Environment

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How a Nun, a Vet, and a Housepainter Stood Up to the Threat of Nuclear Weapons How a Nun, a Vet, and a Housepainter Stood Up to the Threat of Nuclear Weapons

Dan Zak’s Almighty reminds readers that the United States’ poisonous and very expensive history of nuclear-weapons production is far from over.

Aug 31, 2016 / Frida Berrigan

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Are You a Millennial? Congratulations! Climate Change Will Cost Your Generation $8.8 Trillion Are You a Millennial? Congratulations! Climate Change Will Cost Your Generation $8.8 Trillion

That is, unless real change comes to the economy, and fast.

Aug 31, 2016 / Michelle Chen

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White New Orleans Has Recovered from Hurricane Katrina. Black New Orleans Has Not. White New Orleans Has Recovered from Hurricane Katrina. Black New Orleans Has Not.

Taking stock 11 years after the storm.

Aug 29, 2016 / Gary Rivlin

My Drowning City Is a Harbinger of Climate Slums to Come

My Drowning City Is a Harbinger of Climate Slums to Come My Drowning City Is a Harbinger of Climate Slums to Come

Federal legislation is hastening the collapse of working class neighborhoods near water.

Aug 29, 2016 / Feature / Virginia Eubanks

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Inside the Head of a Trump Supporter Inside the Head of a Trump Supporter

Mike Schaff’s community was destroyed by the failures of a private company, but he’s voting for America’s most notorious businessman. Why?

Aug 29, 2016 / Arlie Hochschild

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Jill Stein Should Be Part of a 4-Way Presidential Debate Jill Stein Should Be Part of a 4-Way Presidential Debate

Even those who do not back third-party contenders should recognize that open debates are vital for robust democracy.

Aug 19, 2016 / John Nichols

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What the Climate Movement Can Learn from the Neoliberal Coup What the Climate Movement Can Learn from the Neoliberal Coup

With its strategy and our moral compass, the climate movement could be unstoppable.

Aug 19, 2016 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin

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This Town Is Sick of Drinking Polluted Water This Town Is Sick of Drinking Polluted Water

In one of Alabama’s poorest and most segregated regions, activists are demanding their right to clean water.

Aug 19, 2016 / Michelle Chen

A Massive Oil Pipeline Is Being Built Across the Great Plains

A Massive Oil Pipeline Is Being Built Across the Great Plains A Massive Oil Pipeline Is Being Built Across the Great Plains

But resistance is rapidly escalating.

Aug 17, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

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The Phony Populism of Donald Trump The Phony Populism of Donald Trump

Defeating Trump means unapologetically embracing the progressive populism needed to move the country forward.

Aug 16, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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