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April 21, 2023
The American West Is Running Out of Water
A new federal proposal mandates strict cuts on water usage in states reliant on the Colorado River.
Sasha Abramsky
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March 15, 2023
The Obscene Invention of California Capitalism
A conversation with Malcolm Harris about his new history of Silicon Valley, Palo Alto, the West Coast’s settler ideology, and recent turbulence in the world of tech.
Emma Hager
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February 22, 2023
Jackson’s Water System Is Broken by Design
Declining federal funding has left the water infrastructure in Mississippi’s capital at the mercy of conservative state politicians.
Hadas Thier
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February 16, 2023
Apartheid American-Style
The City of Jackson versus the Mississippi State Legislature.
Makani Themba
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September 27, 2022
Prisoners Forced to Work for Showers Are Now Being Punished for Taking Them
Regulations to combat a severe drought in California are being used to control prisoners under the auspices of conserving water, people inside San Quentin say.
Olivia Heffernan and Steven Brooks
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September 27, 2022
The Mississippi Water Crisis Is the Tip of the Global Disaster to Come
Extreme weather will put a strain on global water supplies.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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September 22, 2022
Holding Back the Tide of Water Privatization
Three public water activists say privatization is not the answer to our infrastructure woes.
Hadas Thier
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September 13, 2022
Alaska’s Special Election Offers a Lesson for Democrats
The race can be a road map for campaigns in areas the party has all but written off.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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September 6, 2022
Jim Crow Infrastructure and the Jackson, Miss., “Water Crisis”
To understand why more rain means less drinking water in Mississippi’s capital, you need to look to the state’s racist past—and the present malign neglect of its Black citizens.
Makani Themba
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August 8, 2022
The War Over Public Water in Pennsylvania
Residents are uniting across political lines to battle corporations attempting to privatize their water systems.
Hadas Thier