People Burn Here People Burn Here
Immigrants are the invisible victims of the California wildfires.
Nov 1, 2007 / Editorial / Mike Davis
Denial in the Desert Denial in the Desert
Abrupt climate change is rapidly turning the American West into a desert. But a culture in denial continues rampant suburbanization, fueled by the delusion that our water supply is...
Apr 3, 2007 / Feature / Mike Davis
Car Bombs: WMDs the Surge Can’t Stop Car Bombs: WMDs the Surge Can’t Stop
The favored weapon of the ill-armed and underfunded is the one weapon of mass destruction that the Bush Administration has totally ignored.
Mar 30, 2007 / Feature / Mike Davis
Dorothy Healey Dorothy Healey
An appreciation of one of the last members of the left's "greatest generation," known for her physical courage, warmth and intelligence, who spent a lifetime arguing eloq...
Aug 24, 2006 / Editorial / Mike Davis
Dorothy Healey Dorothy Healey
An appreciation of one of the last members of the left's "greatest generation," known for her physical courage, warmth and intelligence, who spent a lifetime arguing eloquently for...
Aug 10, 2006 / Editorial / Mike Davis
Who Is Killing New Orleans? Who Is Killing New Orleans?
Mayor-appointed commissions and experts, mostly white and Republican, propose to radically shrink and reshape a majority-black and Democratic city.
Mar 23, 2006 / Feature / Mike Davis
Hurricane Gumbo Hurricane Gumbo
The Cajun and Creole folks of Ville Platte, LA, learned long ago not to rely on the government for help. It the wake of hurricanes they launched a homemade rescue-and-relief effort...
Oct 20, 2005 / Feature / Mike Davis and Anthony Fontenot
Melting Away Melting Away
Geophysicists are debating whether recent catastrophic storms signal an abrupt climate change that will trigger seasons of permanent icelessness in the Atlantic and return the eart...
Oct 7, 2005 / Feature / Mike Davis
25 Questions About the Murder of New Orleans 25 Questions About the Murder of New Orleans
New Orleans did not die an accidental death--it was murdered by deliberate design and planned neglect. Here are twenty-five urgent questions from the people who live in a city subm...
Sep 30, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Mike Davis and Anthony Fontenot
Optimism of the Will Optimism of the Will
The rich legacy of former Nation editor and activist Carey McWilliams is on full display in three books.
Sep 1, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Mike Davis