Facing Prison, Steven Donziger Refuses to Be Silenced Facing Prison, Steven Donziger Refuses to Be Silenced
The environmentalist lawyer says Chevron has “to try and destroy what I represent.”
Oct 25, 2021 / James North
The Real Existential Threat Is Our Overheating Planet 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.
Aug 26, 2021 / Michael T. Klare
Assassination, Earthquake, and Storms: Haiti’s Plague Season Assassination, Earthquake, and Storms: Haiti’s Plague Season
For Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, the weekend’s earthquake is virtually a gift from God.
Aug 16, 2021 / Amy Wilentz
The Grim Legacy That Edwin Edwards’s Obit Writers Left Out 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.”
Aug 6, 2021 / Jason Berry
America Faces Cascading Crises. Democrats Must Act. America Faces Cascading Crises. Democrats Must Act.
Any serious effort to alleviate the real problems facing Americans will depend on progressives’ corralling Democratic unity.
Aug 5, 2021 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How a Powerful US Lobby Group Helps Big Oil to Block Climate Action 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.
Jul 21, 2021 / Covering Climate Now / Chris McGreal
Humanity Faces a Climate Emergency—Shouldn’t That Be News? Humanity Faces a Climate Emergency—Shouldn’t That Be News?
A sense of catastrophe has faded even as the environmental emergency has intensified.
Apr 20, 2021 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Crises Collide: Homeless in America When Climate Disaster Strikes 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.
Apr 20, 2021 / Covering Climate Now / Andrew McCormick
Climate Migration Has Come to the United States 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.
Apr 16, 2021 / Covering Climate Now / Kate Wheeling
Journalists and the Looming Superstorm of Climate Disinformation 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?
Feb 24, 2021 / Covering Climate Now / Andrew McCormick