Think Exotic Animals Are to Blame for the Coronavirus? Think Again. Think Exotic Animals Are to Blame for the Coronavirus? Think Again.
Scientists have fingered bats and pangolins as potential sources of the virus, but the real blame lies elsewhere—with human assaults on the environment.
Feb 18, 2020 / Column / Sonia Shah
Richard Powers on the Standing of Trees Richard Powers on the Standing of Trees
The author of The Overstory hikes through the Great Smoky Mountains and discusses giving personhood to nonhumans.
Feb 17, 2020 / Zoë Carpenter
Visualizing the Climate Crisis in Barcelona Visualizing the Climate Crisis in Barcelona
Around the world, artists sound the alarm.
Feb 14, 2020 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Appalachia Gets Special Funding. The Black Rural South Deserves It Too. Appalachia Gets Special Funding. The Black Rural South Deserves It Too.
Kennedy made rural poverty a focus of his presidential campaign. This year’s candidates could do the same—this time, in the Black Belt region.
Feb 14, 2020 / Greg Kaufmann
Does the Climate Crisis Spell the End of Big Oil? Does the Climate Crisis Spell the End of Big Oil?
Financial markets are rightfully taking climate change seriously, but it’s humanity, not bottom lines, that should be our top concern.
Feb 12, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard
Is Your Favorite News Source Shilling for Big Oil? Is Your Favorite News Source Shilling for Big Oil?
Some media companies are creating, not just running, misleading climate ads.
Feb 12, 2020 / Amy Westervelt
Climate Is on the Ballot in New Hampshire Climate Is on the Ballot in New Hampshire
The Sunrise Movement and other groups have demanded that climate be a top issue, and Democrats like Sanders, Warren, and Steyer are responding.
Feb 11, 2020 / John Nichols
Trump’s Budget: Making America God-Awful Again Trump’s Budget: Making America God-Awful Again
It would destroy what’s left of the social safety net and finish the hollowing out of America’s working and middle classes.
Feb 11, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
A World War Could Break Out in the Arctic A World War Could Break Out in the Arctic
American military training exercises in northern Norway are escalating tensions with Russia.
Feb 11, 2020 / Michael T. Klare
Sanders Surged in Iowa on a Wave of New Voters Sanders Surged in Iowa on a Wave of New Voters
Sanders closed the gap with votes from college campuses, mosques, and union halls, where newly organized and energized voters had his back.
Feb 7, 2020 / John Nichols