BP Hires Prison Labor to Clean Up Spill While Coastal Residents Struggle BP Hires Prison Labor to Clean Up Spill While Coastal Residents Struggle
With scores of coastal residents out of work after the spill, BP is hiring inmates to clean up its mess—and getting lucrative tax breaks in the process.
Jul 21, 2010 / Abe Louise Young
Big Oil Makes War on the Earth Big Oil Makes War on the Earth
The Gulf Coast joins an oil-soiled planet.
Jul 19, 2010 / Ellen Cantarow
A Day to Celebrate Climate Solutions A Day to Celebrate Climate Solutions
350.org is giving out microgrants to local climate action projects all over the world.
Jul 19, 2010 / Peter Rothberg
This Week At TheNation.com: Progressives & Obama… Plus, Three Videos and a Big Award. This Week At TheNation.com: Progressives & Obama… Plus, Three Videos and a Big Award.
Eric Alterman on pushing for a progressive Presidency. Plus: Colin Robinson takes on Amazon.
Jul 16, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Green Energy: A Special Issue Green Energy: A Special Issue
How we can break our addiction to oil. With contributions from Michael T. Klare, Christian Parenti, Mark Hertsgaard and Christine MacDonald.
Jul 15, 2010 / Feature / The Editors
Clean, Green, Safe and Smart Clean, Green, Safe and Smart
Why the United States needs a new national energy policy.
Jul 15, 2010 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
The Big Green Buy The Big Green Buy
How Obama can use the government's purchasing power to spark the clean-energy revolution.
Jul 15, 2010 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Kicking the Oil Habit Kicking the Oil Habit
Louisiana can't go cold turkey: it can only wean itself off oil through an orderly transition.
Jul 15, 2010 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard
The Spill’s Silver Lining? The Spill’s Silver Lining?
The BP disaster could be the catalyst for an invigorated environmental movement.
Jul 15, 2010 / Feature / Christine MacDonald
The Breakdown: What Is The True Cost Of Gas? The Breakdown: What Is The True Cost Of Gas?
Imagine that the cost you pay at the pump reflected not only the cost of gas without all of the government tax breaks and subsidies to the oil industry but also the political, heal...
Jul 15, 2010 / Chris Hayes