West Virginians Give Manchin a Lump of Coal for Christmas West Virginians Give Manchin a Lump of Coal for Christmas
Manchin claims his constituents are happy with his abandonment of Build Back Better. Miners and other residents say that just isn’t so.
Dec 23, 2021 / John Nichols
Pramila Jayapal Is Not Having Any of Your Nonsense Pramila Jayapal Is Not Having Any of Your Nonsense
The progressive leader discusses her last call with Joe Manchin, her frustration with the idea that “the Squad” and Bernie Sanders were right and she was wrong, and her determinati...
Dec 22, 2021 / Joan Walsh
How Students Seized The Year How Students Seized The Year
It’s been another tumultuous, traumatic year, but young people continue to organize.
Dec 22, 2021 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Life Circa 2050 Will Be Bad. Really Bad. Life Circa 2050 Will Be Bad. Really Bad.
Future widespread suffering won’t be caused by some unforeseen disaster but by all-too-obvious, painfully predictable reasons.
Dec 20, 2021 / Alfred McCoy
The Export Boom That Could Transform Texas—and the World The Export Boom That Could Transform Texas—and the World
The United States’ oil and gas export boom has been a decade in the making. All along the Texas coast, communities are fighting back against the industry’s expansion.
Dec 7, 2021 / Amal Ahmed
How Climate Change Threatens Colleges Across the Country How Climate Change Threatens Colleges Across the Country
We asked students to tell us how rising sea levels, forest fires, and flash floods impact their local communities.
Dec 2, 2021 / StudentNation / StudentNation
If You Fund the Research, You Can Shape the World If You Fund the Research, You Can Shape the World
Before the Koch brothers, Standard Oil realized the power of universities to spread its free-market ideology and prevent the growth of socialism.
Dec 1, 2021 / Amy Westervelt
Harvard and Yale Should Do More Than Just Divest Harvard and Yale Should Do More Than Just Divest
Two years ago, climate activists stormed the field during a Harvard-Yale football game to protest fossil fuel investments. What has changed since then?
Nov 23, 2021 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen and Josie Steuer Ingall
You Can’t Beat Climate Change Without Tackling Disinformation You Can’t Beat Climate Change Without Tackling Disinformation
Over more than a century, PR firms built and fine-tuned a machine to deceive the public.
Nov 17, 2021 / Amy Westervelt
If You Care About the Climate, Pay Attention to Koch Cash If You Care About the Climate, Pay Attention to Koch Cash
The Regulatory Studies Center at George Washington University receives millions in Koch and ExxonMobil funding, using academic credibility to undermine environmental protections.
Nov 17, 2021 / StudentNation / Jake Lowe