The New Patriotism The New Patriotism
How to find community and sustain a tradition of nonviolence amid Trump chaos.
Feb 16, 2017 / Frida Berrigan
China First, Russia Second, America Third: Trump’s Real Foreign Policy China First, Russia Second, America Third: Trump’s Real Foreign Policy
Despite all his talk, the president isn’t prioritizing American interests.
Feb 14, 2017 / Michael T. Klare
Progressives Need to Get Over Themselves and Support This GOP-Backed Carbon-Tax Plan Progressives Need to Get Over Themselves and Support This GOP-Backed Carbon-Tax Plan
Purist objections scuttled Washington State’s market-friendly carbon tax plan in November. Let’s not let that happen at the national level.
Feb 14, 2017 / Blog / Charles Komanoff
Climate Disobedience in the Time of Trump Climate Disobedience in the Time of Trump
Ken Ward and Emily Johnston are willing to spend decades in prison for shutting down tar-sands oil pipelines. They want you to understand why.
Feb 13, 2017 / Wen Stephenson
Big Oil’s Grip on California Big Oil’s Grip on California
In America’s greenest state, the industry has spent $122 million in the past six years to shape regulation and legislation. It wins more than you think.
Feb 13, 2017 / Feature / Michael J. Mishak, Center for Public Integrity
E-mails Suggest a Very Cozy Relationship Between California’s Oil Industry and the State’s Regulators E-mails Suggest a Very Cozy Relationship Between California’s Oil Industry and the State’s Regulators
“A little too cordial.”
Feb 13, 2017 / Michael J. Mishak, Center for Public Integrity
West Coast Politicians Are Fighting Back Against Donald Trump West Coast Politicians Are Fighting Back Against Donald Trump
This could become the largest resistance movement to federal policy in more than a century.
Feb 8, 2017 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
This Bay Area Proposal Would Strike a Huge Blow to the Dirtiest Forms of Oil Production This Bay Area Proposal Would Strike a Huge Blow to the Dirtiest Forms of Oil Production
A proposed emissions cap would prevent the area’s refineries from converting dirtier-burning oils into fuel. Will it pass?
Jan 31, 2017 / Cities Rising / Will Parrish
John Kerry Was One of the Most Significant Secretaries of State in the Last 50 Years John Kerry Was One of the Most Significant Secretaries of State in the Last 50 Years
Can his legacy survive the Trump administration?
Jan 30, 2017 / Stephen Schlesinger
Trump’s Crony Cabinet May Look Strong, but They Are Scared Trump’s Crony Cabinet May Look Strong, but They Are Scared
From climate justice to the Fight for $15, movements had CEOs on the ropes—and we can still beat them.
Jan 26, 2017 / Naomi Klein