Letters From the October 23, 2017, Issue Letters From the October 23, 2017, Issue
Calling out the climate criminals… A dangerous savior complex…… Carrying a tune…
Oct 5, 2017 / Letters / Our Readers and Rafia Zakaria
Big Ocean Big Ocean
Donald Trump on Puerto Rico: “This is an island sitting in the middle of an ocean. It’s a big ocean, it’s a very big ocean.”
Oct 4, 2017 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo
The Trump Administration Has a Plan to Alter Protected Landscapes Across America The Trump Administration Has a Plan to Alter Protected Landscapes Across America
In a leaked memo, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke recommends shrinking or modifying 10 national monuments.
Sep 20, 2017 / Kathleen Sharp
Communities Hit by Hurricane Irma Still Need Your Help Communities Hit by Hurricane Irma Still Need Your Help
Long after the national media move on, communities in the Caribbean and Florida will be doing the hard work of rebuilding.
Sep 14, 2017 / no-paywall / Glyn Peterson
My Body, My Choice: Why the Principle of Bodily Autonomy Can Unite the Left My Body, My Choice: Why the Principle of Bodily Autonomy Can Unite the Left
From disability rights to Black Lives Matter to the environmental movement, bodily autonomy can bring together disparate strands of the American left.
Sep 13, 2017 / David M. Perry
Natural Disasters Call for Good Governance, Not Charity Natural Disasters Call for Good Governance, Not Charity
Trump promised to donate $1 million to Harvey relief efforts—while dismantling the government we all rely on.
Sep 6, 2017 / Between the Lines / Laila Lalami
For Scott Pruitt’s EPA, Climate-Change Denial Is Mission Critical For Scott Pruitt’s EPA, Climate-Change Denial Is Mission Critical
The EPA chief is very wrong about Harvey.
Aug 30, 2017 / John Nichols
Houston’s Human Catastrophe Started Long Before the Storm Houston’s Human Catastrophe Started Long Before the Storm
Decades of neglect, inequality, and disenfranchisement mean that all Houstonians, but especially the poorest and most vulnerable, have been left utterly undefended.
Aug 29, 2017 / Wen Stephenson
Germany’s Dirty Secret: Climate Activists Take Aim at Europe’s Largest Coal Industry Germany’s Dirty Secret: Climate Activists Take Aim at Europe’s Largest Coal Industry
Amid a growing anti-coal movement, thousands of masked protesters in hooded white jumpsuits block Germany’s coal infrastructure.
Aug 29, 2017 / Paul Hockenos
Wanna Save the Planet? Follow the Haida Nation’s Example. Wanna Save the Planet? Follow the Haida Nation’s Example.
Indigenous peoples steward 80 percent of earth’s biological diversity, but need sovereignty to resist corporate plunder. The amazing triumph of the Haida shows how to get there.
Aug 16, 2017 / Mark Dowie