What’s Worse Than Climate Catastrophe? Climate Catastrophe Plus Fascism. What’s Worse Than Climate Catastrophe? Climate Catastrophe Plus Fascism.
A conversation with Andreas Malm about his new book, White Skin, Black Fuel: On the Danger of Fossil Fascism.
May 25, 2021 / Q&A / Wen Stephenson
How a Climate-Justice Champion Won Office in Rural, Working-Class Maine How a Climate-Justice Champion Won Office in Rural, Working-Class Maine
State Senator Chloe Maxmin, a progressive activist who unseated the GOP minority leader in November, talks about social-movement organizing.
Feb 16, 2021 / Conversations With ‘The Nation’ / Wen Stephenson
The Hardest Thing About the Green New Deal The Hardest Thing About the Green New Deal
Three new books raise the question: What does global solidarity look like at this late hour?
Oct 12, 2020 / Wen Stephenson
Voices From the Front Lines of a Climate Direct Action Campaign Voices From the Front Lines of a Climate Direct Action Campaign
“We are removing our consent from this system, and we are not asking for anyone’s permission.”
Feb 7, 2020 / Feature / Wen Stephenson
‘This Is an Emergency,’ the Caller Said. ‘You Need to Stop the Train.’ ‘This Is an Emergency,’ the Caller Said. ‘You Need to Stop the Train.’
Climate justice protesters blockaded train tracks in Massachusetts this week. Despite an emergency call and other warnings, the train kept coming.
Dec 20, 2019 / Wen Stephenson
Varshini Prakash of the Sunrise Movement on Climate Justice, the Green New Deal, and Revolution Varshini Prakash of the Sunrise Movement on Climate Justice, the Green New Deal, and Revolution
“We didn’t ask to have the responsibility of protecting human civilization on our shoulders. But we’re stepping up to the plate.”
Jun 4, 2019 / Editorial / Wen Stephenson
What ‘Living in Truth’ Looks Like in the Face of Climate Catastrophe What ‘Living in Truth’ Looks Like in the Face of Climate Catastrophe
Bill McKibben has shown us what it means to live within the truth of our struggle for human survival. Will a new generation find the courage to do the same?
Apr 11, 2019 / Wen Stephenson
This Landmark Trial of Climate Activists Puts the Political System Itself on Trial This Landmark Trial of Climate Activists Puts the Political System Itself on Trial
In a Minnesota courtroom, the Valve Turners are using the “necessity defense” in their shutdown of the tar-sands pipeline.
Oct 5, 2018 / Wen Stephenson
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker Is a Climate Criminal—and I’m Willing to Go to Jail to Say So Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker Is a Climate Criminal—and I’m Willing to Go to Jail to Say So
A big part of what makes nonviolent civil disobedience powerful is the willingness of those engaging in it to suffer the consequences.
Nov 21, 2017 / Wen Stephenson
Houston’s Human Catastrophe Started Long Before the Storm Houston’s Human Catastrophe Started Long Before the Storm
Decades of neglect, inequality, and disenfranchisement mean that all Houstonians, but especially the poorest and most vulnerable, have been left utterly undefended.
Aug 29, 2017 / Wen Stephenson