Environmental Issues

The Road to the Green New Deal Lies Through This Overlooked Agency

The Road to the Green New Deal Lies Through This Overlooked Agency The Road to the Green New Deal Lies Through This Overlooked Agency

The Department of Interior will shape the fate of this country’s climate resilience—but first it will have to be rebuilt after being ransacked by Trump cronies.

Jan 27, 2020 / Jimmy Tobias

Australia’s Devastating Wildfires Were Not Inevitable

Australia’s Devastating Wildfires Were Not Inevitable Australia’s Devastating Wildfires Were Not Inevitable

The country was once actually poised to lead on climate politics.

Jan 27, 2020 / Feature / Daniel Judt

Stumbling Toward Doomsday

Stumbling Toward Doomsday Stumbling Toward Doomsday

With the Doomsday Clock now set to 100 seconds to midnight, elder statesmen and scientists urge action.

Jan 23, 2020 / James Carden

Martha Nussbaum Thinks the So-Called Retreat of Liberalism Is an Academic Fad

Martha Nussbaum Thinks the So-Called Retreat of Liberalism Is an Academic Fad Martha Nussbaum Thinks the So-Called Retreat of Liberalism Is an Academic Fad

We talked to the philosopher about her recent book The Cosmopolitan Tradition: A Noble but Flawed Ideal and her thoughts on contemporary global politics.

Jan 22, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Demonize the Eco-Wise

Demonize the Eco-Wise Demonize the Eco-Wise

ignore this…

Jan 21, 2020 / Comix Nation / Jen Sorensen

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Letters From the February 3, 2020, Issue Letters From the February 3, 2020, Issue

Hog hell… In praise of powerful words…

Jan 21, 2020 / Letters / Our Readers

Burning

Burning Burning

The climate oven of Australia.

Jan 17, 2020 / OppArt / André Carrilho

The Australian Open Is the Tip of a Melting Iceberg

The Australian Open Is the Tip of a Melting Iceberg The Australian Open Is the Tip of a Melting Iceberg

All outdoor sports will be profoundly affected by our heating climate. Will the sports world do anything or just let it burn?

Jan 17, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Trump Homelessness California Border

Trump’s Border Wall Is an Environmental Disaster Trump’s Border Wall Is an Environmental Disaster

The president’s vanity project is sapping water from valuable animal habitats along the border and could doom countless climate migrants.

Jan 17, 2020 / William deBuys

Harvard v Yale Football Protest

Want the Youth Vote? Support Fossil Fuel Divestment Want the Youth Vote? Support Fossil Fuel Divestment

For young people, surface-level regulations aren’t enough. They’re demanding a fundamental shift in how we think about markets and morals.

Jan 16, 2020 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen and Connor Chung

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