The Rise, Reign, and Fall of American Coal The Rise, Reign, and Fall of American Coal
What drives Trump’s politics is nostalgia for the age of coal, when dirty fuel and no environmental regulations created his version of a great America.
Oct 21, 2025 / Erik Loomis
Trump’s AI Deregulation Is His Oppenheimer Moment Trump’s AI Deregulation Is His Oppenheimer Moment
He has chosen to unleash a powerful and potentially cataclysmic new technology on the world with no regard for consequences.
Oct 20, 2025 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
AI Is Going to Kill Everyone You Love. The Surprise Is How. AI Is Going to Kill Everyone You Love. The Surprise Is How.
It’s not hostile super robots you should worry about—it’s the heat they’ll generate.
Oct 17, 2025 / Delaney Nolan
What Was the Cybertruck? What Was the Cybertruck?
Elon Musk’s car from space offered a vision for a sustainable and autonomous future. All along, it was as awkward, easily bruised, and volatile as the entrepreneur himself.
Oct 16, 2025 / Feature / Maya Vinokour
The Problem of Green Capitalism The Problem of Green Capitalism
A conversation with Thea Riofrancos about her new book Extraction and the hidden cost and obscured history of the capitalist push to monetize the energy transition.
Sep 23, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Meet the “Coal-igarch” Jim Grech, CEO of Peabody Energy Meet the “Coal-igarch” Jim Grech, CEO of Peabody Energy
Fossil fuel oligarchs are getting their payback for helping electing Trump.
Sep 4, 2025 / Chuck Collins
Is Amtrak the End of the Line for US Public Transit? Is Amtrak the End of the Line for US Public Transit?
The railroad once represented the American dream of expansion—and exploitation. But is train travel becoming a thing of the past?
Aug 28, 2025 / Feature / Julian Epp
MAGA Conservatives Are Terrified of the Future MAGA Conservatives Are Terrified of the Future
Trump and his followers don’t just want to halt progress. They want to turn back the clock.
Aug 18, 2025 / Column / Chris Lehmann
AI Water Use Sucks Our Planet Dry AI Water Use Sucks Our Planet Dry
Computer centers swallow billions of gallons a year.
Aug 13, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Can Solar Energy Save Us? Can Solar Energy Save Us?
Bill McKibben’s new book argues that sun power can displace fossil fuels.
Aug 7, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard