Today Americans Determine Our Political Future Today Americans Determine Our Political Future
Five contests that could signal where we’re headed on climate change, criminal-justice reform, financial reform, net neutrality, and militarism.
Nov 6, 2018 / John Nichols
Apocalyptic Climate Reporting Completely Misses the Point Apocalyptic Climate Reporting Completely Misses the Point
Recent news commentary ignored the UN climate report’s cautiously optimistic findings.
Nov 2, 2018 / Daniel Aldana Cohen
The Climate Won’t Stop Changing In 2100 The Climate Won’t Stop Changing In 2100
Computing power and time put limits on long-term climate modeling—but that doesn’t mean things will get better on their own.
Oct 19, 2018 / Alex Lubben
Why Aren’t the Media Covering Climate Change All Day, Every Day? Why Aren’t the Media Covering Climate Change All Day, Every Day?
The distractions are relentless.
Oct 16, 2018 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Demand Action in Response to Climate Scientists’ Urgent Warnings Demand Action in Response to Climate Scientists’ Urgent Warnings
You can also support progressive ballot initiatives and learn about the rise of fascism in Europe.
Oct 9, 2018 / no-paywall / NationAction
1.5 to Stay Alive, Says a Landmark UN Climate Report 1.5 to Stay Alive, Says a Landmark UN Climate Report
A 2 degrees C rise would be catastrophic, and avoiding it requires radical change and climate justice.
Oct 9, 2018 / Tom Athanasiou
This Landmark Trial of Climate Activists Puts the Political System Itself on Trial This Landmark Trial of Climate Activists Puts the Political System Itself on Trial
In a Minnesota courtroom, the Valve Turners are using the “necessity defense” in their shutdown of the tar-sands pipeline.
Oct 5, 2018 / Wen Stephenson
Letters From the October 29, 2018, Issue Letters From the October 29, 2018, Issue
The Gore-y truth…
Oct 4, 2018 / Letters / Our Readers and Jason Mark
Earth’s Greatest Threats Lie With Humans Earth’s Greatest Threats Lie With Humans
But how do you explain that to a child?
Oct 2, 2018 / Frida Berrigan
‘They Saw Us as a Threat When All We Wanted Was Fair Treatment’ ‘They Saw Us as a Threat When All We Wanted Was Fair Treatment’
Almost 80 percent of the Cherry-Todd Electric Cooperative’s members are Native Americans—why were there so few on the board?
Sep 26, 2018 / Taking Heat / Audrea Lim