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Letters From the April 2, 2018, Issue Letters From the April 2, 2018, Issue

No magazine is an island… Never mind Armageddon… Executive dysfunction… Behold the nothing that is…

Mar 8, 2018 / Letters / Our Readers

WV Teachers Strike

West Virginia Teachers Are Resurrecting the State’s Rich History of Labor Activism West Virginia Teachers Are Resurrecting the State’s Rich History of Labor Activism

But with politicians skirting an overdue reckoning with the energy industry, more struggles are ahead.

Mar 6, 2018 / Elizabeth Catte

Puerto Rico no electricity

For Investors, Puerto Rico Is a Fantasy Blank Slate For Investors, Puerto Rico Is a Fantasy Blank Slate

How tech companies and private capital are poised to reshape the US colony.

Feb 28, 2018 / Yarimar Bonilla

PHOTOS: Since Standing Rock, 56 Bills Have Been Introduced in 30 States to Restrict Protests

PHOTOS: Since Standing Rock, 56 Bills Have Been Introduced in 30 States to Restrict Protests PHOTOS: Since Standing Rock, 56 Bills Have Been Introduced in 30 States to Restrict Protests

In the year since the last activists were evicted, the crackdown on journalists and activists has only intensified.

Feb 16, 2018 / Photo Essay / Zoë Carpenter and Tracie Williams

Coal power plant

Donald Trump’s Extract-Everything Energy Policy Dooms Us All Donald Trump’s Extract-Everything Energy Policy Dooms Us All

The expansion of the fossil-fuel industry has been transformed into a major component of American foreign policy.

Feb 12, 2018 / Michael T. Klare

Kevin de León

Meet Kevin de León—the Next Senator From California? Meet Kevin de León—the Next Senator From California?

He’s challenging incumbent Dianne Feinstein on foreign policy, immigration, and the national-surveillance state.

Feb 7, 2018 / Q&A / Sasha Abramsky

Stop Trump’s Infrastructure Scam

Stop Trump’s Infrastructure Scam Stop Trump’s Infrastructure Scam

You can also join a campaign to make your community fossil fuel–free or show up to fight attacks on immigrant communities. 

Feb 6, 2018 / no-paywall / NationAction

Ravi Ragbir rally

The Federal Government Is Unraveling—but the State of Our Cities Is Strong The Federal Government Is Unraveling—but the State of Our Cities Is Strong

Dispatches from the urban resistance, from Philadelphia to Seattle and beyond

Jan 31, 2018 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias

3 Strategies to Get to a Fossil-Free America

3 Strategies to Get to a Fossil-Free America 3 Strategies to Get to a Fossil-Free America

None of them rely on Washington to do anything useful.

Jan 25, 2018 / Cities Rising / Bill McKibben

California Shows How to Beat Trump, Now and in November

California Shows How to Beat Trump, Now and in November California Shows How to Beat Trump, Now and in November

America’s future arrives first in California, and that bodes ill for the president and his Republican enablers.

Jan 23, 2018 / Feature / Peter Schrag

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