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The ‘Great Replacement’ Is a Genocidal Playbook The ‘Great Replacement’ Is a Genocidal Playbook

The far right’s obsession over migration and xenophobic “replacement” theories have seen a resurgence in an era of looming climate catastrophe.

Oct 22, 2019 / John Feffer

‘Biba Guåhan!’: How Guam’s Indigenous Activists Are Confronting Military Colonialism

‘Biba Guåhan!’: How Guam’s Indigenous Activists Are Confronting Military Colonialism ‘Biba Guåhan!’: How Guam’s Indigenous Activists Are Confronting Military Colonialism

As the federal government tries to expand its control of the island, the CHamoru are ready to rise in resistance.

Oct 21, 2019 / Chris Gelardi and Sophia Perez

Quebec Students Can Teach the World a Thing or Two About Striking

Quebec Students Can Teach the World a Thing or Two About Striking Quebec Students Can Teach the World a Thing or Two About Striking

After all, they’ve been doing it for decades.

Oct 18, 2019 / StudentNation / Miriam Lafontaine

Trump’s Support May Be Dwindling, but His Assault on Regulations Continues

Trump’s Support May Be Dwindling, but His Assault on Regulations Continues Trump’s Support May Be Dwindling, but His Assault on Regulations Continues

The administration is planning to sabotage environmental oversight on public lands, privatize elements of the national park system, and stall the replacement of contaminated drinki...

Oct 18, 2019 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

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Inside Trump’s War on Climate Science Inside Trump’s War on Climate Science

Over drinks, Rod Schoonover, a former intelligence analyst, talks about his experience as a climate-change expert in the Trump administration.

Oct 18, 2019 / Drinks On The Nation / Liza Featherstone

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The Greening of the New Deal The Greening of the New Deal

The New Deal succeeded in overcoming the existential threat of the Great Depression. Can the Green New Deal curb a much larger catastrophe?

Oct 18, 2019 / Steve Fraser

Jedediah Purdy Has an Idea That Could Save Us From Capitalism and the Climate Crisis

Jedediah Purdy Has an Idea That Could Save Us From Capitalism and the Climate Crisis Jedediah Purdy Has an Idea That Could Save Us From Capitalism and the Climate Crisis

We talked to the lawyer, theorist, and critic about his new book This Land Is Our Land, his concept of a moral political economy, and the legacies of Bush and Obama.

Oct 16, 2019 / Q&A / Aaron Bady

Pulling the Plug on PG&E

Pulling the Plug on PG&E Pulling the Plug on PG&E

California’s recent blackout shows how desperately we need to replace private utilities with community-controlled, publicly owned, green energy systems.

Oct 15, 2019 / Johanna Bozuwa

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Trump Has Gone to War Against California Trump Has Gone to War Against California

In his vengeful, mob-style way, Trump is attacking the Golden State both rhetorically and through policy measures. No matter where we live, we all have a dog in this fight.

Oct 15, 2019 / Editorial / Sasha Abramsky

Sanders and Warren Are Widening the Democratic Party’s Left Lane

Sanders and Warren Are Widening the Democratic Party’s Left Lane Sanders and Warren Are Widening the Democratic Party’s Left Lane

They’ve dominated the discourse and upended our traditional politics.

Oct 15, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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