Greg Palast speaks in Berkeley, CA, about his new book, in which he exposes corporate malfeasance and names names. From Wall Street to Fukushima, Palast takes the "one percent" to...
In this speech filmed October 2011 in Oakland, CA, Tariq Ali -- exiled from Pakistan in the 60s for his activism against the military dictatorship -- speaks about the mass...
This documentary tells the David and Goliath story of how miners in the small desert town of Boron, CA stood up to the egregious practices of mine owners Rio Tinto...
For many Americans, the bicycle is a choice. An expensive toy. An eco-conscious mode of transportation. For countless others across the globe, it is much more.
Mega dairies produce large amounts of milk at lower cost but there is a high price to pay - for people, cows and the environment. Large scale dairy farms in...
Lawyer David Boies weighs in on how he thinks the U.S. Supreme Court will rule if the recent victory overturning California's Proposition 8, which recognized only marriages between a man...
How are government efforts to fix the California budget crisis affecting locals? The Global Pulse team took to the streets to find out from local San Franciscans how cuts are...
(Global Pulse: April 16, 2010) A question being hotly debated by bloggers: who is buried in worse debt, Greece or California? News reports lean towards Greece as the real basket...
David Boies, one of the high-profile lawyers who filed the suit, discusses California's Proposition 8 federal trial. Referring to the history of marriage precedents, Boies says the U.S. Constitution's equal...
Delhi-born photographer, Ishan Tankar, talks about this summer's unbearable heatwave in New Delhi and the delayed monsoon rains. As a photographer for a Delhi-based magazine, he notes that increasingly his...
Thom porter is a Fire Chief for CAL FIRE, the Californian state fire department. With 20 years experience fighting fires and an academic background in forestry, Thom has noticed changes...
Amanda McKenzie is 26 and the Co-Director of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition. Born and raised in Australia, Amanda has seen first-hand the effects of climate change in Sydney, including...
Global warming. Climate change. It may seem remote -- something that only happens far away or something to worry about later. But climate change is happening here and now and...
Climate change is putting a damper on American tourism and recreation. Skiing, diving, hunting, and fishing are just some of the national pastimes that scientists say are at risk if...
One-third of Americans live on coasts near "Dead Zones", the focus of this week's climate change story. It may sound like science fiction, but these "Dead Zones" are very real...
