They say bluntly that “there is no hope for restoring the planet’s fragile and dying ecosystems without Indigenous liberation” and that “it’s decolonization or extinction.” The authors make clear that they believe the campaign to halt climate change and repair ecological destruction is bound up with the fate of the world’s Indigenous peoples. The short book was authored by activists from The Red Nation, a coalition devoted to Indigenous liberation and made up of Native and non-native revolutionaries based mainly in North America. Recognition that there is no way out of this crisis without far-reaching, social upheaval animates the proposals put forward in The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save Our Earth. And yet they still carry on: more fossil fuels and fewer trees, more pollution and fewer species. To carry on as they are means extinction. No huge wildfire, terrible drought or great flood will make governments and corporations change course. There will be no scientific warning or dire catastrophe that leads to a political breakthrough. The system is in place around Mage, who starts in the third position at this Preakness, to take one step closer to joining the likes of Justify, American Pharaoh, Affirmed, Secretariat as Triple Crown winners.As heat and severe weather records are broken again and again, it should be clear by now that there is no limit for capital. He does have momentum on his side, an experienced trainer in Gustavo Delgado and a jockey in Javier Castellano who is fresh off his first Derby victory in 16 tries. The field may not appear to be the flashiest on paper and, while Mage is deservedly the favorite to win the race, he is still a relatively inexperienced racehorse and should by no means be considered a sure thing. Coffeewithchris has won at Pimlico before, so he is familiar with the track and how to maneuver it to his benefit. Trainer Bob Baffert has seven Preakness wins and surely has prepared National Treasure to spoil Mage's attempts at entering the history books. He is the only horse to make the trip from Louisville to Baltimore, the first time in 75 years that only one competitor has appeared in both races.Īs the Derby winner, Mage is understandably the favorite and horse to watch in this year's Preakness but is hardly the only competitor to keep an eye on in this year's field. Mage outraced the field to win the Kentucky Derby and will look to win the second leg of this year's Triple Crown when he takes to the track in Baltimore.

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