Inside Trump’s War on Climate Science Inside Trump’s War on Climate Science
Over drinks, Rod Schoonover, a former intelligence analyst, talks about his experience as a climate-change expert in the Trump administration.
Oct 18, 2019 / Drinks On The Nation / Liza Featherstone
The Greening of the New Deal The Greening of the New Deal
The New Deal succeeded in overcoming the existential threat of the Great Depression. Can the Green New Deal curb a much larger catastrophe?
Oct 18, 2019 / Steve Fraser
Jedediah Purdy Has an Idea That Could Save Us From Capitalism and the Climate Crisis Jedediah Purdy Has an Idea That Could Save Us From Capitalism and the Climate Crisis
We talked to the lawyer, theorist, and critic about his new book This Land Is Our Land, his concept of a moral political economy, and the legacies of Bush and Obama.
Oct 16, 2019 / Q&A / Aaron Bady
Pulling the Plug on PG&E Pulling the Plug on PG&E
California’s recent blackout shows how desperately we need to replace private utilities with community-controlled, publicly owned, green energy systems.
Oct 15, 2019 / Johanna Bozuwa
Trump Has Gone to War Against California Trump Has Gone to War Against California
In his vengeful, mob-style way, Trump is attacking the Golden State both rhetorically and through policy measures. No matter where we live, we all have a dog in this fight.
Oct 15, 2019 / Editorial / Sasha Abramsky
Sanders and Warren Are Widening the Democratic Party’s Left Lane Sanders and Warren Are Widening the Democratic Party’s Left Lane
They’ve dominated the discourse and upended our traditional politics.
Oct 15, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Can Extinction Rebellion Put Climate Change ‘Beyond Politics’? Can Extinction Rebellion Put Climate Change ‘Beyond Politics’?
Right now their approach is making politicians come to them.
Oct 14, 2019 / Daniel Judt
When Talking About the Climate Crisis, We Can’t Forget About Nuclear Weapons When Talking About the Climate Crisis, We Can’t Forget About Nuclear Weapons
Both are existential threats, but only one is getting the attention it deserves.
Oct 14, 2019 / Matt Korda
Enough With the Flight Shaming, Already! Enough With the Flight Shaming, Already!
You can’t fight climate change with ecological austerity alone.
Oct 7, 2019 / Alanna Schubach