Environment

Tesla's Elon Musk

Elon Musk Will Not Help Lead a Climate Leap Elon Musk Will Not Help Lead a Climate Leap

Los Angeles activists are fighting for climate justice, but, at nearby Tesla, green jobs aren’t good jobs.

Nov 15, 2017 / Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis

Jerry Brown Germany

California Governor Jerry Brown Is Doing Far More to Combat Climate Change Than Trump’s Washington California Governor Jerry Brown Is Doing Far More to Combat Climate Change Than Trump’s Washington

When Trump opened a massive leadership void on climate change, nuclear weapons, and more, Brown stepped in.

Nov 15, 2017 / James Carden

Berta Cáceres march

A New Report Sheds Light on the Plot to Murder Honduran Activist Berta Cáceres A New Report Sheds Light on the Plot to Murder Honduran Activist Berta Cáceres

In Honduras, the United States willfully ignores institutional rot and buttresses crooked strongmen.

Nov 14, 2017 / Lauren Carasik

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The Trump Administration Wants to Sell a Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to Big Oil The Trump Administration Wants to Sell a Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to Big Oil

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says Alaska is “open for business.”

Nov 9, 2017 / Subhankar Banerjee

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

Stop Republicans From Fast-Tracking Their Tax Giveaway to the Rich Stop Republicans From Fast-Tracking Their Tax Giveaway to the Rich

You can also vote in your local election and host a Fossil-Free House Party.

Nov 7, 2017 / NationAction

Bonn climate conference

The Paris Climate Accord Didn’t Go Nearly Far Enough—Can Bonn Do Better? The Paris Climate Accord Didn’t Go Nearly Far Enough—Can Bonn Do Better?

If negotiators are going to meaningfully combat the climate crisis this week, they’ll need to forget about pleasing fossil-fuel corporations.

Nov 7, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Poultry farm

A Chicken-Nugget Theory of Capitalism A Chicken-Nugget Theory of Capitalism

One breaded snack can tell us so much.

Nov 7, 2017 / Raj Patel

Minnesota pipeline students

Can These 13 Young Minnesotans Stop a Pipeline From Coming to Their State? Can These 13 Young Minnesotans Stop a Pipeline From Coming to Their State?

Climate change, they argue, will disproportionately affect young people—so they want a seat at the table.

Nov 3, 2017 / StudentNation / Brandon Jordan

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Letters From the November 20-27, 2017, Issue Letters From the November 20-27, 2017, Issue

The farm bill of the future…Toxic present, toxic past…Nuclear insanity…Backyard sustainability…

Nov 2, 2017 / Our Readers

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Seattle

These Indigenous Movements Are Forcing the US to Reckon With Its Past These Indigenous Movements Are Forcing the US to Reckon With Its Past

Dispatches from the Urban Resistance: New York to Seattle

Oct 31, 2017 / Jimmy Tobias

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