Environment

Plastic Island

Plastic Island Plastic Island

Nowhere to go. The ocean has more than 170 trillion plastic particles as pollution reaches unprecedented levels.

Sep 18, 2023 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

Pine Tree Power supporters at a march on July 4.

Maine Is in an Epic Battle Over Its Future Maine Is in an Epic Battle Over Its Future

Voters could turn two private utilities into public goods. The corporations are fighting it tooth and nail.

Sep 18, 2023 / Bill McKibben

Senator Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney's Lonely Exit Mitt Romney's Lonely Exit

The former GOP presidential nominee is now a pariah in his own party.

Sep 15, 2023 / Jeet Heer

The Tipping Point Is Now

The Tipping Point Is Now The Tipping Point Is Now

Inaction is not an option.

Sep 15, 2023 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

Caldor Fire

How Do We Deal With Our Planet’s Unprecedented Decline? How Do We Deal With Our Planet’s Unprecedented Decline?

Across the planet, horrifying “natural” fire, flood, and heat records were set this summer.

Sep 14, 2023 / Tom Engelhardt

- Activists from the

These Activists Have One Simple Goal: Abolish the Cruise Industry These Activists Have One Simple Goal: Abolish the Cruise Industry

A group of environmental activists in France is gaining traction with a bold argument: Cruises shouldn’t exist.

Sep 14, 2023 / Cole Stangler

US President Joe Biden

Biden Complacency Is Just As Bad as Biden Panic Biden Complacency Is Just As Bad as Biden Panic

Don't wet your bed. Organize!

Sep 11, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Peru Anti-Government Protests

Young People in Peru Are Protesting to Protect Democracy Young People in Peru Are Protesting to Protect Democracy

Indigenous community members, farmworker coalitions, and students have taken to the streets. “Right now, we are calling for Dina Boluarte to leave power, and for new congressional...

Sep 11, 2023 / StudentNation / Walter Thomas-Patterson

photo of a sink with water that is not safe for drinking

A Year Later, the Water Crisis in Jackson Has Gone From Acute to Chronic A Year Later, the Water Crisis in Jackson Has Gone From Acute to Chronic

And the officials in charge of fixing the situation seem more interested in privatization than accountability.

Sep 7, 2023 / Makani Themba

US Foreign Policy Has an Extinction Agenda

US Foreign Policy Has an Extinction Agenda US Foreign Policy Has an Extinction Agenda

As the world loses time to act, US elites are working to dominate the remains of a ruined planet.

Sep 5, 2023 / Column / Spencer Ackerman

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