Take Action Now: Stop Bolsonaro’s Attack on the Amazon Take Action Now: Stop Bolsonaro’s Attack on the Amazon
Help put pressure on the disastrous Brazilian president, then get involved with the environmental movement.
Jul 30, 2019 / no-paywall / NationAction
The Case for a Coercive Green New Deal The Case for a Coercive Green New Deal
Only a massive, democratically elected administrative apparatus can stop climate change.
Jul 30, 2019 / John Feffer
The Dream of Open Borders Is Real—in the High Arctic The Dream of Open Borders Is Real—in the High Arctic
The Norwegian territory of Svalbard has been open to citizens of the world since 1920. But don’t call it a utopia.
Jul 29, 2019 / Feature / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
Eco-Apartheid Is Real Eco-Apartheid Is Real
The climate crisis is converging with a housing crisis. We need to tackle both with a Green New Deal for Housing.
Jul 26, 2019 / Daniel Aldana Cohen
My Black Mentee Is Embarrassed by My Whiteness. What Should I Do? My Black Mentee Is Embarrassed by My Whiteness. What Should I Do?
Another reader asks, “How can I gain my girlfriend’s respect?”
Jul 26, 2019 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone
A New Commitment to Covering the Climate Story A New Commitment to Covering the Climate Story
More than 300 news outlets sign on for #CoveringClimateNow.
Jul 26, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope
The Fight for Mauna Kea Is a Fight Against Colonial Science The Fight for Mauna Kea Is a Fight Against Colonial Science
The protests by Native Hawaiians against the Thirty Meter Telescope are a cry for respect for indigenous autonomy.
Jul 24, 2019 / Keolu Fox and Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
The Street-by-Street Battle Against Climate Change The Street-by-Street Battle Against Climate Change
While the Trump administration rolls back environmental protections and flouts science, this neighborhood is actually preparing.
Jul 17, 2019 / Taking Heat / Audrea Lim
To Fight Trump, Take to the Streets! To Fight Trump, Take to the Streets!
The Trump administration gets more malicious, harmful, and absurd every day. So why aren’t many of us outside protesting?
Jul 15, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Meet the Millennial Mayor Who Took On Big Oil—and Won Meet the Millennial Mayor Who Took On Big Oil—and Won
Jose Gurrola is just 25, with barely 20,000 constituents, but he’s managed to put California’s powerful oil industry on the defensive.
Jul 12, 2019 / Cities Rising / Gabriel Thompson