The Margin x The Nation

Collaborations between The Nation and The Margin, a nonprofit publication and an independent project of Counterstream Media, centering the people and places most affected by environmental injustice in the United States. These stories expose the ongoing cycle of unjust actions that intentionally push the poor and people of color to the edge of society while driving our planet to the brink of collapse.

In Toxic Detention

In Toxic Detention In Toxic Detention

Investigating the alleged contaminated water crisis at the Northwest Detention Center.

May 15, 2025 / Photo Essay / Rico Moore

Jean-Luc Mélenchon, founder of the left-wing party La France Insoumise, speaks during the meeting “From France to New York: fighting the right, building the left” hosted by the Democratic Socialists of America in Brooklyn, New York, on April 22, 2025.

Jean-Luc Mélenchon Explains How His Party Took Down the Right-Wing Jean-Luc Mélenchon Explains How His Party Took Down the Right-Wing

La France Insoumise built its electoral power and took down a rising far-right.

May 14, 2025 / Q&A / David Broder

Saving Sinking Homes

Saving Sinking Homes Saving Sinking Homes

How climate change is escalating a housing crisis in Alaska’s Native villages.

Apr 24, 2025 / Photo Essay / Jess Zhang and Megan Gannon

Mining the Past, Threatening the Future

Mining the Past, Threatening the Future Mining the Past, Threatening the Future

Facing the brunt of the mineral rush, Tribal Nations sue the federal government.

Apr 4, 2025 / Photo Essay / Ottavia Spaggiari

Eroding Indigenous Sovereignty

Eroding Indigenous Sovereignty Eroding Indigenous Sovereignty

Tribes seeking federal recognition so they can better address climate change face a catch-22 as climate change jeopardizes the documents they need for recognition.

Jul 30, 2024 / Photo Essay / Ottavia Spaggiari

Scott Schuyler, Upper Skagit Tribe Policy Representative for Natural and Cultural Resources at sacred ancestral fishing ground.

A River of Deception A River of Deception

Newly discovered documents reveal how Seattle's City government knowingly impacted an Indigenous Tribe's treaty rights for over a century.

Jul 25, 2024 / Photo Essay / Rico Moore

These Moms Are Leading the Fight Against Environmental Racism

These Moms Are Leading the Fight Against Environmental Racism These Moms Are Leading the Fight Against Environmental Racism

In Los Angeles, the fight against toxic air pollution is a family affair.

Nov 17, 2022 / Photo Essay / Eliza Moreno

How Black Landowners in the South Are Recovering Lost Generational Wealth

How Black Landowners in the South Are Recovering Lost Generational Wealth How Black Landowners in the South Are Recovering Lost Generational Wealth

Industry encroachment and farm consolidation contributed to decades of Black-owned land loss. In North Carolina, many are fighting to recoup what was lost.

Oct 26, 2022 / Photo Essay / Cameron Oglesby

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