Environment

Oil pump jack with sunset

Down With Petroleum Tyranny—or We Can Expect the Worst Down With Petroleum Tyranny—or We Can Expect the Worst

Overcoming a global phalanx of oil-industry defenders will require far more political muscle than the environmental camp has yet been able to muster.

Jul 27, 2022 / Michael T. Klare

A climate activist holds up a blue placard reading

Republicans Shouldn’t Get a Pass on Climate Republicans Shouldn’t Get a Pass on Climate

Joe Manchin only matters because all 50 GOP senators are willing to let the planet burn.

Jul 27, 2022 / Mark Hertsgaard

Student Protest Roe

What’s At Stake for Young Voters What’s At Stake for Young Voters

Young people coast to coast detail the most critical issues in the 2022 midterms, from student debt to abortion to climate change.

Jul 26, 2022 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Where Should the Climate Movement Go Next?

Where Should the Climate Movement Go Next? Where Should the Climate Movement Go Next?

Andreas Malm thinks climate politics needs to reject pacifism for sabotage.

Jul 25, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Thea Riofrancos

How Lyme Disease Became Unstoppable

How Lyme Disease Became Unstoppable How Lyme Disease Became Unstoppable

There was nothing inevitable about the Lyme epidemic. Then humans disrupted the environment and fueled an era of tick-borne diseases.

Jul 25, 2022 / Feature / Jimmy Tobias

Joe Biden holds up his hand and closes his eyes while addressing the Supreme Court’s decision on Dobbs in Washington D.C.

Biden’s Troubling Response to “Dobbs” Biden’s Troubling Response to “Dobbs”

The president does not seem to understand his responsibilities to the voters who elected him.

Jul 25, 2022 / Andrea Grimes for The Nation

Weenies

Weenies Weenies

Charles Manchin.

Jul 22, 2022 / Steve Brodner

Swimming Upstream

Swimming Upstream Swimming Upstream

Celebrating rivers, restoration, and environmental advocacy in Maine.

Jul 22, 2022 / OppArt / Lisa Link

Biden Is All Talk as Fires Take Over the American West

Biden Is All Talk as Fires Take Over the American West Biden Is All Talk as Fires Take Over the American West

By any stretch of the imagination, what is happening now is a climate emergency.

Jul 22, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Biden Climate Emergency

It’s Time for Biden to Declare a Climate Emergency It’s Time for Biden to Declare a Climate Emergency

The president has an opportunity to address the partisan failures of Congress and the Supreme Court by taking real actions to combat the crisis at hand.

Jul 21, 2022 / StudentNation / Hannah Reynolds

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