The human right that benefits nature Getty Images A lawsuit filed in the name of a child who wanted to clean up local pollution had unexpectedly far-reaching impacts in Costa Rica More than 100 constitutions across the world have adopted a human right to a healthy environment, often serving as a powerful tool to protect the natural world. In a …
To: Senators Jeff Flake, John McCain, Bob Corker, and Susan Collins From: Robert Reich Senators, I write you not as a Democrat reaching out to Republicans, or as a former cabinet member making a request of sitting senators. If just two of you changed parties — becoming Independent, and caucusing with the Democrats — the Republican Party would no longer …