Environmental Activism

Will We Ever Fully Understand Humans’ Impact on Nature?

Will We Ever Fully Understand Humans’ Impact on Nature? Will We Ever Fully Understand Humans’ Impact on Nature?

A conversation with Elizabeth Kolbert about her new book, efforts to “control the control of nature,” and how the climate beat has changed. 

Feb 3, 2021 / Editorial / Naomi Elias

Taking Action on Climate Change

Taking Action on Climate Change Taking Action on Climate Change

Rejoining the Paris Agreement.

Jan 29, 2021 / OppArt / Dara Herman Zierlein

These Progressives Helped Keep Hope Alive in 2020—and Prepare Us for 2021

These Progressives Helped Keep Hope Alive in 2020—and Prepare Us for 2021 These Progressives Helped Keep Hope Alive in 2020—and Prepare Us for 2021

The Nation’s annual honor roll recognizes progressive activists and leaders who helped keep hope alive and set the groundwork for transformational change in 2021.

Jan 15, 2021 / Feature / John Nichols

Too Many Shoes

Too Many Shoes Too Many Shoes

And none of them fit life.

Jan 13, 2021 / OppArt / Sue Coe

Stopping Trump’s Last Pipeline Will Take All of Us

Stopping Trump’s Last Pipeline Will Take All of Us Stopping Trump’s Last Pipeline Will Take All of Us

A report from occupied Palisade, where Water Protectors confront a dying, but still deadly, energy behemoth.

Jan 7, 2021 / Winona LaDuke

A Blueprint for Social Movements During the Biden Presidency

A Blueprint for Social Movements During the Biden Presidency A Blueprint for Social Movements During the Biden Presidency

Insurgent tactics and demands may irritate party leaders, but that friction still serves to move politics toward greater freedom and justice.

Jan 4, 2021 / Biden's First 100 Days / Waleed Shahid

Biden Should Establish an Office of Climate Mobilization

Biden Should Establish an Office of Climate Mobilization Biden Should Establish an Office of Climate Mobilization

He needs to act with the same urgency that inspired FDR to create the Office of War Mobilization during World War II.

Jan 4, 2021 / Biden's First 100 Days / Varshini Prakash

Joe Biden

The First 100 Days Are Critical The First 100 Days Are Critical

We asked 10 activists, analysts, and elected officials to examine what Biden can and should do to undo the damage caused by Trump.

Jan 4, 2021 / Biden's First 100 Days / Roane Carey for The Nation

Holding Our Breath for Four Years

Holding Our Breath for Four Years Holding Our Breath for Four Years

Exhaling after Trump’s environmental attacks.

Dec 26, 2020 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

You Can Refuse to Work for Fossil Fuel Companies—These Law Students Show How

You Can Refuse to Work for Fossil Fuel Companies—These Law Students Show How You Can Refuse to Work for Fossil Fuel Companies—These Law Students Show How

“We should all disagree with a business model that condemns future generations to disaster and displacement.”

Dec 22, 2020 / StudentNation / Josh Kirmsse and Catherine Rocchi

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