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There is something eerily disquieting about Antarctica, where humanity isn’t capable of enduring long.

Drought in the midwest

Twenty twelve was the hottest year on record—and far past time for the president to lead on climate change.

Keystone protest

Why climate change won’t wait for the president.

The victories of 2012 demand we double down in the fight against global warming. 

Jeju Ladies

The US military’s aggressive Asia-Pacific strategy is escalating tensions with China and prompting local resistance throughout the region.

Smokestacks

Latinos—along with other minorities and youth—are the strongest supporters of action against climate change. It’s time mainstream enviros got the message.

The Limits to Growth book cover

This mega-bestseller has been attacked repeatedly since its publication forty years ago, but its warnings about the climate were alarmingly prescient. 

In the aftermath of a superstorm, Americans are finally waking up to global warming. 

Smokestack

The Bank claims it wants to step up to the challenge of climate change. But why is it still investing in fossil fuels?

It's never too earlier to start rebuilding and reimagining the city we all want to live in.

Blogs

Obama screwed up by ceding the lead in the oil spill recovery effort to BP—a private corporation that was never going to protect the public interest as its top priority.

June 7, 2010

Meet the world leaders of tomorrow in a video for TckTckTck, a global climate change coalition.

June 4, 2010

Having trouble picturing the extent of the damage? This website pours it all over your address.

June 4, 2010

Nation DC Editor Christopher Hayes appears on The Rachel Maddow Show to discuss the future of BP and whether the spill in the Gulf of Mexico could be the end for the oil giant.

June 2, 2010

Like the 1 million gallons of chemical dispersant that BP has now dumped in the Gulf, media can make any gush of oily lies less visible on the surface, though more toxic in the long run.

May 28, 2010

Journalists Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis describe their run-in with Wackenhut security as they attempted to interview BP and US government officials in the US Gulf. "The whole Gulf Coast is a corporate oil state," says Klein.

May 28, 2010

Today's hot links and commentary featuring latest on oil leak and passage of DADT, a grim milestone in Afghanistan, M.I.A. vs. "NYT,"  trailer for upcoming anti-nuke film, and much more.

May 28, 2010

What Obama needs to be doing is in Washington. Three things that the GOP would steadfastly oppose.

May 27, 2010

Christopher Hayes says that Rand Paul’s defense of BP reflects the common mentality of politicians and corporations who have continually displayed a lack of accountability over the past decade.

May 25, 2010

Is BP really trying to serve Americans by providing hard-to-get oil—or is it just out to make money?

May 25, 2010
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