![Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers a speech during a victory rally at the Tate Modern in London early on July 5, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/uk-election-photo.jpg)
A Close-Up View of the UK Election Gave Rise to an Unfamiliar Emotion: Envy A Close-Up View of the UK Election Gave Rise to an Unfamiliar Emotion: Envy
The US left can only dream of Democrats’ having five years ahead of interrupted power—and control of Congress—with the GOP, like the Tories, driven far to the margins for a d...
Jul 15, 2024 / Ross Barkan
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Visualizing the Future Visualizing the Future
We aren’t saving the planet. The planet is saving us.
Jul 12, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
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Can Video Games Help Us Beat Climate Change? Can Video Games Help Us Beat Climate Change?
The $160 billion industry has a massive carbon footprint, yet climate organizations are increasingly recognizing video games as an avenue for education and impact.
Jul 8, 2024 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
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The Radical Politics of the Garden The Radical Politics of the Garden
An interview with author Olivia Laing.
Jul 1, 2024 / Q&A / Sara Franklin
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The Win for EV Workers in the South You Didn’t Hear About The Win for EV Workers in the South You Didn’t Hear About
Could the union victory at an electric bus manufacturing plant in Alabama turn the South into a hub for quality jobs in the green economy?
Jul 1, 2024 / Comment / Ella Fanger
![Supporters gather at a theater next to the Helena, Mont., courthouse on June 12, 2023, to watch the court proceedings for the nation's first youth climate change trial at Montana's First Judicial District Court. Sixteen plaintiffs, ranging in age from 6 to 22, are suing the state for promoting fossil fuel energy policies that they say violate their constitutional right to a “clean and healthful environment.”](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/montana-climate-getty.jpg)
It’s Time for the US to Declare a National Climate Emergency It’s Time for the US to Declare a National Climate Emergency
The US has no comprehensive climate action plan with clear, enforceable targets, timelines, and road maps for climate protection and restabilization—and it desperately needs one.
Jun 25, 2024 / John J. Berger
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How to Save a Forest How to Save a Forest
Members of the Kalispel Tribe in Washington have become some of the country’s foremost forest caretakers, ministering to the health of lands broken by settlers and industry.
Jun 24, 2024 / Audrea Lim
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With Air-Conditioning, Have We Passed the Point of No Return? With Air-Conditioning, Have We Passed the Point of No Return?
Consider it the feedback loop from hell: The greenhouse gas emissions air-conditioning releases ensure that we will continue to rely on it.
Jun 17, 2024 / Stan Cox
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Elon Musk’s Creepy Workplace Is Techno-Feudalism in Action Elon Musk’s Creepy Workplace Is Techno-Feudalism in Action
Multiple harassment allegations illuminate why the tech mogul has embraced Trumpism.
Jun 14, 2024 / Jeet Heer
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The Liberal Police State: How Democrats Are Playing Into GOP Hands The Liberal Police State: How Democrats Are Playing Into GOP Hands
Applying the tactics of counterinsurgency warfare to peaceful domestic protest risks blurring the line between Trump and his opponents.
Jun 14, 2024 / Sandy Tolan