MAGA Conservatives Are Terrified of the Future MAGA Conservatives Are Terrified of the Future
Trump and his followers don’t just want to halt progress. They want to turn back the clock.
Aug 18, 2025 / Column / Chris Lehmann
AI Water Use Sucks Our Planet Dry AI Water Use Sucks Our Planet Dry
Computer centers swallow billions of gallons a year.
Aug 13, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Can Solar Energy Save Us? Can Solar Energy Save Us?
Bill McKibben’s new book argues that sun power can displace fossil fuels.
Aug 7, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard
How Fossil Fuel Mad Men Have Aided and Abetted the Industry’s Climate Denial How Fossil Fuel Mad Men Have Aided and Abetted the Industry’s Climate Denial
But even the ad world isn’t immune to the groundswell of climate organizing.
Jul 31, 2025 / Harrison Stetler
The World Court Adds Muscle to the Climate Fight The World Court Adds Muscle to the Climate Fight
After a “landmark” ruling from the International Court of Justice, journalists can expect more lawsuits against fossil fuel companies.
Jul 31, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard
The New Deal and the Popular Front Gave Us Superman The New Deal and the Popular Front Gave Us Superman
The real Man of Steel wasn’t woke, but he was radical.
Jul 25, 2025 / Jeet Heer
This Viral Speech Shows How We Win Back Rural America This Viral Speech Shows How We Win Back Rural America
Voters aren’t tuning out because they don’t care. They’re tuning out because they’ve been exhausted by fake choices, sold out by both parties, and tired of inauthenticity.
Jul 18, 2025 / Kaniela Ing
Americans Are Concerned About Climate Change—but They Should Be Afraid Americans Are Concerned About Climate Change—but They Should Be Afraid
Americans still don’t comprehend how imminent, dangerous, and far-reaching the threat is—and journalists are partly to blame.
Jul 17, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard
Has the Climate Movement Been Too Polite? This Senator Thinks So. Has the Climate Movement Been Too Polite? This Senator Thinks So.
US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse called on Democrats to stop enabling the fossil fuel industry’s “malevolent propaganda operation.”
Jul 10, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard
The Iranian People—Abandoned at Home and Abroad The Iranian People—Abandoned at Home and Abroad
“We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran,” Donald Trump just boasted on Truth Social. The key word here being “We”—meaning Netanyahu and Trump.
Jun 18, 2025 / Tara Kangarlou