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Thacker Pass, lithium mine, battery supply chain, Nevada

If You Think Multinational Mining Interests Want to Save the Environment, I’ve Got a Bridge to Sell You If You Think Multinational Mining Interests Want to Save the Environment, I’ve Got a Bridge to Sell You

A sacred site for Native Americans is on the verge of being destroyed for profit, and profit alone—just one more colonial conquest of lands in the American West.

May 22, 2025 / Joshua Frank

The $Trump memecoin with Bitcoin and other crypto coins.

Trump’s Big and Ugly Crypto Con Trump’s Big and Ugly Crypto Con

Why are 16 Democrats abetting this great sting?

May 22, 2025 / Robert L. Borosage

Heal a Divided America

Heal a Divided America Heal a Divided America

Working together to unite the country.

May 22, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

“Severed”: The Story of a Teen From Gaza

“Severed”: The Story of a Teen From Gaza “Severed”: The Story of a Teen From Gaza

At 18, Mohamad Saleh has survived five wars and lost his home, his family members, his leg. This new film, produced with The Nation, follows him as he tries to piece together his ...

May 22, 2025 / Jen Marlowe

Can Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza Remake the War Movie?

Can Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza Remake the War Movie? Can Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza Remake the War Movie?

Warfare attempts to rewrite the rules of depicting violent conflict on screen, making for a close-up, visceral experience.

May 22, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Beatrice Loayza

Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, tours the exhibition floor prior to the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 3, 2014.

Warren Buffett Is a Climate-Wrecker Warren Buffett Is a Climate-Wrecker

Los Angeles Times climate columnist Sammy Roth scoops his business beat colleagues.

May 22, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

Trump media microphones

We Can’t Afford to Let the Fourth Estate Topple We Can’t Afford to Let the Fourth Estate Topple

For all the deserved criticism of the American media, it remains one of the strongest pillars propping up what’s left of democracy in a time that’s been anything but good for the ...

May 21, 2025 / Nan Levinson

Ukrainian, American, and Russian delegates meet for Ukraine-Russia peace talks on May 16, 2025, at the office of the Turkish president in Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, Turkey.

Why US Engagement Is Essential in Setting Terms for Peace in Ukraine Why US Engagement Is Essential in Setting Terms for Peace in Ukraine

The Russian and Ukrainian positions are far apart, and absent US sticks and carrots, there seems little prospect they will come together.

May 21, 2025 / Anatol Lieven

Evil Duo

Evil Duo Evil Duo

Fascist tendencies.

May 21, 2025 / OppArt / Becky Edmunds

A horse-drawn carriage passes a photovoltaic park in Yaguaramas, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba, where hundreds of workers are hastily installing 44,000 solar panels.

Cuba Finally Embraces Solar Cuba Finally Embraces Solar

China to the rescue—as the US imposes more sanctions.

May 21, 2025 / Marc Frank

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