Climate Science Under Fire Climate Science Under Fire
The drizzle of allegations that climate scientists have fudged data, drawn on dodgy sources, withheld information and frozen out dissenters has now become a downpour.
Feb 5, 2010 / Maria Margaronis
The UK’s Climate Rebels The UK’s Climate Rebels
Some of the best activism is happening in Britain—but in policy terms, payoff has been slight.
Nov 19, 2009 / Feature / Maria Margaronis
British Censorship Chills US Reporting British Censorship Chills US Reporting
They say that when Wall Street sneezes, London catches a cold. But it seems that when London puts a freeze on facts, the chill can spread just as well the other way. What...
Oct 17, 2009 / Maria Margaronis
Greece Votes Socialist Greece Votes Socialist
Going against the European grain, Greece has voted George Papandreou's center-left PaSoK party to power in a landslide. Promising a new political culture, an end to cronyism and a ...
Oct 5, 2009 / Maria Margaronis
Copenhagen in Crisis: How Much Does it Matter? Copenhagen in Crisis: How Much Does it Matter?
Diplomatic anxiety about the Copenhagen climate summit is reaching fever pitch. UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon has issued an urgent warning that the talks are stalled; UN develop...
Sep 16, 2009 / Maria Margaronis
England’s Green and Pleasant Land England’s Green and Pleasant Land
Britain's Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Ed Miliband (the former Nation intern who said that we need a mass movement to push for action on the environment), has just publishe...
Jul 16, 2009 / Maria Margaronis
Mixing History and Desire: The Poetry of C.P. Cavafy Mixing History and Desire: The Poetry of C.P. Cavafy
A new collection of C.P. Cavafy's beautiful, musical poems.
Jul 15, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Maria Margaronis
Europe Lurches Right Europe Lurches Right
In the European parliamentary elections, the center-right has won at the expense of social democrats.
Jun 10, 2009 / Maria Margaronis
Europe Lurches Right Europe Lurches Right
Trying to divine the political future from the results of European Parliamentary elections always involves an element of entrail-gazing. Across the continent, people take t...
Jun 8, 2009 / Maria Margaronis
Mother of Parliaments in Mother of All Messes Mother of Parliaments in Mother of All Messes
London It began with what looked like a minor leak, the kind you'd call a plumber for but hope you could contain: reports that Britain's Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, had charged ...
May 19, 2009 / Maria Margaronis