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August 26, 2021
The Real Existential Threat Is Our Overheating Planet
By 2049, China will be too busy dealing with climate disasters to launch a war with the United States.
Michael T. Klare
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August 16, 2021
Assassination, Earthquake, and Storms: Haiti’s Plague Season
For Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, the weekend’s earthquake is virtually a gift from God.
Amy Wilentz
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August 6, 2021
The Grim Legacy That Edwin Edwards’s Obit Writers Left Out
The four-time Louisiana governor is instead remembered for having said that he’d lose his election if he were “caught in bed with either a dead girl or a live boy.”
Jason Berry
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August 5, 2021
America Faces Cascading Crises. Democrats Must Act.
Any serious effort to alleviate the real problems facing Americans will depend on progressives’ corralling Democratic unity.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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July 21, 2021
How a Powerful US Lobby Group Helps Big Oil to Block Climate Action
The American Petroleum Institute receives millions from oil companies—and works behinds the scenes to stall or weaken legislation.
Chris McGreal
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April 20, 2021
Humanity Faces a Climate Emergency—Shouldn’t That Be News?
A sense of catastrophe has faded even as the environmental emergency has intensified.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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April 20, 2021
Crises Collide: Homeless in America When Climate Disaster Strikes
In some cases, solutions to homelessness and the climate crisis might be one and the same.
Andrew McCormick
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April 16, 2021
Climate Migration Has Come to the United States
After living through a spate of record-breaking wildfires, some Californians are opting to leave the state.
Kate Wheeling
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February 24, 2021
Journalists and the Looming Superstorm of Climate Disinformation
With climate action on the table, disinformation is poised to get louder. What should journalists do about it?
Andrew McCormick
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February 18, 2021
While Texans Freeze, Governor Greg Abbott Lies About the Green New Deal
Republican politicians try—and fail—to deflect blame with outrageous spin.
John Nichols