Environmental Activism

Biden Needs to Stop Talking Down Bernie Sanders and Medicare for All

Biden Needs to Stop Talking Down Bernie Sanders and Medicare for All Biden Needs to Stop Talking Down Bernie Sanders and Medicare for All

Don’t step into the traps Trump lays to divide a Democratic coalition that includes democratic socialists with popular ideas.

Oct 2, 2020 / John Nichols

Firefighters stare into a fire.

Putting the Existential Threat of Climate Change Front and Center Putting the Existential Threat of Climate Change Front and Center

Until recently, the US mainstream media featured more climate silence than climate science.

Sep 22, 2020 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Vote as if the Climate and the Future of Humanity Depend on It—Because They Do

Vote as if the Climate and the Future of Humanity Depend on It—Because They Do Vote as if the Climate and the Future of Humanity Depend on It—Because They Do

Captain Trump wants to steer us straight onto the rocks. This election is humanity’s last shot to prevent utter climate catastrophe.

Sep 22, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Bill McKibben

Burning Truth

Burning Truth Burning Truth

Three takes on the fires consuming the USA.

Sep 21, 2020 / OppArt / Ron Hauge, Peter Kuper, and Felipe Galindo

Can the Climate Youth Tip the 2020 Election Against Trump?

Can the Climate Youth Tip the 2020 Election Against Trump? Can the Climate Youth Tip the 2020 Election Against Trump?

After electing Green New Deal champions in Democratic primaries, Varshini Prakash and the Sunrise Movement have their sights set on defeating Trump and the GOP in Wisconsin, Michig...

Sep 21, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard

Countdown to Election: 52 Days

Countdown to Election: 52 Days Countdown to Election: 52 Days

Nothing comic about Trump’s actions.

Sep 19, 2020 / OppArt / R. Sikoryak

Steven Donziger

A New Justice Movement Emerges to Defend Steven Donziger A New Justice Movement Emerges to Defend Steven Donziger

The lawyer who helped win a historic Amazon cleanup deal faces six months in prison, but will still not have a jury trial.

Sep 10, 2020 / James North

Wildfire rising in forest north of Los Angeles.

Trump’s Attacks on Science Will Hasten Climate Catastrophe Trump’s Attacks on Science Will Hasten Climate Catastrophe

And his pro-pollution policies are increasing poor communities’ exposure to toxins, undermining food safety, and harming workers and consumers.

Aug 18, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

Kayaker

Grief in Florida Grief in Florida

Chaos distorts the common stages of denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance—but Florida is not alone.

Aug 12, 2020 / no-paywall / Gregg DeChirico

Representative Barbara Lee: ‘The Public Is With Us’

Representative Barbara Lee: ‘The Public Is With Us’ Representative Barbara Lee: ‘The Public Is With Us’

In an exclusive interview with The Nation, the representative talks about cutting the defense budget, what Covid-19 has revealed about systemic racism, and her mentor Shirley Chish...

Aug 11, 2020 / Editorial / John Nichols

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