As Floodwaters Rage, Rural Areas Are Sacrificed to Spare Louisiana’s Cities As Floodwaters Rage, Rural Areas Are Sacrificed to Spare Louisiana’s Cities
Melissa Harris-Perry says that people in New Orleans need to acknowledge this great sacrifice and work to provide these communities with the health care, housing and education th...
Bitten Once, Obama Is Not Shy About Offshore Oil Drilling Bitten Once, Obama Is Not Shy About Offshore Oil Drilling
President Obama is once again calling for increased offshore oil drilling—despite the fact that key safety issues have yet to be addressed.
May 17, 2011 / The Notion / George Zornick
Russia’s Khimki Forest Threatened by Highway Project Russia’s Khimki Forest Threatened by Highway Project
Time is running out for activists hoping to stop the construction of a highway through an old growth forest outside of Moscow.
May 4, 2011 / Adam Federman
The F Word: Is BP Too Big To Fail? The F Word: Is BP Too Big To Fail?
Now to the opposite of cuts. Over a year after the biggest oil spill in US history and even as criminal investigations continue, BP is still receiving millions of dollars in go...
May 3, 2011 / Laura Flanders
It’s Time to Take on the Grand Old Polluting Party It’s Time to Take on the Grand Old Polluting Party
Obama has asked for an end to massive tax subsidies to oil and gas companies, and even Republican House Speaker John Boehner thought it was a good idea—for a second, that i...
Apr 28, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
It’s Time to Take on the Grand Old Polluting Party It’s Time to Take on the Grand Old Polluting Party
Obama has asked for an end to massive tax subsidies to oil and gas companies, and even Republican House Speaker John Boehner thought it was a good idea—for a second, that is.
Oil Prices: Gouge Us Baby One More Time Oil Prices: Gouge Us Baby One More Time
Gas prices have been edging up since February, reaching $4 a gallon this Easter, and Republicans are gearing up to make a stink about it.
Apr 26, 2011 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
Stephen Vavrus: Extreme Weather Is Man-Made Stephen Vavrus: Extreme Weather Is Man-Made
Climate scientist Stephen Vavrus says that climate change is behind the increasing number of extreme weather events.
Apr 26, 2011 / Video / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
Chernobyl: 25 Years Later Chernobyl: 25 Years Later
To mark the 25th anniversary of Chernobyl's disaster and the lessons it still holds for us today, The Nation has assembled a collection of articles from our archives.
Apr 26, 2011 / The Nation
In Recent Budget Deal, GOP Bleeds Environmental Protection In Recent Budget Deal, GOP Bleeds Environmental Protection
The EPA kept its regulatory powers, but funding for climate science, wetlands protection, clean drinking water, nuclear waste disposal and more all got slashed.
Apr 26, 2011 / The Notion / George Zornick