Once Again, California Leads the Way Once Again, California Leads the Way
Governor Jerry Brown leads in tackling catastrophic climate change.
Dec 8, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How Pope Francis Came to Embrace Not Just Climate Justice but Liberation Theology How Pope Francis Came to Embrace Not Just Climate Justice but Liberation Theology
And how that poses a radical challenge to both climate deniers and mainstream liberals.
Sep 9, 2015 / Feature / Wen Stephenson
August 6, 1945: The US Destroys Hiroshima With An Atomic Bomb August 6, 1945: The US Destroys Hiroshima With An Atomic Bomb
“We face a choice between one world or none.”
Aug 6, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner
The Water in Rio Is Full of Sludge and Rotting Fish—And Olympians Are Supposed to Swim in It The Water in Rio Is Full of Sludge and Rotting Fish—And Olympians Are Supposed to Swim in It
Athletes who participate in water sports will carry an infection risk of 99 percent.
Aug 3, 2015 / Dave Zirin
America’s Homegrown Terror Threat—and Why We’re Doing Nothing to Fight It America’s Homegrown Terror Threat—and Why We’re Doing Nothing to Fight It
Plagued by poor infrastructure, climate denialism, unregulated fracking wells and nuclear waste sites, the United States is poised to topple itself with self-inflicted wounds.
Apr 8, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Emanuel Pastreich, John Feffer, and Foreign Policy In Focus
TEPCO’s Risky Operation at Fukushima TEPCO’s Risky Operation at Fukushima
Why are so few talking about the radiation threat soaring the Pacific?
Nov 15, 2013 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Fukushima’s Invisible Crisis Fukushima’s Invisible Crisis
Don’t expect coverage of Japan's nuclear power disaster on the evening news: unlike other environmental catastrophes, Fukushima’s ongoing crisis offers little to film.
Aug 19, 2013 / Eric Ozawa
Pandora’s Terrifying Promise: Can Nuclear Power Save the Planet? Pandora’s Terrifying Promise: Can Nuclear Power Save the Planet?
A conversation about a new documentary, its provocative claims—and the facts it leaves out.
Jun 17, 2013 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard and Terry Tempest Williams
The Dirty Secrets of Rocky Flats The Dirty Secrets of Rocky Flats
The legacy of Colorado’s notorious nuclear plant is radioactive waste in a residential community—and public distrust of government.
May 22, 2012 / Feature / Kristen Iversen
The Legacy of Chernobyl The Legacy of Chernobyl
Twenty-six years after the Chernobyl disaster, the US media have yet to print the pictures of Chernobyl now.
Apr 26, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders