is 1 More Weapon In Israel’s War on Gaza

05.09.2025 10

Common Dreams

Joshua Frank

Cancer Is Another Weapon in Israel’s Ever-Increasing Arsenal

The destruction wrought by Israel will likely cause cancer rates to rise significantly, impacting generations to come.

04.09.2025 20

Truthout

Joshua Frank

Ann Coulter Wants to Kill Native Americans (So Do Some on the Left)

The live music had come to an end, and my friend Janene Yazzie, an organizer with the NDN Collective, looked up from her phone in disgust, horrified...

11.07.2025 20

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Joshua Frank

Israel’s Nuclear Deception: Flagrant Lies and Brazen Hypocrisy

Like so many other colonial projects, Israel was born of terror and has necessitated the use of violence to occupy Arab territory ever since. The...

20.06.2025 20

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Joshua Frank

Why My Ancestors Would be in the Streets

Many of us residing in the U.S. of European descent are the children of immigrants. Some are more recent than others, but immigrants nonetheless. My...

10.06.2025 20

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Joshua Frank

My Immigrant Ancestors

Many of us residing in the U.S. of European descent are the children of immigrants. Some are more recent than others, but immigrants nonetheless. My...

10.06.2025 20

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Joshua Frank

If You Think Multinational Mining Interests Want to Save the Environment, I’ve Got a Bridge to Sell You

22.05.2025 10

The Nation

Joshua Frank

Trump’s Race for Green Energy Resources Isn’t About Climate — It’s About Greed

The Apache have been fighting a legal battle over the future of Oak Flat, which has been targeted for mining.

12.05.2025 10

Truthout

Joshua Frank

Trump's Greed New Deal

12.05.2025 10

Common Dreams

Joshua Frank

From Oak Flat to Ukraine: Trump’s Feverish Lust for Green Energy Resources

Ancient oak trees rise above gigantic boulders scattered across a high desert mesa in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest. This is Oak Flat (Chi’...

12.05.2025 20

CounterPunch

Joshua Frank

Media Censorship in the Age of Palestinian Genocide

In the feverish days leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Colin Powell presented his dubious evidence to the United Nations Security Council,...

18.04.2025 20

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Joshua Frank

Trump’s Greenland Obsession Is All About China

27.02.2025 10

The Nation

Joshua Frank

Trump’s Obsession with Greenland Is All About China

In early January, Donald Trump Jr.’s private plane landed on a snowy airfield in Greenland. There was little fanfare upon his arrival, but his 14...

21.02.2025 20

CounterPunch

Joshua Frank

Why Does Trump Want to Own Greenland? Good, Old-Fashioned Greed

18.02.2025 20

Common Dreams

Joshua Frank