No Sanctuary in Fire-Stricken California’s Immigrant Communities No Sanctuary in Fire-Stricken California’s Immigrant Communities
Toxic smoke, destroyed homes, and fears of deportation are hitting immigrant communities all at once across Northern California.
Oct 18, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Puerto Rico Still Needs Our Help. Here’s What You Can Do. Puerto Rico Still Needs Our Help. Here’s What You Can Do.
Demand debt forgiveness, show up for protests, and donate.
Oct 17, 2017 / no-paywall / Ariana Rosas Cárdenas
Hoax Under Water Hoax Under Water
EPA chief Scott Pruitt rolls back the Clean Power Plan while fires burn in California and oceans rise.
Oct 16, 2017 / OppArt / Steve Breen
Why Buy a New iPhone When You Could Repair Your Old One? Why Buy a New iPhone When You Could Repair Your Old One?
The answer: Because tech companies make it as hard as possible for us to fix their products.
Oct 13, 2017 / Michelle Chen
The Future of Food The Future of Food
How do we build a just, sustainable food system?
Oct 11, 2017 / Feature / Raj Patel, Saru Jayaraman, John W. Boyd Jr., Lindsey Shute, Dana Perls, and Zoë Carpenter
Can Local Food Help Appalachia Build a Post-Coal Future? Can Local Food Help Appalachia Build a Post-Coal Future?
From shucky beans to kilt lettuce, the region’s cuisine reflects a dual reality of poverty and ingenuity.
Oct 11, 2017 / Feature / Sarah Jones
The Grain That Tastes Like Wheat, but Grows Like a Prairie Grass The Grain That Tastes Like Wheat, but Grows Like a Prairie Grass
For 12,000 years, human agriculture has cultivated grains that are replanted every year, at enormous environmental cost. Kernza represents a new way forward.
Oct 11, 2017 / Feature / Madeline Ostrander
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
Trump’s Visit Didn’t Help Puerto Rico’s Recovery Efforts. This Sustainable-Energy Plan Could. Trump’s Visit Didn’t Help Puerto Rico’s Recovery Efforts. This Sustainable-Energy Plan Could.
Ninety-five percent of the island remains without power weeks after Hurricane Maria.
Oct 4, 2017 / Michelle Chen