Sustainability

Volunteers put a tarp on the roof of damaged home in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, in Golden Meadow, La.

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

Oil Pump Jack

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

Flooded homes in New Jersey

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

Brazil’s then-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sits holding his glasses while he talks with his Foreign Affairs Minister Celso Amorim

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

Public Pension Funds—the Next Battleground for Human Rights

Public Pension Funds—the Next Battleground for Human Rights Public Pension Funds—the Next Battleground for Human Rights

As the fight in Oregon to divest from the Israeli manufacturer of Pegasus spyware shows, pension funds can use tools like proxy votes and responsible contractor policies to hold pr...

Aug 3, 2022 / Sravya Tadepalli

The Manchin-Schumer Deal Could Pay Off—if Congress Acts

The Manchin-Schumer Deal Could Pay Off—if Congress Acts The Manchin-Schumer Deal Could Pay Off—if Congress Acts

If the Inflation Reduction Act survives more or less intact, it could give Democrats the legislative victory they desperately need heading into the midterms.

Aug 2, 2022 / Charles Komanoff

President Biden Delivers Remarks In Sacramento While In Region To View Areas Devastated By Wildfires

Gavin Newsom’s Letter to Biden Urges Climate Action Gavin Newsom’s Letter to Biden Urges Climate Action

The California governor called on the president to ramp up climate change interventions, while decrying obstruction in Congress.

Jul 29, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Red Hot Summer In America

Red Hot Summer In America Red Hot Summer In America

Coast to coast fires.

Jul 29, 2022 / OppArt / Jos Sances

There Are Still Things to Love About America

There Are Still Things to Love About America There Are Still Things to Love About America

This planet is bigger and more beautiful than nationalism and militarism allow us to see.

Jul 15, 2022 / Frida Berrigan

Worker with Wind Turbines

This Doesn’t Have to Hurt: An Argument Against BDSM Economics This Doesn’t Have to Hurt: An Argument Against BDSM Economics

Inflicting pain on workers to fix inflation isn’t just unfair. It’s stupid, ineffective, and completely unnecessary.

Jul 13, 2022 / Zack Exley and Robert Hockett

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