Exclusive: The Interior Department Scrubs Climate Change From Its Strategic Plan Exclusive: The Interior Department Scrubs Climate Change From Its Strategic Plan
A leaked draft of a five-year plan reveals how the DOI will prioritize “energy dominance” over conservation.
Oct 25, 2017 / Adam Federman
Jeff Flake’s Call of Conscience Will Not Be Answered by Soulless Republicans Jeff Flake’s Call of Conscience Will Not Be Answered by Soulless Republicans
If a president is dangerous, he should be checked and balanced by Congress. But this Republican Congress still chooses partisanship over principle.
Oct 24, 2017 / John Nichols
What the US Can Learn From the Fall of the Roman Republic What the US Can Learn From the Fall of the Roman Republic
Ned Resnikoff interviews author Mike Duncan about how the United States can avoid Rome’s fate.
Oct 24, 2017 / Ned Resnikoff
The Escalating Nuclear Threat Finally Has the Public’s Attention. Now What? The Escalating Nuclear Threat Finally Has the Public’s Attention. Now What?
There is no substitute for our leaders’ coming to the table and beginning a dialogue.
Oct 24, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
When Black Lives Mattered: Why Teach Reconstruction When Black Lives Mattered: Why Teach Reconstruction
Reconstruction, the era immediately following the Civil War and emancipation, is full of stories that help us see the possibility of a future defined by racial equity.
Oct 24, 2017 / StudentNation / Adam Sanchez
Why Are American Soldiers Fighting and Dying in Niger? Why Are American Soldiers Fighting and Dying in Niger?
Twenty days after the combat deaths of four US soldiers, there are more questions than answers.
Oct 24, 2017 / James Carden
It Doesn’t Matter if Cities Are Climate Change–Proof if No One Can Afford to Live in Them It Doesn’t Matter if Cities Are Climate Change–Proof if No One Can Afford to Live in Them
In the wake of this year’s devastating hurricanes, cities need to focus on equity in all of their future climate-adaptation plans.
Oct 24, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Ai Weiwei’s ‘Human Flow’ Eloquently Calls the West to Account for the Refugee Crisis Ai Weiwei’s ‘Human Flow’ Eloquently Calls the West to Account for the Refugee Crisis
The walls, fences, and brute force currently used to control this tide are shown to be not only barbaric but futile.
Oct 24, 2017 / Sarah Aziza
The World, Not Just America, Is Splintering The World, Not Just America, Is Splintering
Trump’s polarization of US politics follows a greater pattern of political crises in Spain, Great Britain, and elsewhere.
Oct 24, 2017 / John Feffer
3 Generations of Athlete Activists All in 1 Place 3 Generations of Athlete Activists All in 1 Place
Legends in their sport. Legends in the community.
Oct 24, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin