Climate Change

Bernie Sanders for President

Bernie Sanders for President Bernie Sanders for President

With integrity and principle, the Vermont senator is calling Americans to a political revolution.

Jan 14, 2016 / The Editors

This Climate Victory Was Buried in Obama’s State of the Union

This Climate Victory Was Buried in Obama’s State of the Union This Climate Victory Was Buried in Obama’s State of the Union

President Obama said he’ll ‘‘push to change the way we manage our oil and coal resources, so that they better reflect the costs they impose on taxpayers and our planet.”

Jan 13, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Barack Obama Refuses to Be a Lame-Duck President

Barack Obama Refuses to Be a Lame-Duck President Barack Obama Refuses to Be a Lame-Duck President

Instead of coasting to the close of his second term, Obama used his final State of the Union address to propose to “fix our politics” and to frame the 2016 race.

Jan 12, 2016 / John Nichols

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Can This New York State Campaign Finish What the Paris Climate Talks Started? Can This New York State Campaign Finish What the Paris Climate Talks Started?

The COP21 agreement is filled with holes—this diverse, statewide coalition aims to fill them.

Jan 11, 2016 / Rebecca Nathanson

Start Making Sense: Rahm Emanuel Must Go

Start Making Sense: Rahm Emanuel Must Go Start Making Sense: Rahm Emanuel Must Go

Rick Perlstein on the Chicago mayor; Adam Gopnik and Amy Wilentz on Charlie Hebdo; and Rebecca Solnit on climate change in the Himalayas.

Jan 7, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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Why ISIS Is the Minor Leagues of Terror Why ISIS Is the Minor Leagues of Terror

Putting threats into perspective for 2016.

Jan 5, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt

Start Making Sense: Barbara Ehrenreich Explains Why the White Working Class Is Dying—Literally

Start Making Sense: Barbara Ehrenreich Explains Why the White Working Class Is Dying—Literally Start Making Sense: Barbara Ehrenreich Explains Why the White Working Class Is Dying—Literally

Also Rebecca Solnit on the Paris climate agreement and John Powers on Canada’s Justin Trudeau.

Dec 17, 2015 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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Letters From the January 4, 2016, Issue Letters From the January 4, 2016, Issue

Lesson from Paris… with friends like these…  slouching toward Raqqa?… sounds familiar… whither The Nation?…

Dec 17, 2015 / Our Readers and Robert Pollin

VIDEO: What Does Climate Change Have to Do With Hunger in America?

VIDEO: What Does Climate Change Have to Do With Hunger in America? VIDEO: What Does Climate Change Have to Do With Hunger in America?

A conversation about what true food security would look like in America, and how we’ll get there.

Dec 14, 2015 / The Nation

After Paris, There Is Some Room for Hope

After Paris, There Is Some Room for Hope After Paris, There Is Some Room for Hope

Good news and climate change are not normally associated with each other, but let’s give a tentative cheer for COP21.

Dec 14, 2015 / Michael T. Klare

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