Christian Parenti
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Environmental IssuesAugust 28, 2013
Ecuador’s Paradise Lost
President Rafael Correa tried to save the world’s most biodiverse forest, the Yasuni National Park—but rich nations ignored his offer.
Christian Parenti
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Covert OpsApril 30, 2013
With Friends Like These: On Pakistan
Ahmed Rashid’s gloomy, essential account of the divisive US-Pakistan alliance.
Christian Parenti
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Environmental IssuesDecember 5, 2012
‘The Limits to Growth’: A Book That Launched a Movement
This mega-bestseller has been attacked repeatedly since its publication forty years ago, but its warnings about the climate were alarmingly prescient.
Christian Parenti
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CultureApril 17, 2012
Ideology and Electricity: The Soviet Experience in Afghanistan
Rodric Braithwaite, Jonathan Steele and Artemy Kalinovsky analyze the forgotten history of Afghan communism and the Soviet occupation.
Christian Parenti
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Climate ChangeJanuary 26, 2012
Why Climate Change Will Make You Love Big Government
The coming big storms facing our planet can only be tackled by strong governments.
Christian Parenti
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Climate ChangeJuly 19, 2011
Soaring Food Prices, Wild Weather and a Planetful of Trouble
From Kyrgyzstan to Kenya, from Libya to Yemen, Syria and even Egypt, violence and upheaval can be traced back to the price of a loaf of bread.
Christian Parenti
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Climate ChangeJune 29, 2011
Pakistan One Year After the Floods
When extreme weather hits amid extreme poverty, escape becomes nearly impossible.
Christian Parenti
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Climate ChangeApril 18, 2011
Nuclear Dead End: It’s the Economics, Stupid
Some Greens have embraced nuclear power as an alternative to fossil fuels, but the economics just aren’t there.
Christian Parenti
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CongressMarch 22, 2011
After Three Mile Island: The Rise and Fall of Nuclear Safety Culture
The 1979 partial meltdown prompted more regulations and greater enforcement. Then in the 1990s, a Republican Congress took aim.
Christian Parenti
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Environmental IssuesMarch 17, 2011
A Warning From Japan
The message out of Fukushima is clear: our own fleet of leaky old nuclear plants should be decommissioned now.
Christian Parenti