Climate Change

Is Your Favorite News Source Shilling for Big Oil?

Is Your Favorite News Source Shilling for Big Oil? Is Your Favorite News Source Shilling for Big Oil?

Some media companies are creating, not just running, misleading climate ads.

Feb 12, 2020 / Amy Westervelt

Climate Is on the Ballot in New Hampshire

Climate Is on the Ballot in New Hampshire Climate Is on the Ballot in New Hampshire

The Sunrise Movement and other groups have demanded that climate be a top issue, and Democrats like Sanders, Warren, and Steyer are responding.

Feb 11, 2020 / John Nichols

A copy of Trump's FY2021 budget.

Trump’s Budget: Making America God-Awful Again Trump’s Budget: Making America God-Awful Again

It would destroy what’s left of the social safety net and finish the hollowing out of America’s working and middle classes.

Feb 11, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

Sanders Surged in Iowa on a Wave of New Voters

Sanders Surged in Iowa on a Wave of New Voters Sanders Surged in Iowa on a Wave of New Voters

Sanders closed the gap with votes from college campuses, mosques, and union halls, where newly organized and energized voters had his back.

Feb 7, 2020 / John Nichols

Voices From the Front Lines of a Climate Direct Action Campaign

Voices From the Front Lines of a Climate Direct Action Campaign Voices From the Front Lines of a Climate Direct Action Campaign

“We are removing our consent from this system, and we are not asking for anyone’s permission.”

Feb 7, 2020 / Feature / Wen Stephenson

Man holds retrieves piece of rock from ocean

What Does It Mean to Be a Climate Refugee? What Does It Mean to Be a Climate Refugee?

A recent ruling opens the door to new types of protected status.

Jan 30, 2020 / Column / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

Australia Fires

The Australian Fires Are a Prelude to Our Climate Suffering The Australian Fires Are a Prelude to Our Climate Suffering

The fires could just be the beginning in a slow-motion climate reckoning of rising sea levels, unprecedented storms, and hellish heat waves.

Jan 28, 2020 / Dispatch / Tom Engelhardt

Australia’s Devastating Wildfires Were Not Inevitable

Australia’s Devastating Wildfires Were Not Inevitable Australia’s Devastating Wildfires Were Not Inevitable

The country was once actually poised to lead on climate politics.

Jan 27, 2020 / Feature / Daniel Judt

Stumbling Toward Doomsday

Stumbling Toward Doomsday Stumbling Toward Doomsday

With the Doomsday Clock now set to 100 seconds to midnight, elder statesmen and scientists urge action.

Jan 23, 2020 / James Carden

Martha Nussbaum Thinks the So-Called Retreat of Liberalism Is an Academic Fad

Martha Nussbaum Thinks the So-Called Retreat of Liberalism Is an Academic Fad Martha Nussbaum Thinks the So-Called Retreat of Liberalism Is an Academic Fad

We talked to the philosopher about her recent book The Cosmopolitan Tradition: A Noble but Flawed Ideal and her thoughts on contemporary global politics.

Jan 22, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

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