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The US Navy Has a Water Problem

The US Navy Has a Water Problem The US Navy Has a Water Problem

The Second Fleet was reactivated to patrol the Arctic. Only problem is, the fleet’s home is on the front lines of sea-level rise: Naval Station Norfolk.

Sep 19, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Dave Lindorff

23 Reasons to Climate Strike Today

23 Reasons to Climate Strike Today 23 Reasons to Climate Strike Today

Take to the streets.

Sep 19, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Bill McKibben

snowden book

Edward Snowden Speaks Edward Snowden Speaks

The NSA whistleblower’s new memoir is essential reading.

Sep 19, 2019 / Editorial / D.D. Guttenplan

Russian Jets and Flags

Will Russia Be Driven From the West? Will Russia Be Driven From the West?

American opponents of readmitting Moscow to the former G8 fail to understand the consequences.

Sep 18, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Trump Is Treating Foreign Policy Like a Mafia Protection Racket

Trump Is Treating Foreign Policy Like a Mafia Protection Racket Trump Is Treating Foreign Policy Like a Mafia Protection Racket

Congress needs to investigate the connection between Trump’s belligerence and the Arab monarchy’s wealth.

Sep 18, 2019 / Jeet Heer

‘I Used to Wonder What My Karma Was That I Had to End Up in a Place Like This’

‘I Used to Wonder What My Karma Was That I Had to End Up in a Place Like This’ ‘I Used to Wonder What My Karma Was That I Had to End Up in a Place Like This’

A Nepali TPS holder and domestic worker describes what it’s like to live in the US without papers and to fight for workers’ rights.

Sep 18, 2019 / Migrant Voices / John Washington

The UN Secretary General Urges Public Pressure to Address the Climate ‘Emergency’

The UN Secretary General Urges Public Pressure to Address the Climate ‘Emergency’ The UN Secretary General Urges Public Pressure to Address the Climate ‘Emergency’

“Nature is angry,” but a Green New Deal can help, says Secretary General António Guterres.

Sep 18, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard

Exclusive: Edward Snowden’s First Adventures in Cyberspace

Exclusive: Edward Snowden’s First Adventures in Cyberspace Exclusive: Edward Snowden’s First Adventures in Cyberspace

An excerpt from the whistleblower’s new memoir.

Sep 18, 2019 / Feature / Edward Snowden

Central Americans seeking asylum status

Take Action Now: Help Migrants Seeking Asylum Take Action Now: Help Migrants Seeking Asylum

Defend the right to asylum and get involved with local groups, plus help stop Trump’s phony war in Iran.

Sep 17, 2019 / no-paywall / NationAction

‘The Silenced’: Meet the Climate Whistle-Blowers Muzzled by Trump

‘The Silenced’: Meet the Climate Whistle-Blowers Muzzled by Trump ‘The Silenced’: Meet the Climate Whistle-Blowers Muzzled by Trump

Six former government scientists describe how the Trump administration made them bury the truth about climate change—and why they won’t stay quiet.

Sep 17, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Oliver Milman

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