Snapshot: Scorched Earth in California Snapshot: Scorched Earth in California

Apr 21, 2015 / Lucy Nicholson

Is California’s Drought Part of a Global Water Crisis? Is California’s Drought Part of a Global Water Crisis?

According to NASA scientist Jay Famiglietti, some of the world’s most unstable regions will face their own severe water shortages in the near future.

Apr 16, 2015 / Leighton Akio Woodhouse

California’s Drought Is So Bad That Some Communities Are Trucking In Their Water California’s Drought Is So Bad That Some Communities Are Trucking In Their Water

If the drought continues, farmers and residents may have to abandon some of the richest agricultural land in the country.

Dec 8, 2014 / Leighton Akio Woodhouse

Can the Climate Crisis Finally Force Us to Change Our Broken System? Can the Climate Crisis Finally Force Us to Change Our Broken System?

We've already lost a lot to climate change, and we'll lose more unless we take collective action.

Sep 18, 2014 / Rebecca Solnit

Three Poems to Get You Through the Drought Three Poems to Get You Through the Drought

"Outside, the ground separates, / breaking open like sores..."

Sep 3, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues

Capitalism vs. the Climate Capitalism vs. the Climate

Denialists are dead wrong about the science. But they understand something the left still doesn’t get about the revolutionary meaning of climate change.

Nov 9, 2011 / Feature / Naomi Klein

A Global Green Deal A Global Green Deal

America must step up and lead an international campaign to curb emissions. Done properly, it will green the planet and our wallets.

Feb 26, 2009 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard