Politics

Tesla's Elon Musk

Elon Musk Will Not Help Lead a Climate Leap Elon Musk Will Not Help Lead a Climate Leap

Los Angeles activists are fighting for climate justice, but, at nearby Tesla, green jobs aren’t good jobs.

Nov 15, 2017 / Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis

Jerry Brown Germany

California Governor Jerry Brown Is Doing Far More to Combat Climate Change Than Trump’s Washington California Governor Jerry Brown Is Doing Far More to Combat Climate Change Than Trump’s Washington

When Trump opened a massive leadership void on climate change, nuclear weapons, and more, Brown stepped in.

Nov 15, 2017 / James Carden

Phil Murphy

Democrats Will Need More Than Resistance to Govern Democrats Will Need More Than Resistance to Govern

And that means running candidates who do more than oppose Trump.

Nov 15, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

Ties

Ties Ties

Round and round corruption goes—where it stops: we all know.

Nov 15, 2017 / OppArt / Ann Telnaes

Student loan debt

The GOP Tax Bill Is Bad for Students The GOP Tax Bill Is Bad for Students

Young people are buried under the weight of student-loan debt. The Republican tax proposal would bury them far deeper still.

Nov 14, 2017 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams and Graig Meyer

Russia Today

Registering the Cable Channel RT as a Foreign Agent Is a Threat to Press Freedom Registering the Cable Channel RT as a Foreign Agent Is a Threat to Press Freedom

Stigmatizing Russian broadcasting is the latest unnecessary escalation in the new Cold War.

Nov 14, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Demonstrators hold up protest signs in front of the United States Capitol

Here’s How You Can Take Urgent Action to Defeat the Republican Tax Bill Here’s How You Can Take Urgent Action to Defeat the Republican Tax Bill

Call your representative, join a rally, hear from Senator Bernie Sanders, and more.

Nov 14, 2017 / NationAction

NFL Salute to Service logo

What Do Sports Have to Do With Militarism? What Do Sports Have to Do With Militarism?

We talk to former Army Ranger and war resister Rory Fanning about the NFL’s Veteran Day weekend.

Nov 14, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Tom Tomorrow Cartoon

The Ongoing Misadventures of the Republican Party: Roy Moore Edition The Ongoing Misadventures of the Republican Party: Roy Moore Edition

Even sex abuse is excusable for the sake of a Senate majority.

Nov 14, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

A military aide, carrying the

Who’s Really Driving Nuclear-Weapons Production? Who’s Really Driving Nuclear-Weapons Production?

Follow the money.

Nov 14, 2017 / William D. Hartung

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