Christian Parenti: Is the East Coast Prepared for a Big Earthquake? Christian Parenti: Is the East Coast Prepared for a Big Earthquake?
Christian Parenti and MSNBC's Martin Bashir discuss whether or not the US is prepared for future earthquakes.
Aug 25, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Civil Disobedience on Tar Sands Continues, Amid Ominous Signs From Administration Civil Disobedience on Tar Sands Continues, Amid Ominous Signs From Administration
Over 300 people have been arrested outside the White House in protest of the Keystone XL pipeline--but the administration is signaling the project is going to be approved.
Aug 25, 2011 / The Notion / George Zornick
Jailed Over Big Oil’s Attempt to Wreck a Planet Jailed Over Big Oil’s Attempt to Wreck a Planet
Ongoing nonviolent protests in front of the White House are urging President Obama to stop a prospective 1,700-mile-long tar-sands pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
Aug 25, 2011 / Bill McKibben
Keystone Cops Keystone Cops
The largest act of civil disobedience by environmentalists in decades began outside the White House on August 20, as more than seventy people were arrested during a protest against...
Aug 24, 2011 / Editorial / George Zornick
The Campaign to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline The Campaign to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline
The hotly contested pipeline would be disastrous for ecosystems from Canada all the way through America's heartland to the waters of the Gulf.
Aug 21, 2011 / Video / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
Civil Disobedience on Tar Sands Begins Outside the White House Civil Disobedience on Tar Sands Begins Outside the White House
More than seventy activists, including Bill McKibben, were arrested outside the White House in a protest against the potentially devastating Keystone XL oil pipeline.
Aug 20, 2011 / The Notion / George Zornick
Rick Perry’s Polluter Cronies Rick Perry’s Polluter Cronies
Texas Governor Rick Perry has raised massive campaign contributions from a network of wealthy executives with business before his state and anti-environmental interests.
Aug 17, 2011 / The Notion / Ben Adler
A Day to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels A Day to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels
On September 24, concerned citizens around the world will come together in every nation on earth to demonstrate the breadth and depth of the global movement against fossil fuels.
Aug 11, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
F*** the Environment! F*** the Environment!
Thomas Lennon, Ben Garant, Cathy Shim, Ed Asner & Mindy Sterling offer a modest, sensible solution for your environmental concerns.
Aug 10, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
Self-Restraint Self-Restraint
The response by the Japanese people to the quake fills the author with pride—and great concern.
Aug 10, 2011 / Feature / Hitonari Tsuji