Matt Bivens

Matt Bivens has covered energy, environmental and nuclear issues for www.thenation.com and a range of other publications. A former editor of the Moscow Times, he recently returned to the United States after nine years reporting from Russia for publications including the Los Angeles Times and Harper’s. He was formerly the author of The Nation Online’s “Daily Outrage” weblog. click here to read those postings.

Regions and Countries September 25, 2003

Putin’s War

There's been scant notice of refugees being brutally driven out of Chechnya.

Matt Bivens
Nuclear Arms and Proliferation September 10, 2003

Two-Bullet Roulette

American nuclear power plants are in serious danger from an easily fixable problem.

Matt Bivens
US Wars and Military Action June 24, 2003

Ride of the Valkyries

To the myth-makers of war, the Americans in Iraq look like the Russians in Chechnya.

Matt Bivens
Activism February 28, 2003

Inspecting US Weapons

The thirteen self-declared "citizen weapons inspectors" marching down a rain-swept road just outside Baltimore knew they weren't going to be allowed inside the US military's Aberdeen Proving

Matt Bivens
Campaign Finance February 19, 2003

Cleaning Up Santa Fe

New Mexico is on the verge of joining those happy few states that have acted to rein in the extreme influence of corporate money on US politics.

Matt Bivens
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Politics May 30, 2002

A Clean, Green, Energy Machine

Matt Bivens and Our Readers
Environment March 28, 2002

Fighting for America’s Energy Independence

Renewables are coming on strong, despite fat subsidies for oil and coal.

Matt Bivens
Nuclear Arms and Proliferation January 31, 2002

Something Old, Something New

To the January ritual of reflecting on the old year and looking to the new, add the "top five" list of various 2001 nuclear events put together by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.

Matt Bivens
Congress January 24, 2002

Enron’s Washington

Matt Bivens
Environment December 20, 2001

The Not-So-Pristine Wilderness

The Department of Energy has hit upon a new idea for nuclear waste clean-up: just leave it there and declare the area a wildlife preserve. The animals won't complain.

Matt Bivens

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Matt Bivens

Regions and Countries September 25, 2003

There's been scant notice of refugees being brutally driven out of Chechnya.

Nuclear Arms and Proliferation September 10, 2003

American nuclear power plants are in serious danger from an easily fixable problem.

US Wars and Military Action June 24, 2003

To the myth-makers of war, the Americans in Iraq look like the Russians in Chechnya.

Activism February 28, 2003

The thirteen self-declared "citizen weapons inspectors" marching down a rain-swept road just outside Baltimore knew they weren't going to be allowed inside the US military's Aberdeen Proving

Campaign Finance February 19, 2003

New Mexico is on the verge of joining those happy few states that have acted to rein in the extreme influence of corporate money on US politics.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

Politics May 30, 2002

Environment March 28, 2002

Renewables are coming on strong, despite fat subsidies for oil and coal.

Nuclear Arms and Proliferation January 31, 2002

To the January ritual of reflecting on the old year and looking to the new, add the "top five" list of various 2001 nuclear events put together by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.

Congress January 24, 2002

Environment December 20, 2001

The Department of Energy has hit upon a new idea for nuclear waste clean-up: just leave it there and declare the area a wildlife preserve. The animals won't complain.