Want to Fight Climate Change? Look to Local Politics. Want to Fight Climate Change? Look to Local Politics.
Since its founding in 2015, the New Haven Climate Movement has used national momentum to create regional change with a model that can be replicated around the country.
Sep 14, 2022 / StudentNation / Charlotte Hughes
Alaska’s Special Election Offers a Lesson for Democrats Alaska’s Special Election Offers a Lesson for Democrats
The race can be a road map for campaigns in areas the party has all but written off.
Sep 13, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Greta Thunberg, 4 Years Later Greta Thunberg, 4 Years Later
Years after a 15-year-old led the movement, youth climate activists in Sweden continue mobilizing in the face of political and environmental turmoil.
Sep 9, 2022 / Feature / Ali Withers
Jim Crow Infrastructure and the Jackson, Miss., “Water Crisis” Jim Crow Infrastructure and the Jackson, Miss., “Water Crisis”
To understand why more rain means less drinking water in Mississippi’s capital, you need to look to the state’s racist past—and the present malign neglect of its Black citizens.
Sep 6, 2022 / Makani Themba
Here’s What’s Wrong With Manchin’s Side Deal to the Inflation Reduction Act Here’s What’s Wrong With Manchin’s Side Deal to the Inflation Reduction Act
In an impassioned call to allies in the national climate movement, a community organizer explains: “We in Appalachia are done with being a sacrifice zone.”
Sep 1, 2022 / Crystal Mello
This Tiny Fish Holds Together Ecosystems and Cultures—It’s Also Under Threat This Tiny Fish Holds Together Ecosystems and Cultures—It’s Also Under Threat
The Sitka Tribe of Alaska is fighting to protect the Pacific herring, challenging the idea of what it means to manage a fishery sustainably.
Aug 29, 2022 / Feature / Brett Simpson
Trying to Keep the Roof on in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Trying to Keep the Roof on in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley
While the petrochemical industry keeps blowing it off.
Aug 19, 2022 / Michael Esealuka
Why Are Fossil Fuel Companies Funding Climate Change Research? Why Are Fossil Fuel Companies Funding Climate Change Research?
As oil and gas companies report record profits, the Fossil Free Research campaign calls on universities to refuse their donations and maintain independence.
Aug 15, 2022 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
In the Era of Climate Migration, What Will “Home” Mean? In the Era of Climate Migration, What Will “Home” Mean?
You can cling to home as property—fight for yourself and your own financial gain. Or you can love a home and belong to it—and defend community, place, and planet.
Aug 4, 2022 / Madeline Ostrander
Lula’s Comeback Campaign: The Stakes for Brazil—and Democracy Lula’s Comeback Campaign: The Stakes for Brazil—and Democracy
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, Celso Amorim, who served as both foreign minister and defense minister, explains why much more than a resurgent Pink Tide is riding on th...
Aug 3, 2022 / Pablo Calvi