Environmental Justice

World Environment Day in El Salvador

El Salvador Ruling Offers a Reminder of Why the TPP Must Be Defeated El Salvador Ruling Offers a Reminder of Why the TPP Must Be Defeated

Obama is waging a full-court press to pass the unpopular trade treaty after the November elections.

Oct 19, 2016 / Robin Broad and John Cavanagh

Dakota Access protesters

It’s Time for Every Ally to Show Up in the Fight Against the Dakota Access Pipeline It’s Time for Every Ally to Show Up in the Fight Against the Dakota Access Pipeline

The temporary halt to the pipeline’s construction must be made permanent.

Sep 27, 2016 / Tom Goldtooth and Annie Leonard

Protest Fossil Fuel

When Schools Say No to Divestment When Schools Say No to Divestment

How do students find the power, passion, and courage to continue the climate fight after that emphatic “no”?

Sep 26, 2016 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin

Maine’s Governor Puts His State on Fracking’s Front Lines

Maine’s Governor Puts His State on Fracking’s Front Lines Maine’s Governor Puts His State on Fracking’s Front Lines

The gap between climate justice and climate policy is now so profound that it jeopardizes Americans’ rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Sep 6, 2016 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin

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Are You a Millennial? Congratulations! Climate Change Will Cost Your Generation $8.8 Trillion Are You a Millennial? Congratulations! Climate Change Will Cost Your Generation $8.8 Trillion

That is, unless real change comes to the economy, and fast.

Aug 31, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Donald Trump with Louisiana supporters

Inside the Head of a Trump Supporter Inside the Head of a Trump Supporter

Mike Schaff’s community was destroyed by the failures of a private company, but he’s voting for America’s most notorious businessman. Why?

Aug 29, 2016 / Arlie Hochschild

Jill Stein speaking

Jill Stein Should Be Part of a 4-Way Presidential Debate Jill Stein Should Be Part of a 4-Way Presidential Debate

Even those who do not back third-party contenders should recognize that open debates are vital for robust democracy.

Aug 19, 2016 / John Nichols

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This Town Is Sick of Drinking Polluted Water This Town Is Sick of Drinking Polluted Water

In one of Alabama’s poorest and most segregated regions, activists are demanding their right to clean water.

Aug 19, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Gas Crisis NY

Running on Empty Running on Empty

Was the failure to solve the US energy crisis of the 1970s a product of bad government policy, or of voters demanding that their government do the impossible?

Aug 4, 2016 / Jefferson Decker

Black Lives Matter March

Young People on the Streets of Cleveland and Philadelphia Young People on the Streets of Cleveland and Philadelphia

For many young people who took their first step into activism this primary campaign, mobilizing in opposition to Trump at the RNC is both a moral obligation and a chance to test th...

Jul 18, 2016 / StudentNation / Tania Unzueta, BLM Philly, Rossmery Zayas, and Maximilian Cotterill

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