Letters From the June 3-10, 2019, Issue Letters From the June 3-10, 2019, Issue
A priceless answer… On the record… Corrections and clarifications
May 17, 2019 / Our Readers
In Their Fight to Stop a New US Military Base, Okinawans Confront Two Colonizers In Their Fight to Stop a New US Military Base, Okinawans Confront Two Colonizers
For the Japanese government, which has never acknowledged Okinawan indigenous rights, the island is a convenient location for the American military.
May 16, 2019 / Maia Hibbett
Take Action Now: Keep the Conversation on Climate Take Action Now: Keep the Conversation on Climate
Protect the environment, push candidates on climate, and join local groups to keep up the fight.
May 14, 2019 / NationAction
The Energy Industry’s Secret Campaign to Get Us to Build More Power Plants The Energy Industry’s Secret Campaign to Get Us to Build More Power Plants
As the energy market has shifted and stalled, utilities have become masters of deceptive astroturfing scams.
May 14, 2019 / Michael Isaac Stein
AOC on the Green New Deal AOC on the Green New Deal
What if we actually pulled off a Green New Deal? What would the future look like?
May 14, 2019 / OppArt / Molly Crabapple
Sara Nelson Is Not Afraid to Strike Back Sara Nelson Is Not Afraid to Strike Back
For the president of the Association of Flight Attendants, radical politics starts in the workplace.
May 10, 2019 / Sarah Jaffe
Will Young People of Color Shape the 2020 Election? Will Young People of Color Shape the 2020 Election?
Steve Phillips on changes in the electorate, Ben Ehrenreich on climate and Commerce, and Amy Wilentz on Haiti’s Notre Dame.
May 9, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
How Carbon Farming Can Help Stop Climate Change in Its Tracks How Carbon Farming Can Help Stop Climate Change in Its Tracks
New agricultural methods offer hope of restoring ecological balance.
May 6, 2019 / Feature / Wilbur Wood
Ethiopia’s Economic Miracle Is an Environmental Tragedy Ethiopia’s Economic Miracle Is an Environmental Tragedy
Ethiopia’s rivers and lakes are now drying up at terrifying speed.
May 1, 2019 / Christelle Gérand
Billionaires Can Rebuild the Past, but Their Wealth Can’t Fix the Future Billionaires Can Rebuild the Past, but Their Wealth Can’t Fix the Future
To save the environment and curb climate change, we need to transform the economy that allows for billionaires to exist in the first place.
Apr 30, 2019 / Emilie Prattico