This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Time to Return Earth Day to its Radical Origins This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Time to Return Earth Day to its Radical Origins
The most important day to advocate for the Earth is not April 22nd, but April 23rd.
Apr 23, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The New Abolitionism The New Abolitionism
Averting planetary disaster will mean forcing fossil fuel companies to give up at least $10 trillion in wealth.
Apr 22, 2014 / Feature / Chris Hayes
Earth Day’s Founding Father Earth Day’s Founding Father
As a student and politician and activist, Gaylord Nelson kept his eyes open.
Apr 22, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why I’m Not Totally Bummed Out This Earth Day Why I’m Not Totally Bummed Out This Earth Day
These heroes of the climate change movement, at least on my better days, lend me hope that my children will inherit something salvageable.
Apr 22, 2014 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
Let This Earth Day Be The Last Let This Earth Day Be The Last
“Environmentalism” has failed. The planet now needs a movement far more radical.
Apr 22, 2014 / Blog / Wen Stephenson
Concerned About Climate Change? Take Action to Stop Cove Point Concerned About Climate Change? Take Action to Stop Cove Point
The proposed $3.8 billion liquid natural gas (LNG) export facility would do serious damage to the local environment and could put the United States on the path to massively increas...
Apr 22, 2014 / Take Action / NationAction
The Change Within: The Obstacles We Face Are Not Just External The Change Within: The Obstacles We Face Are Not Just External
The climate crisis has such bad timing, confronting it not only requires a new economy but a new way of thinking.
Apr 21, 2014 / Feature / Naomi Klein
As Deportations Continue to Tear Families Apart, Tell President Obama to Act As Deportations Continue to Tear Families Apart, Tell President Obama to Act
While Congress drags its feet, President Obama could make a real difference in the lives of millions of immigrants and their families.
Apr 18, 2014 / Take Action / NationAction
Will the Supreme Court Let Florida Drug-Test All Its Government Employees? Will the Supreme Court Let Florida Drug-Test All Its Government Employees?
What does a positive test mean when your economic fate hinges on the result? What kind of “discipline” is maintained by subjugating bodily privacy in the name of “public safety”?
Apr 18, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Not One More: Can These Hunger Strikers Stop Obama’s Deportations? Not One More: Can These Hunger Strikers Stop Obama’s Deportations?
For families torn apart, Obama’s failure to reform deportation procedures is a matter of life and death.
Apr 17, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter