Germany’s Dirty Secret: Climate Activists Take Aim at Europe’s Largest Coal Industry Germany’s Dirty Secret: Climate Activists Take Aim at Europe’s Largest Coal Industry
Amid a growing anti-coal movement, thousands of masked protesters in hooded white jumpsuits block Germany’s coal infrastructure.
Aug 29, 2017 / Paul Hockenos
When Salvador Allende Told Us Happiness Is a Human Right When Salvador Allende Told Us Happiness Is a Human Right
Now, for the first time, an adviser recalls a remarkable 1971 conversation with Chile’s socialist leader.
Aug 25, 2017 / Feature / Luis Sepúlveda
Growing Up With Big Brother Growing Up With Big Brother
A historian tracks half a century of evolving state surveillance.
Aug 24, 2017 / Alfred McCoy
The Lost Alternatives of Mikhail Gorbachev The Lost Alternatives of Mikhail Gorbachev
Thirty years ago, the last Soviet leader gave the world the possibilities of a democratic Russia and (with Ronald Reagan) an end to Cold War and nuclear arms races. Today, it is as...
Aug 24, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Mathias Énard’s Alternative Cosmopolitanism Mathias Énard’s Alternative Cosmopolitanism
Ranging across the Mediterranean, his novels map out the intermediate space between East and West.
Aug 24, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Jesse McCarthy
Disdain for Liberals Drives the Jewish Pro-Trump Right Disdain for Liberals Drives the Jewish Pro-Trump Right
It’s not the issues that matter; it’s the shared hatred.
Aug 24, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Only Sensible Way Out of the North Korea Crisis The Only Sensible Way Out of the North Korea Crisis
In a dual freeze, Pyongyang would cease missile tests in exchange for a moratorium on Washington’s massive war games.
Aug 23, 2017 / Tim Shorrock
Take Away Trump’s Blank Check for Endless War Take Away Trump’s Blank Check for Endless War
You can also write a letter to the editor to demand the removal of Confederate statues, and join a campaign to take economic power from Wall Street and give it back to communities.
Aug 22, 2017 / NationAction
Avoiding War With North Korea Avoiding War With North Korea
It’s way past time for Trump to begin talks with Pyongyang.
Aug 22, 2017 / John Feffer
The Middle East’s Wars Are Creating a Lost Generation The Middle East’s Wars Are Creating a Lost Generation
The children who live through these conflicts could be scarred for decades.
Aug 22, 2017 / Michelle Chen