Reactionaries Call the Green New Deal ‘Radical,’ Like That’s a Bad Thing Reactionaries Call the Green New Deal ‘Radical,’ Like That’s a Bad Thing
Supporters of action on climate change must borrow a page from FDR by laughing off critics—recognizing that there are times when we must indeed be radical.
Feb 11, 2019 / John Nichols
How Pop Culture Primed Us for ‘Alternative Facts’ How Pop Culture Primed Us for ‘Alternative Facts’
When movies, TV shows, and video games deride science, facts, and reason, the harm to our political culture can be profound.
Jan 29, 2019 / Peter Biskind
Bret Stephens, the ‘Times,’ and Fearmongering Over Venezuela Bret Stephens, the ‘Times,’ and Fearmongering Over Venezuela
Columnist Stephens and others on the right are worried about the growing popularity of socialism. Their panicked response? “But Venezuela!”
Jan 29, 2019 / Greg Grandin
US Policy Is Causing the Next Mass Extinction US Policy Is Causing the Next Mass Extinction
Washington’s wars have unsettled the planet in much the same way a giant asteroid did 66 million years ago.
Jan 7, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt
Why the Time Has Come for a Green New Deal Why the Time Has Come for a Green New Deal
It’s smart politics and smart policy—and it’s enormously popular with the public.
Dec 18, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Conspiracy Theorists Are Obsessed With the Wrong ‘New World Order’ Conspiracy Theorists Are Obsessed With the Wrong ‘New World Order’
The real globalists have been destroying civilization for decades.
Dec 17, 2018 / John Feffer
Welcome to the Life-or-Death Escape Room Welcome to the Life-or-Death Escape Room
It’s called climate change, and we’re running out of time to solve it.
Nov 13, 2018 / John Feffer
Why Aren’t the Media Covering Climate Change All Day, Every Day? Why Aren’t the Media Covering Climate Change All Day, Every Day?
The distractions are relentless.
Oct 16, 2018 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel
At the Global Climate Action Summit, Brown and Bloomberg Make Bold New Pledges At the Global Climate Action Summit, Brown and Bloomberg Make Bold New Pledges
The California governor denounced Trump as “a liar, a criminal, and a fool.”
Sep 13, 2018 / Mark Hertsgaard
Trump’s Biggest Crime Isn’t Being Covered by the Mainstream Media Trump’s Biggest Crime Isn’t Being Covered by the Mainstream Media
It’s been overlooked, but it probably makes him the most criminal president in history.
Sep 6, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt