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Anti-Protest Laws Won’t Silence Climate Activists Anti-Protest Laws Won’t Silence Climate Activists

Still, punitive measures against climate protest are reaching new extremes.

Nov 6, 2024 / Stan Cox

Protesters gather in Times Square as part of a protest by the environmental group Extinction Rebellion on October 10, 2019, in New York City.

Journalists Must Rethink Our Fear of Taking Sides Journalists Must Rethink Our Fear of Taking Sides

The media often acts as if identifying threats or naming falsehoods are acts of partisanship. They are not. They are journalism.

Oct 30, 2024 / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

Meteorologist John Morales chokes up as he warns viewers in Florida about the danger of Hurricane Milton on October 7, 2024.

How Weathercasters Became the Newest Targets of Conspiracy Theorists How Weathercasters Became the Newest Targets of Conspiracy Theorists

Weather forecasters used to be some of the most trusted people in the news business. Then they began speaking openly about climate change.

Oct 28, 2024 / Mark Hertsgaard

Hitting the Tipping Point

Hitting the Tipping Point Hitting the Tipping Point

The planet is showing us that it can’t be business as usual.

Oct 16, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

A neighborhood in North Tampa flooded by Milton's storm surge.

The Story of the Hurricanes The Story of the Hurricanes

How Floridians struggled through the successive traumas of Helene and Milton

Oct 16, 2024 / Jeb Lund

Residents are rescued on October 10, 2024, from a flooded apartment complex in Clearwater, Florida, after the passage of Hurricane Milton.

Florida Lawmakers’ Climate Denialism Is Pure, Unadulterated Lunacy Florida Lawmakers’ Climate Denialism Is Pure, Unadulterated Lunacy

Climate change will only make future hurricane seasons worse. So why are Florida legislators pretending like nothing’s amiss?

Oct 14, 2024 / Craig Pittman

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks ahead of the arrival of Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Johnny Mercer Theatre on September 24, 2024, in Savannah, Georgia.

The MAGA Maniacs Are Going All In on Deranged Hurricane Conspiracies The MAGA Maniacs Are Going All In on Deranged Hurricane Conspiracies

It’s the Jews! It’s the deep state! It’s anything but a natural weather occurrence made much worse by climate change!

Oct 10, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

JD Vance and Tim Walz during the first and likely only 2024 vice presidential debate, in New York City on October 1, 2024.

Tim Walz’s Long Game Will Pay Off Tim Walz’s Long Game Will Pay Off

JD Vance is a skillful liar, but the vice-presidential debate produced enough bad clips to damage Trump’s campaign.

Oct 2, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Patrick Masengo Kalasa (middle) president of the political group Alliance de Forces Populaires de Katanga

What Happened to Patrick Masengo Kalasa? What Happened to Patrick Masengo Kalasa?

The longtime advocate for Katangese rights recently disappeared in the Democratic Republic of Congo. His friends fear for his life.

Oct 1, 2024 / Nicolas Niarchos

Jane Fonda speaks at the CCNow Newsmaker Interview.

Jane Fonda to Young People: “Do Not Sit This Election Out” Jane Fonda to Young People: “Do Not Sit This Election Out”

Electing Kamala Harris and then pushing her to deliver is the only chance for climate survival, says the Hollywood actress and activist.

Sep 23, 2024 / Mark Hertsgaard

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