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By the end of the century, climate change will displace more people in the United States than moved during the Great Migration of 1920’s.

FRONTLINE's documentary series “America and the Taliban” examines America's 20 years in Afghanistan

Hundreds in Sudan have been killed, tens of thousands have fled, and the Shortages of food, water, medicines and fuel are becoming extremely acute, according to the UN

On this edition of Your Call's One Planet series, we rebroadcast our conversation with biology Professor Dave Goulson about his book, Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse. He asks, what will happen when the bugs are all gone?

Goulson explores the intrinsic connection between climate change, nature, wildlife, and shrinking biodiversity. Insects are vanishing at an alarming rate, but Goulson says it's not too late to save the day.

He writes, "Most have not yet gone extinct, and if we just give them some space they can recover swiftly, for insects can breed fast. Insects live all around us: in our gardens, parks, farmland, in the soil beneath our feet and even in the cracks in a city pavement, so we can all get involved in looking after them, and ensuring that these vital creatures do not disappear. We may feel helpless in the face of many of the environmental issues that loom on our horizon, but we can all take simple steps to encourage insects.”

On this edition of Your Call, we’ll speak with climate law scholar Robert Verchick about his new book, The Octopus in the Parking Garage: A Call for Climate Resilience.

A viral image of an octopus in a luxury Miami condominium parking garage becomes a symbol of the disruptions that the climate crisis has brought to our doorsteps, and the ways we will have to adjust.

Verchick examines how we can manage the risks that we can no longer avoid, laying out our options as we face climate breakdown.

On this edition of Your Call, we discuss the Congressional budget fight.

The Republican plan would freeze spending at last year’s levels by rescinding billions of dollars in unspent pandemic relief funds. It would also impose new work requirements on millions of low-income Americans receiving food stamps and Medicaid and expand domestic mining and fossil fuel production.

What will it take to stop Republicans from cutting vital programs or defaulting on the national debt?

Isiah Daniels and Tommy Shakur Ross join us for a discussion about the prison system, and their trip to the world’s first International Prison Radio Conference in Oslo

On this edition Your Call, we rebroadcast our conversation about why animal shelters are overwhelmed with pets that are being abandoned or turned in by owners. Inflation, evictions, and economic struggles have made caring for a pet unaffordable.

There are 100,000 more pets in animal shelters nationwide than there were last year, according to Best Friends, an animal welfare organization. Some shelters are considering euthanasia for the first time in years. If you'd like to adopt or foster a pet, contact a shelter in your area. Some are waiving adoption fees.

The Open Markets Institute says Amazon's web of control must be broken. We discuss Amazon's environmental impact, web services, new AI platform, and worker injuries.