The Willow Oil Project Won’t Make Us Safer The Willow Oil Project Won’t Make Us Safer
This is an issue of national security, just not in the way Willow defenders think.
Mar 16, 2023 / Matthew Miles Goodrich
How Nuclear Power Plants Became Tools of War How Nuclear Power Plants Became Tools of War
The ongoing war is edging Ukraine and the surrounding countries toward the brink of a catastrophic nuclear crisis.
Mar 1, 2023 / Joshua Frank
Why More Alaskans Aren’t Fighting a Huge Potential Oil Project on the North Slope Why More Alaskans Aren’t Fighting a Huge Potential Oil Project on the North Slope
Alaska residents are living in an impossible situation: The state depends on oil to sustain itself—and that economy is simultaneously wreaking permanent damage on both the Arctic a...
Feb 28, 2023 / Madeline Ostrander
Apartheid American-Style Apartheid American-Style
The City of Jackson versus the Mississippi State Legislature.
Feb 16, 2023 / Makani Themba
Why Washington Tolerates the Trump Family’s Saudi Corruption Why Washington Tolerates the Trump Family’s Saudi Corruption
You can buy an American president—just as long as your country is a putative ally.
Feb 13, 2023 / Jeet Heer
California’s Extreme Weather Is the Future of Climate Change California’s Extreme Weather Is the Future of Climate Change
After years of thirst, the state has been drowning, and the poorest people have been among those hardest hit.
Feb 8, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon
Nuclear Fusion Isn’t the Silver Bullet We Want It to Be Nuclear Fusion Isn’t the Silver Bullet We Want It to Be
It’s not about creating future clean energy and never has been. It’s about “protecting” the world’s greatest capitalist superpower.
Jan 30, 2023 / Joshua Frank
The Department of Defense Has Delivered Another Massive Intelligence Failure The Department of Defense Has Delivered Another Massive Intelligence Failure
Chinese emissions represent at least as great a threat to US security as the multitude of weapons enumerated in the Pentagon’s 2022 report—so why was it not addressed?
Jan 25, 2023 / Michael T. Klare
Argentina’s World Cup Hangover Argentina’s World Cup Hangover
After its thrilling victory on the world stage, the nation of Maradona and Messi gazes into the political abyss.
Jan 11, 2023 / Jacob Sugarman
Letters From the January 23/30, 2023, Issue Letters From the January 23/30, 2023, Issue
A bridge too far… Above the law…
Jan 10, 2023 / Letters / Our Readers