Democrats to Exxon: Stop Trying to Change the Conversation Democrats to Exxon: Stop Trying to Change the Conversation
A forum on Wednesday laid out the case for treating oil like the “new tobacco.”
Jun 23, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
Progressives Need to Stop Ignoring Rural Communities Progressives Need to Stop Ignoring Rural Communities
If your words and actions make sense to people and honor their experiences, they’ll get behind you. Even in the country.
Jun 22, 2016 / Anthony Flaccavento
Growing Up With Climate Change Growing Up With Climate Change
My generation will be the first to have lived an entire lifetime in a climate changed world. We witnessed the first climate impacts. We will experience the worst. We were born into…
Jun 15, 2016 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin
6 Tough Climate Questions the Democratic Platform Committee Will Have to Answer 6 Tough Climate Questions the Democratic Platform Committee Will Have to Answer
Democrats have a chance to set a bold agenda for dealing with global warming.
Jun 3, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
As the Oil Industry Collapses, What Will Happen to the Countries That Depend On It? As the Oil Industry Collapses, What Will Happen to the Countries That Depend On It?
The combination of low prices and high supply is likely to create some dangerous chaos in the oil heartlands of the world.
May 26, 2016 / Michael T. Klare
Actually, the Labor-Green Alliance Has Never Been Stronger Actually, the Labor-Green Alliance Has Never Been Stronger
A disagreement within the AFL-CIO about a political partnership with billionaire Tom Steyer is really a sign of progress.
May 24, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
When Donald Trump Says His Foreign Policy Is ‘America First’—What Exactly Does He Mean? When Donald Trump Says His Foreign Policy Is ‘America First’—What Exactly Does He Mean?
Four experts consider how exactly Trump might go about making America great again.
May 24, 2016 / Sherle R. Schwenninger, Heather Hurlburt, Stephen Kinzer, and Juan Cole
Get Ready for a Wave of Green Civil Disobedience, America Get Ready for a Wave of Green Civil Disobedience, America
On Thursday, climate activists in the US began a week of direct action to “Break Free” from fossil fuels.
May 12, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
Only 2 Presidential Candidates Have a Plan for Coal Country Only 2 Presidential Candidates Have a Plan for Coal Country
And neither is Donald Trump.
May 10, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
Note to Exxon: Lying About Climate Change Isn’t Free Speech—It’s Fraud Note to Exxon: Lying About Climate Change Isn’t Free Speech—It’s Fraud
Facing hundreds of billions of dollars in potential damages, the fossil-fuel giant is trying to change the subject.
May 5, 2016 / Mark Hertsgaard