Climate Hushers Need to Get Real Climate Hushers Need to Get Real
Political realism doesn’t outweigh scientific realism.
Jan 15, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
The US Needs India to Buy Coal. Who Pays the Cost? The US Needs India to Buy Coal. Who Pays the Cost?
As the country doubles down on coal exports, local communities—like those in Baltimore and Ennore—will bear the environmental burden.
Jan 15, 2026 / StudentNation / Alex Norbrook
The US Is a Violent Petro-State The US Is a Violent Petro-State
Trump’s attack on Venezuela illustrates fossil fuels’ many perils.
Jan 8, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
“Take the Oil” “Take the Oil”
Trump’s Venezuelan petroleum fantasies.
Jan 7, 2026 / Michael T. Klare
What Justice on a Burning Planet? What Justice on a Burning Planet?
Andreas Malm and Thea Riofrancos joined The Nation’s Wen Stephenson in an urgent conversation about the left and the climate emergency.
Jan 5, 2026 / Q&A / Wen Stephenson, Andreas Malm, and Thea Riofrancos
The Fight for the Last Wild Salmon The Fight for the Last Wild Salmon
In Alaska, the last stronghold for wild salmon, Native tribes and conservationists are working to save the fish from both climate change and decades of corporate greed.
Dec 18, 2025 / StudentNation / Colin Warren
Anger at Corporate Power Is Everywhere Anger at Corporate Power Is Everywhere
It should guide the Democrats.
Dec 16, 2025 / Ron Knox
What Your Cheap Clothes Cost the Planet What Your Cheap Clothes Cost the Planet
A global supply chain built for speed is leaving behind waste, toxins, and a trail of environmental wreckage.
Dec 15, 2025 / Feature / Sachi Mulkey and Rebecca McCarthy
The UK’s Climate National Emergency Briefing Should Be a Wake-Up Call to Everyone The UK’s Climate National Emergency Briefing Should Be a Wake-Up Call to Everyone
The briefing was a rare coordinated effort to make sure the media reflects the science: Humanity’s planetary house is on fire, but we have the tools to put that fire out.
Dec 11, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard