Environment

The New New Deal?

The New New Deal? The New New Deal?

Bernie Sanders says the Democratic caucus’s budget will be “the most consequential piece of legislation for working people, the elderly, the children, the sick, and the poor” since...

Sep 6, 2021 / John Nichols

Handmaid’s Jail

Handmaid’s Jail Handmaid’s Jail

Harvest of shame. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of August 30.

Sep 3, 2021 / Steve Brodner

Caldor Fire

For Outdoor Workers, California Air Is Becoming Unbreathable For Outdoor Workers, California Air Is Becoming Unbreathable

As huge fires become the catastrophic new norm, vast numbers of low wage workers are exposed to ever-higher levels of toxins.

Sep 3, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Activists protest the Texas abortion ban

This Is What the First Hours of a Near-Total Ban on Abortion Look Like This Is What the First Hours of a Near-Total Ban on Abortion Look Like

The Texas law SB 8 will force abortion clinics in the state to turn away about 80 percent of all patients.

Sep 2, 2021 / Amy Littlefield

Hurricane Ida Makes Landfall In Louisiana Leaving Devastation In Its Wake

Why Won’t TV News Say “Climate Change” About Hurricane Ida? Why Won’t TV News Say “Climate Change” About Hurricane Ida?

It’s media malpractice not to mention that burning fossil fuels drives extreme weather events.

Sep 2, 2021 / Mark Hertsgaard

Paradise fire

How Do You Tell the Story of a Fire? How Do You Tell the Story of a Fire?

A conversation with reporter Lizzie Johnson about the aftermath of wildfires and the human cost of neglected infrastructure.     

Sep 1, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Emma Hager

Vaccine News

Vaccine News Vaccine News

Tragicomic portraits of a comic tragedy.

Aug 31, 2021 / OppArt / Rob Rogers

Our Dying Oceans

Our Dying Oceans Our Dying Oceans

Vanishing life in the sea: the clock is ticking on taking action.

Aug 27, 2021 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Australia Fires

The Real Existential Threat Is Our Overheating Planet The Real Existential Threat Is Our Overheating Planet

By 2049, China will be too busy dealing with climate disasters to launch a war with the United States.

Aug 26, 2021 / Michael T. Klare

Syrian children draw from a water container at a refugee camp in the village of Kafr Aruq.

The Middle East Is Draining Its Water Supply The Middle East Is Draining Its Water Supply

Drought and government action threaten the dozens of civilizations that have been nourished by these waters for millennia.

Aug 25, 2021 / James Zogby

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