Climate Change

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Whatever, Voice of Reason Whatever, Voice of Reason

From climate change to the Delta variant, too bad there’s nothing we can do!

Aug 17, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

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Coverage of the “Code Red” Climate Report Was Good. Here’s How to Sustain It. Coverage of the “Code Red” Climate Report Was Good. Here’s How to Sustain It.

From now to COP26 in November journalists should focus especially on climate justice and climate solutions—and we should play the story so much bigger.

Aug 12, 2021 / Andrew McCormick

Sen. Chuck Schumer

What’s Good and What’s Dangerous in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill What’s Good and What’s Dangerous in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

Progressives need to hold strong for the reconciliation bill, but all Democrats should remember: There is no infrastructure as important as the foundation of democracy, which is vo...

Aug 12, 2021 / Joan Walsh

Seeing the Climate Crisis Through the Eyes of Henry Thoreau

Seeing the Climate Crisis Through the Eyes of Henry Thoreau Seeing the Climate Crisis Through the Eyes of Henry Thoreau

“I walk toward one of our ponds,” Thoreau wrote in “Slavery in Massachusetts,” “but what signifies the beauty of nature when men are base?”

Aug 11, 2021 / Feature / Wen Stephenson

House burning in Dixie fire

“This Was Avoidable,” Climate Activists Say About Grim New Science “This Was Avoidable,” Climate Activists Say About Grim New Science

The United Nations’ latest climate report says capping global temperature rise at 1.5° C is imperative—and still within reach through immediate, aggressive action.

Aug 9, 2021 / Mark Hertsgaard

Press Secretary Psaki Briefs White House Media

America Faces Cascading Crises. Democrats Must Act. America Faces Cascading Crises. Democrats Must Act.

Any serious effort to alleviate the real problems facing Americans will depend on progressives’ corralling Democratic unity.

Aug 5, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Coastal Landfills Are No Match for Rising Seas

Coastal Landfills Are No Match for Rising Seas Coastal Landfills Are No Match for Rising Seas

As sea levels rise, the landfills along the US coasts have become a ticking environmental time bomb. So why does the federal government have no plan to avoid this looming catastrop...

Jul 26, 2021 / Feature / Dave Lindorff

Blue Origin Launch

Billionaires in Space Billionaires in Space

For the world’s richest men, the stars are up for sale.

Jul 23, 2021 / A.M. Gittlitz

Coal power plant

Rich Nations ‘Must Consign Coal Power to History,’ Says the UK COP26 President Rich Nations ‘Must Consign Coal Power to History,’ Says the UK COP26 President

Alok Sharma’s challenge will be to persuade countries at COP26 to commit to more ambitious emissions-cut targets and to increase financing for countries most vulnerable to climate ...

Jul 21, 2021 / Nina Chestney

India Walton

Progressives Around the Country Are Recalling Sewer Socialism’s Proud History Progressives Around the Country Are Recalling Sewer Socialism’s Proud History

At the local level, sidewalk socialists represent a movement whose time has come.

Jul 21, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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