The Undocumented Can Work Jobs at the University of California, and Latinas Are Fighting Toxic Pollution The Undocumented Can Work Jobs at the University of California, and Latinas Are Fighting Toxic Pollution
On this week's episode of Start Making Sense, UCLA law professor Ahilan Arulanantham and writer Eliza Moreno join the show.
Nov 23, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
These Moms Are Leading the Fight Against Environmental Racism These Moms Are Leading the Fight Against Environmental Racism
In Los Angeles, the fight against toxic air pollution is a family affair.
Nov 17, 2022 / Photo Essay / Eliza Moreno
¡Compañero Mike Davis, Presente! ¡Compañero Mike Davis, Presente!
A requiem for a friend who embodied the commitment to the marriage of word and deed.
Nov 2, 2022 / Roberto Lovato
Can the Midterm Elections Help Solve the Climate Crisis? Can the Midterm Elections Help Solve the Climate Crisis?
Climate organizers across the country are adding voter engagement work into their own advocacy. But electing Democrats is just a first step.
Oct 31, 2022 / StudentNation / Sofia Andrade
Why Does the Democratic Republic of the Congo Keep Arresting Journalists? Why Does the Democratic Republic of the Congo Keep Arresting Journalists?
What happened to Steve Wembi?
Oct 28, 2022 / Nicolas Niarchos
Biden’s Embarrassing Saudi Failure Biden’s Embarrassing Saudi Failure
The latest diplomatic fiasco underlines America’s continuing vulnerability to interference from oil-rich autocracies.
Oct 28, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Mike Davis: 1946–2022 Mike Davis: 1946–2022
A brilliant radical reporter with a novelist’s eye and a historian’s memory.
Oct 25, 2022 / Obituary / Jon Wiener
A Brower Youth Award Winner Outlines a New Fossil Free Research Campaign A Brower Youth Award Winner Outlines a New Fossil Free Research Campaign
The 2022 Brower Award winner explains why the toxic influence of Big Oil money on climate change research is the next front in the battle against fossil fuel extraction.
Oct 21, 2022 / StudentNation / StudentNation and Ilana Cohen
The Deadly Consequences of Urban Oil Drilling The Deadly Consequences of Urban Oil Drilling
Since she was 9 years old, Nalleli Cobo has been fighting to end environmental racism in Los Angeles, where 3.2 million people live near an oil or gas well.
Oct 19, 2022 / StudentNation / Mara Marques Cavallaro
Princeton Activists Just Won a Historic Victory for Climate Research Princeton Activists Just Won a Historic Victory for Climate Research
After a decade of student organizing, Princeton made a pledge to divest its endowment and reject fossil fuel money. Will more universities follow?
Oct 6, 2022 / StudentNation / Chelsey Gilchrist and Claire Kaufman