Wen Stephenson

Contributing Writer

Wen Stephenson has been a frequent contributor to The Nation since 2013. A veteran journalist, essayist, and activist, he is the author of What We're Fighting for Now Is Each Other (2015), about the pivotal early years of the climate justice movement. More of his writing can be found at wenstephenson.com.

The ‘Henry David T.’ Blocks a Coal Tanker at Brayton Point

The ‘Henry David T.’ Blocks a Coal Tanker at Brayton Point The ‘Henry David T.’ Blocks a Coal Tanker at Brayton Point

In a lobster boat, two climate activists put themselves in the path of a Massachusetts coal tanker, demanding the immediate closure of the largest coal plant in the Northeast.

May 15, 2013 / Blog / Wen Stephenson

Thoreau’s Radicalism and the Fight Against the Fossil-Fuel Industry

Thoreau’s Radicalism and the Fight Against the Fossil-Fuel Industry Thoreau’s Radicalism and the Fight Against the Fossil-Fuel Industry

What would it mean if we were to walk in his footsteps?

May 8, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Wen Stephenson