Ukraine and Our Wildly Reckless Flirtation With a Nuclear War Ukraine and Our Wildly Reckless Flirtation With a Nuclear War

Aug 26, 2026 / Matt Bivens

Now Is Not the Time to Playact Nuclear War Now Is Not the Time to Playact Nuclear War

NATO and Russia are both choosing this fraught moment to hold nuclear exercises.

Oct 18, 2022 / Matt Bivens

How Worldwide Famine Would Follow Even a “Limited” Nuclear War How Worldwide Famine Would Follow Even a “Limited” Nuclear War

A landmark study demands attention.

Aug 22, 2022 / Matt Bivens

Putin’s War Putin’s War

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

Sep 25, 2003 / Feature / Matt Bivens

Two-Bullet Roulette Two-Bullet Roulette

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

Sep 10, 2003 / Feature / Matt Bivens

Ride of the Valkyries Ride of the Valkyries

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

Jun 24, 2003 / Feature / Matt Bivens

Inspecting US Weapons 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 A...

Feb 28, 2003 / Feature / Matt Bivens

Cleaning Up Santa Fe 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.

Feb 19, 2003 / Feature / Matt Bivens

A Clean, Green, Energy Machine A Clean, Green, Energy Machine

A Clean, Green, Energy Machine Golden, Colo. I enjoyed Matt Bivens's April 15 "Fighting for America's Energy Independence," which is important in getting the vision an...

May 30, 2002 / Matt Bivens and Our Readers

Fighting for America’s Energy Independence Fighting for America’s Energy Independence

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

Mar 28, 2002 / Feature / Matt Bivens