Journalists and the Looming Superstorm of Climate Disinformation Journalists and the Looming Superstorm of Climate Disinformation
With climate action on the table, disinformation is poised to get louder. What should journalists do about it?
Feb 24, 2021 / Andrew McCormick
While Texans Freeze, Governor Greg Abbott Lies About the Green New Deal While Texans Freeze, Governor Greg Abbott Lies About the Green New Deal
Republican politicians try—and fail—to deflect blame with outrageous spin.
Feb 18, 2021 / John Nichols
How Biden Could Use the Presidential Bully Pulpit to Drive Climate Action How Biden Could Use the Presidential Bully Pulpit to Drive Climate Action
According to a Fox News exit poll on election night, 70 percent of voters support increased government spending on green and renewable energy.
Nov 10, 2020 / Jamie Henn
‘60 Minutes,’ ‘The Guardian,’ and Game-Changing New Climate Science ‘60 Minutes,’ ‘The Guardian,’ and Game-Changing New Climate Science
The climate crisis is a scientific reality, not a partisan issue—and one of America’s most widely watched programs just gave it the weight it deserves.
Oct 7, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard
Can Kentucky Slip the Industry Ties That Prevent Change? Can Kentucky Slip the Industry Ties That Prevent Change?
Mitch McConnell’s state is at a climate crossroads—and it’s energizing young people to act.
Sep 25, 2020 / Andrew McCormick
A Vote for Trump Is a Vote for Climate Apocalypse A Vote for Trump Is a Vote for Climate Apocalypse
It’s not complicated—four more years of Trump will consign us to a hell on Earth of a sort still only faintly imaginable today.
Sep 23, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt
Putting the Existential Threat of Climate Change Front and Center Putting the Existential Threat of Climate Change Front and Center
Until recently, the US mainstream media featured more climate silence than climate science.
Sep 22, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
‘We Are Civilization’s Anchor. We Are the Compass for Humanity and Conscience.’ ‘We Are Civilization’s Anchor. We Are the Compass for Humanity and Conscience.’
In the midst of death, thinking about life, art, the water’s edge, and Paul Robeson.
Sep 16, 2020 / Aja Beech
Trump’s Nevada Rally Is a Mockery to Millions Trump’s Nevada Rally Is a Mockery to Millions
It flies in the face of CDC guidelines and insults all Americans who have sacrificed to slow the pandemic’s spread.
Sep 15, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Fires Prove the Climate Catastrophe Is a Constitutional Crisis Too Fires Prove the Climate Catastrophe Is a Constitutional Crisis Too
The Electoral College and the Senate both marginalize states that are the hardest hit by climate change.
Sep 14, 2020 / Jeet Heer