How Donald Trump and Elaine Chao Sold Off Flood-Control Policy to the Highest Bidders How Donald Trump and Elaine Chao Sold Off Flood-Control Policy to the Highest Bidders
In mid-August, the administration moved to gut a necessary initiative to guarantee the flood resilience of infrastructure.
Aug 28, 2017 / John Nichols
Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse
The most dangerous people in America.
Aug 24, 2017 / Feature / John Nichols and Steve Brodner
Democrats Can Win Rural Voters by Taking on Big Agriculture Democrats Can Win Rural Voters by Taking on Big Agriculture
Identifying the corporate power that holds back farm communities could revive Democratic fortunes.
Aug 16, 2017 / David Dayen
Wanna Save the Planet? Follow the Haida Nation’s Example. Wanna Save the Planet? Follow the Haida Nation’s Example.
Indigenous peoples steward 80 percent of earth’s biological diversity, but need sovereignty to resist corporate plunder. The amazing triumph of the Haida shows how to get there.
Aug 16, 2017 / Mark Dowie
Demand That Congress Fight for Net Neutrality Demand That Congress Fight for Net Neutrality
You can also find events to pressure your members of Congress to fight on everything from the environment to taxes to immigration.
Aug 8, 2017 / NationAction
A Leader of the Keystone Opposition Talks About Building Progressive Coalitions in Red America A Leader of the Keystone Opposition Talks About Building Progressive Coalitions in Red America
Jane Kleeb describes her journey from Republican to Bernie Sanders Democrat—and what it takes to forge unlikely alliances.
Aug 8, 2017 / D.D. Guttenplan
Don’t Let the White House’s Dysfunction Distract You From the Bad Things Trump Is Doing Don’t Let the White House’s Dysfunction Distract You From the Bad Things Trump Is Doing
Trump is losing many of his high-profile fights. But in dozens of less-noticed ways, his administration is advancing its extreme agenda.
Aug 8, 2017 / Greg Kaufmann
Over 3,000 New Yorkers Could Die From Summer Heat Each Year by 2080 Over 3,000 New Yorkers Could Die From Summer Heat Each Year by 2080
Unless we act now, deaths from extreme heat will become much more common as the globe warms.
Aug 8, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Climate Change is the Issue of My Generation Climate Change is the Issue of My Generation
When I think about the thousands of young people working endlessly to give future generations a fighting chance, I can’t help but stand in awe.
Aug 4, 2017 / StudentNation / Leehi Yona
The Missed Opportunities of ‘An Inconvenient Sequel’ The Missed Opportunities of ‘An Inconvenient Sequel’
Al Gore’s latest film draws climate change back into the political limelight, but fails to draw connections between environmental and economic justice.
Aug 3, 2017 / Kate Aronoff