The Urgent Necessity of Public-Interest Journalism The Urgent Necessity of Public-Interest Journalism
The winners of this year’s Hillman Prizes remind us how the media can spur desperately needed reforms.
Apr 30, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Letters From the May 13, 2019 Issue Letters From the May 13, 2019 Issue
Action plans for democracy… Spreading hope—and justice…
Apr 30, 2019 / Letters / Our Readers
Take Action Now: Oppose Trump’s Abortion Extremism Take Action Now: Oppose Trump’s Abortion Extremism
Organize this week against the Hyde Amendment and phony crisis-pregnancy centers.
Apr 30, 2019 / no-paywall / NationAction
Live, April 30: Covering Climate Change in a 1.5-Degree World Live, April 30: Covering Climate Change in a 1.5-Degree World
A town hall, convened by Columbia Journalism Review and The Nation, and co-sponsored by The Guardian and WNYC.
Apr 29, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / The Nation
Notre Dame Is Not the Only Fire Worth Worrying Over Notre Dame Is Not the Only Fire Worth Worrying Over
The global response to climate change is akin to Paris completely ignoring the cathedral’s near destruction.
Apr 25, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt
Ralph Northam Says He’s Committed to Racial Equity. So Why is He Ignoring Union Hill? Ralph Northam Says He’s Committed to Racial Equity. So Why is He Ignoring Union Hill?
Residents of a historic African-American community in Virginia are asking the governor to keep a major natural-gas project out of their town.
Apr 25, 2019 / Jesse James DeConto
Bill McKibben: The ‘Debate’ Over Global Warming Was Always Phony Bill McKibben: The ‘Debate’ Over Global Warming Was Always Phony
But now we have a small window to stave off the worst-case climate-change scenario.
Apr 25, 2019 / Audio / Jon Wiener
Bill McKibben: ‘We’re Capable of Doing Remarkable Things to Combat Climate Change’ Bill McKibben: ‘We’re Capable of Doing Remarkable Things to Combat Climate Change’
Plus: Richard J. Evans on Eric Hobsbawm.
Apr 25, 2019 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
#BlockSidewalk’s War Against Google in Canada #BlockSidewalk’s War Against Google in Canada
The tech company wants to rebuild a Toronto neighborhood—but residents aren’t having it.
Apr 24, 2019 / Lara Zarum
What Would an Open-Borders World Actually Look Like? What Would an Open-Borders World Actually Look Like?
Borders have turned the American Southwest, the Mediterranean, and countless other areas of our world into unnecessary graveyards for migrants. It’s time for a new way.
Apr 24, 2019 / John Washington