The Lethal Legacy of the Vietnam War The Lethal Legacy of the Vietnam War
Fifty years after the first US troops came ashore at Da Nang, the Vietnamese are still coping with unexploded bombs and Agent Orange.
Feb 25, 2015 / Feature / George Black
This Year’s Climate Talks Are Our Last (and Best) Chance to Slow Global Warming This Year’s Climate Talks Are Our Last (and Best) Chance to Slow Global Warming
An interview with Jeffrey Sachs on the 2015 Paris negotiations, sustainable development and the profound threat facing our planet.
Feb 24, 2015 / David Kortava
Did the GOP Just Give Away $130 Billion of Public Property? Did the GOP Just Give Away $130 Billion of Public Property?
A giant Anglo-Australian mining company is getting the rights to a huge copper reserve—and we don’t know what American taxpayers are getting in return.
Feb 13, 2015 / Rep. Alan Grayson
Why Harvard Students Are Sitting-In Outside Drew Faust’s Office Why Harvard Students Are Sitting-In Outside Drew Faust’s Office
Refusing to divest now is an irresponsible and unsustainable abrogation of Harvard’s power.
Feb 12, 2015 / StudentNation / Divest Harvard
The Most Effective Foreign Policy Tool in the GOP’s Pocket Is an American Pipeline The Most Effective Foreign Policy Tool in the GOP’s Pocket Is an American Pipeline
Keystone XL is part of a new colonial project—and Canada and Mexico are the frontiers.
Feb 12, 2015 / Michael T. Klare
Scientists: We Cannot Geoengineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis Scientists: We Cannot Geoengineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis
The scariest conclusion of a new comprehensive study is that scientists have no clue what geoengineering would really do to the planet.
Feb 10, 2015 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Defend the Clean Water Act Defend the Clean Water Act
Tell your election officials to support a new rule that would help protect the drinking water of more than 117 million Americans.
Feb 10, 2015 / Take Action / NationAction
Valentine’s Day Cards for 2015 Valentine’s Day Cards for 2015
Because nothing says "I love you" like refusing to get vaccinated.
Feb 9, 2015 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow
Why Geoengineering Is ‘Untested and Untestable’ Why Geoengineering Is ‘Untested and Untestable’
An opinion piece in Nature calling for geoengineering tests fails to mention the most significant problem with these experiments.
Feb 6, 2015 / Naomi Klein
10 Ways to Help Keep Fish Healthy and Water Clean 10 Ways to Help Keep Fish Healthy and Water Clean
“We all live upstream”—and we can all fight storm-water runoff.
Feb 5, 2015 / Take Action / NationAction