The Interior Department Is Sidelining Environmental Justice The Interior Department Is Sidelining Environmental Justice
In early September, the DOI quietly rescinded two memos that provided guidance on protecting vulnerable communities and Native American sacred sites.
Nov 13, 2018 / Adam Federman
What a Rural Maine House Race Can Teach the Left What a Rural Maine House Race Can Teach the Left
Chloe Maxmin could be the first Democrat ever to win Maine House District 88 in a place deep in the state where one thing is clear: The left abandoned rural America.
Oct 26, 2018 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward
Big Oil Really Wants to Kill Washington’s Green New Deal Big Oil Really Wants to Kill Washington’s Green New Deal
Will a record $28 million war chest sway Evergreen State voters?
Oct 26, 2018 / KC Golden
Could Vermont Become the First State With Universal Broadband? Could Vermont Become the First State With Universal Broadband?
Gubernatorial candidate Christine Hallquist wants to bring utility populism to Vermont.
Oct 26, 2018 / Evan Malmgren
‘If We Won’t, Then Who Will?’: An Interview With Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward ‘If We Won’t, Then Who Will?’: An Interview With Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward
Maxmin, 25, is running for state representative in the most rural county in the most rural state in the country—at a time when young political candidates are having their moment.
Oct 25, 2018 / StudentNation / StudentNation
The Climate Won’t Stop Changing In 2100 The Climate Won’t Stop Changing In 2100
Computing power and time put limits on long-term climate modeling—but that doesn’t mean things will get better on their own.
Oct 19, 2018 / Alex Lubben
Why Aren’t the Media Covering Climate Change All Day, Every Day? Why Aren’t the Media Covering Climate Change All Day, Every Day?
The distractions are relentless.
Oct 16, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Demand Action in Response to Climate Scientists’ Urgent Warnings Demand Action in Response to Climate Scientists’ Urgent Warnings
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Oct 9, 2018 / NationAction
A Blue Wave Next Month Could Be the Start of a Progressive Sea Change A Blue Wave Next Month Could Be the Start of a Progressive Sea Change
If Democrats flip the House, the Congressional Progressive Caucus will have the leaders, agenda, and institutional muscle to drive the debate.
Oct 9, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Landmark Trial of Climate Activists Puts the Political System Itself on Trial This Landmark Trial of Climate Activists Puts the Political System Itself on Trial
In a Minnesota courtroom, the Valve Turners are using the “necessity defense” in their shutdown of the tar-sands pipeline.
Oct 5, 2018 / Wen Stephenson