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President Donald Trump speaks to the press upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on February 2, 2025, as he returns to the White House from Florida.

How Journalists Can Stand Up to Trump’s Bluster How Journalists Can Stand Up to Trump’s Bluster

Newsroom layoffs make it harder, but reporters must keep telling the truth about climate change.

Feb 6, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

A family embraces in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire that claimed their home in Altadena, California.

The Exhausting Fight for Climate Action The Exhausting Fight for Climate Action

The struggle against climate change has long been demoralizing and draining. But we need to gather our strength to meet this moment.

Feb 5, 2025 / Ilana Cohen

A woman with a ponytail walks through a door.

Trump’s Phony Trade Wars Are Evidence of American Imperial Decline Trump’s Phony Trade Wars Are Evidence of American Imperial Decline

President’s bullying of allies yields symbolic results—but betrays substantive weakness.

Feb 5, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Workers, community members, and business owners clean up debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Marshall, North Carolina, on September 30, 2024.

The People in Charge Won’t Save Us From Climate Catastrophe. We’ll Need to Do It Ourselves. The People in Charge Won’t Save Us From Climate Catastrophe. We’ll Need to Do It Ourselves.

Grassroots efforts in places like North Carolina show what we can—and increasingly must—do in a world plagued by climate disasters.

Feb 5, 2025 / Anna Simonton

Grassroots action: Our Revolution at the Democratic National Committee leadership election on Saturday.

Defeating the Democratic Party Elites  Is Just the First Step  Defeating the Democratic Party Elites  Is Just the First Step 

The party faces a choice: Will it embrace the grassroots energy behind its newly elected leadership? Or allow Trump and his corporate allies to tighten their grip on the country?

Feb 4, 2025 / Joseph Geevarghese

Bedlam in the Redrum

Bedlam in the Redrum Bedlam in the Redrum

Voughts and prayers.

Jan 31, 2025

Drilling in California Central Valley

Trump Is Hitting the Gas on Our Path to Planetary Destruction Trump Is Hitting the Gas on Our Path to Planetary Destruction

The planet’s decline is already deeply underway. Trump’s clearly about to lend it a remarkably helping hand

Jan 31, 2025 / Tom Engelhardt

Climate. ACTION!

Climate. ACTION! Climate. ACTION!

California Fires Fossil Fueled By The Oil Industry.

Jan 30, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

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Landscape.

Jan 29, 2025 / OppArt / Mirko Ilic

Pioneer Natural Resources equipment near Midland, Texas, on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.

Donald Trump’s Retrograde Worship Will Tank America’s Auto Industry Donald Trump’s Retrograde Worship Will Tank America’s Auto Industry

Trump's tariffs will protect the US auto industry just long enough for it to decline into technological obsolescence.

Jan 28, 2025 / Alfred McCoy

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