This Is Why the World Is Facing Climate Catastrophe This Is Why the World Is Facing Climate Catastrophe
At the COP 25 summit in Madrid, the powerful countries stalled and squabbled while activists marched and pleaded for serious climate action.
Dec 17, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich
2019: A Year in the Life of Our Escalating Climate Crisis 2019: A Year in the Life of Our Escalating Climate Crisis
The climate news was not good this year—all the more reason to fight with renewed vigor in the next.
Dec 16, 2019 / Dahr Jamail
Amazon’s Bullshit Environmentalism Amazon’s Bullshit Environmentalism
Beware of private green initiatives: They exclude workers and put profits before the planet.
Dec 12, 2019 / Spencer Cox and Nantina Vgontzas
Take Action Now: Stand Up for Our Climate Take Action Now: Stand Up for Our Climate
As negotiators this week decide the future of the Paris agreement, it’s critical that we take bold action.
Dec 10, 2019 / no-paywall / NationAction
Welcome to the Era of Climate Change-Induced PTSD Welcome to the Era of Climate Change-Induced PTSD
A writer reflects on the trauma of watching Alaska disappear in real time.
Dec 10, 2019 / Dahr Jamail
The Seattle Protests Showed Another World Is Possible The Seattle Protests Showed Another World Is Possible
Twenty years ago, demonstrations against the World Trade Organization opened the space for today’s critics of neoliberal capitalism.
Nov 29, 2019 / Mark Engler
20 Years After Seattle, the Clash of Globalizations Rages On 20 Years After Seattle, the Clash of Globalizations Rages On
Alter-globalization is back— but this time, it’s coming from both the left and the right.
Nov 29, 2019 / Quinn Slobodian
Meet the Men Fueling the Climate Crisis Meet the Men Fueling the Climate Crisis
Until there are courts willing to hold the titans of the climate crisis accountable, it’s up to people to begin calling them out by name.
Nov 27, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich
Harvard and Yale Students Storm the Field for Fossil Fuel Divestment Harvard and Yale Students Storm the Field for Fossil Fuel Divestment
This won’t be the last of these disruptive protests against “business as usual” on both campuses.
Nov 25, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Trump’s EPA Is Promoting a Conspiracy Theory Created by Big Tobacco Trump’s EPA Is Promoting a Conspiracy Theory Created by Big Tobacco
The agency’s plan to limit the scientific research it can use in creating regulations could gut public health protections. That’s exactly what the tobacco industry intended.
Nov 22, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter