(Fossil) Fueling The California Fires (Fossil) Fueling The California Fires
Exxon has been knowingly pouring gas on climate problems for decades.
Jan 22, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
In Our New Climate Reality, There Is No Getting Back to Normal In Our New Climate Reality, There Is No Getting Back to Normal
The media is failing to warn us about the scale of the disasters that lie ahead. In Los Angeles, as everywhere, we need more than liberal technocratic tweaks.
Jan 21, 2025 / Wen Stephenson
The Insurance Crisis Looming in California as the Wildfires Burn The Insurance Crisis Looming in California as the Wildfires Burn
California’s Department of Insurance has worked to repair the broken insurance system, but the LA fires threaten to undo the progress the state has made.
Jan 16, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky
It’s Time to Rethink Everything About How We Fight Fires It’s Time to Rethink Everything About How We Fight Fires
The LA disaster is a wake-up call: Our firefighting playbook was written for a world that no longer exists. We need a new approach, and we need it now.
Jan 14, 2025 / Lazo Gitchos
What the Fire Left Behind: Scenes From Los Angeles What the Fire Left Behind: Scenes From Los Angeles
The Nation’s Western correspondent, Sasha Abramsky, captures the destruction of the Palisades fire and the relics of the people who used to live in one debris zone.
Jan 13, 2025 / Photo Essay / Sasha Abramsky
Justin Trudeau’s Fecklessness Made Him an Easy Target for MAGA Manifest Destiny Justin Trudeau’s Fecklessness Made Him an Easy Target for MAGA Manifest Destiny
The United States probably won’t annex Canada. But Trump’s imperial dreams are already destabilizing the world.
Jan 10, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Our Future Copresidents Wage Garbage Wars on LA Fires Our Future Copresidents Wage Garbage Wars on LA Fires
Racist, stupid crap—that’s not unexpected. What we need is a tough local and national Democratic response. To everything.
Jan 9, 2025 / Joan Walsh
Biden Was Right to Block the US Steel Takeover Biden Was Right to Block the US Steel Takeover
Even if losing domestic sources of primary steel does not seem like a national security threat today, it might tomorrow.
Jan 7, 2025 / Todd N. Tucker
Beijing Calls Washington’s Bluff on Strategic Metals Beijing Calls Washington’s Bluff on Strategic Metals
China’s latest export restriction lays bare the complex geopolitics behind President Trump’s proposed tariffs—and the green energy transition.
Jan 2, 2025 / Nicolas Niarchos