The Petrochemical Industry Is Killing Another Black Community in ‘Cancer Alley’ The Petrochemical Industry Is Killing Another Black Community in ‘Cancer Alley’
Residents of St. James are fighting new plastics plants—but some wonder if they should leave before it's too late.
Aug 26, 2019 / Feature / Mara Kardas-Nelson
Jay Inslee Is Not the Candidate Who Should Be Leaving This Race Jay Inslee Is Not the Candidate Who Should Be Leaving This Race
The governor’s exit is a serious loss because he regularly challenged other candidates—especially Biden—when they tried to dance around climate issues.
Aug 22, 2019 / John Nichols
How Indigenous Mexicans Took on Big Energy and Won How Indigenous Mexicans Took on Big Energy and Won
A natural gas pipeline was scheduled to go online in 2017, but TransCanada wasn’t counting on indigenous resistance.
Aug 12, 2019 / Martha Pskowski
Sorry, Conservatives—Unions Do Support the Green New Deal Sorry, Conservatives—Unions Do Support the Green New Deal
Most labor organizers think the plan will save our jobs, not end them.
Aug 7, 2019 / Aviva Chomsky
The Case for a Coercive Green New Deal The Case for a Coercive Green New Deal
Only a massive, democratically elected administrative apparatus can stop climate change.
Jul 30, 2019 / John Feffer
Eco-Apartheid Is Real Eco-Apartheid Is Real
The climate crisis is converging with a housing crisis. We need to tackle both with a Green New Deal for Housing.
Jul 26, 2019 / Daniel Aldana Cohen
Iran Is Gambling That Trump Is Afraid of War Iran Is Gambling That Trump Is Afraid of War
In response to devastating US sanctions, Iran is choosing confrontation over surrender.
Jul 25, 2019 / Tony Karon
Meet the Millennial Mayor Who Took On Big Oil—and Won Meet the Millennial Mayor Who Took On Big Oil—and Won
Jose Gurrola is just 25, with barely 20,000 constituents, but he’s managed to put California’s powerful oil industry on the defensive.
Jul 12, 2019 / Cities Rising / Gabriel Thompson
Oil Is Driving the Iran Crisis Oil Is Driving the Iran Crisis
Washington’s aggression is part of a decades-long quest to control the spigot in the Persian Gulf.
Jul 11, 2019 / Michael T. Klare
Behind Oregon’s GOP Walkout Is a Sordid Story of Corporate Cash Behind Oregon’s GOP Walkout Is a Sordid Story of Corporate Cash
Industry and belligerence won out over climate legislation.
Jun 28, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter