‘Jobs vs. the Environment’: How to Counter This Divisive Big Lie ‘Jobs vs. the Environment’: How to Counter This Divisive Big Lie
We can, and must, create common ground between the labor and climate movements.
Apr 22, 2014 / Jeremy Brecher
Concerned About Climate Change? Take Action to Stop Cove Point Concerned About Climate Change? Take Action to Stop Cove Point
The proposed $3.8 billion liquid natural gas (LNG) export facility would do serious damage to the local environment and could put the United States on the path to massively increas...
Apr 22, 2014 / NationAction
The Change Within: The Obstacles We Face Are Not Just External The Change Within: The Obstacles We Face Are Not Just External
The climate crisis has such bad timing, confronting it not only requires a new economy but a new way of thinking.
Apr 21, 2014 / Feature / Naomi Klein
Want to Stop Climate Change? Take the Fossil Fuel Industry to Court Want to Stop Climate Change? Take the Fossil Fuel Industry to Court
Big Carbon is where Big Tobacco was, before it started losing.
Apr 21, 2014 / Feature / Dan Zegart
The Temporary Peace Between Russia and Ukraine Is Built on Sand The Temporary Peace Between Russia and Ukraine Is Built on Sand
“It would be a mistake to think that the diplomats who sat down in Geneva this week control the situation,” says Stephen Cohen.
Apr 21, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen
Rural Counties Turn to Prisons for Economic Salvation Rural Counties Turn to Prisons for Economic Salvation
With coal not paying the bills, West Virginia has turned to prison construction.
Apr 21, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Obama Plans to Grant Clemency to ‘Hundreds, Perhaps Thousands,’ of Nonviolent Drug Offenders Obama Plans to Grant Clemency to ‘Hundreds, Perhaps Thousands,’ of Nonviolent Drug Offenders
Obama has so far granted fewer pardons than any modern US president.
Apr 21, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Why Kidnapping, Torture and Perjury Are No Longer Crimes in Washington Why Kidnapping, Torture and Perjury Are No Longer Crimes in Washington
Unlike the rest of us, members of our national security state exist in what might be called ‘post-legal’ America.
Apr 21, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Christie Is Using Romney Ties to Kickstart His 2016 Bid Christie Is Using Romney Ties to Kickstart His 2016 Bid
If the New Jersey governor falters, Jeb Bush is waiting—but he has troubles of his own.
Apr 21, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Hawks on Both Sides Could Upend Ukraine Diplomacy Hawks on Both Sides Could Upend Ukraine Diplomacy
Russia’s foreign minister threatens further intervention as Biden arrives in Kiev.
Apr 21, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss