Economy

VIDEO: What Does Climate Change Have to Do With Hunger in America?

VIDEO: What Does Climate Change Have to Do With Hunger in America? VIDEO: What Does Climate Change Have to Do With Hunger in America?

A conversation about what true food security would look like in America, and how we’ll get there.

Dec 14, 2015 / Video / The Nation

Trump supporters in Iowa

Goodbye, Middle Class—Hello, Donald Trump? Goodbye, Middle Class—Hello, Donald Trump?

A study finding a drop in the percentage of Americans in the middle class has political elites anxious.

Dec 14, 2015 / Joan Walsh

After Paris, There Is Some Room for Hope

After Paris, There Is Some Room for Hope After Paris, There Is Some Room for Hope

Good news and climate change are not normally associated with each other, but let’s give a tentative cheer for COP21.

Dec 14, 2015 / Michael T. Klare

Will Spain Replace Its Old Guard in the December 20 Elections?

Will Spain Replace Its Old Guard in the December 20 Elections? Will Spain Replace Its Old Guard in the December 20 Elections?

While the new-left hope Podemos has seen its support drop in recent months, the center-right Ciudadanos has risen meteorically.

Dec 14, 2015 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín

A woman walks past abandoned row houses in Baltimore, Maryland.

Baltimore Evicts Nearly 7,000 People From Their Homes Every Year Baltimore Evicts Nearly 7,000 People From Their Homes Every Year

It's time to put Baltimore’s broken rent courts on trial.

Dec 14, 2015 / Michelle Chen

An Afghan boy works at a construction site behind a US Army soldier in Logar province, Afghanistan.

Natural Resources Were Supposed to Make Afghanistan Rich. Here’s What’s Happening to Them. Natural Resources Were Supposed to Make Afghanistan Rich. Here’s What’s Happening to Them.

Traveling to Logar Province reveals unmanageable violence and co-optation by foreign companies.

Dec 14, 2015 / Feature / Antony Loewenstein

Climate change protest

The Fate of the World Changed in Paris—but by How Much? The Fate of the World Changed in Paris—but by How Much?

If taken seriously, the commitments made at COP21 could spell death for the fossil-fuel industry. That’s a big “if.”

Dec 13, 2015 / Editorial / Mark Hertsgaard

The Paris Climate Deal Will Not Save Us

The Paris Climate Deal Will Not Save Us The Paris Climate Deal Will Not Save Us

The agreement will still raise global temperatures 3 to 4 degrees Celsius.

Dec 12, 2015 / Video / Naomi Klein

Naomi Klein: Climate Change Will Destroy These Countries

Naomi Klein: Climate Change Will Destroy These Countries Naomi Klein: Climate Change Will Destroy These Countries

In Paris, vulnerable nations are being forced to accept unconscionable terms to stay in existence.

Dec 12, 2015 / Video / Naomi Klein

Marco Rubio shakes hands with major donor and former employer Norman Braman in Miami.

Meet Marco Rubio’s Far-Right Neocon Donors Meet Marco Rubio’s Far-Right Neocon Donors

This billionaire bestiary is pushing ultra-hawkish and retrograde policies that are repellent to most Americans.

Dec 11, 2015 / Eli Clifton

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