Maria Margaronis

Contributing Editor

@mariamargaronis

Maria Margaronis is a writer and radio documentary maker, and a longtime contributor to The Nation.

Climate Science Under Fire Climate Science Under Fire

The drizzle of allegations that climate scientists have fudged data, drawn on dodgy sources, withheld information and frozen out dissenters has now become a downpour.

Feb 5, 2010 / The Notion / Maria Margaronis

The UK’s Climate Rebels The UK’s Climate Rebels

Some of the best activism is happening in Britain—but in policy terms, payoff has been slight.

Nov 19, 2009 / Feature / Maria Margaronis

British Censorship Chills US Reporting British Censorship Chills US Reporting

  They say that when Wall Street sneezes, London catches a cold. But it seems that when London puts a freeze on facts, the chill can spread just as well the other way. What...

Oct 17, 2009 / The Notion / Maria Margaronis

Greece Votes Socialist Greece Votes Socialist

Going against the European grain, Greece has voted George Papandreou's center-left PaSoK party to power in a landslide. Promising a new political culture, an end to cronyism and a ...

Oct 5, 2009 / The Notion / Maria Margaronis

Copenhagen in Crisis: How Much Does it Matter? Copenhagen in Crisis: How Much Does it Matter?

  Diplomatic anxiety about the Copenhagen climate summit is reaching fever pitch. UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon has issued an urgent warning that the talks are stalled; UN develop...

Sep 16, 2009 / The Notion / Maria Margaronis

England’s Green and Pleasant Land England’s Green and Pleasant Land

Britain's Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Ed Miliband (the former Nation intern who said that we need a mass movement to push for action on the environment), has just publishe...

Jul 16, 2009 / The Notion / Maria Margaronis

Mixing History and Desire: The Poetry of C.P. Cavafy Mixing History and Desire: The Poetry of C.P. Cavafy

A new collection of C.P. Cavafy's beautiful, musical poems.

Jul 15, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Maria Margaronis

Europe Lurches Right Europe Lurches Right

In the European parliamentary elections, the center-right has won at the expense of social democrats.

Jun 10, 2009 / Editorial / Maria Margaronis

Europe Lurches Right Europe Lurches Right

Trying to divine the political future from the results of European Parliamentary elections always involves an element of entrail-gazing. Across the continent, people take t...

Jun 8, 2009 / The Notion / Maria Margaronis

Mother of Parliaments in Mother of All Messes Mother of Parliaments in Mother of All Messes

London It began with what looked like a minor leak, the kind you'd call a plumber for but hope you could contain: reports that Britain's Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, had charged ...

May 19, 2009 / The Notion / Maria Margaronis

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