The Future Is Not Ours, and Neither Is the Past The Future Is Not Ours, and Neither Is the Past
At age 70, a writer reflects on the so-called ‘American Century’—and the world it wrought.
Jul 21, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Battling Cove Point in the Capital Battling Cove Point in the Capital
More than a thousand people march in DC against a proposed natural gas export plant.
Jul 14, 2014 / Cole Stangler
Rupert Murdoch’s 3 Most Egregiously Ignorant Claims About Climate Change Rupert Murdoch’s 3 Most Egregiously Ignorant Claims About Climate Change
“We should approach climate change with great skepticism,” says the king of the climate denial media machine.
Jul 14, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
How the Obama Administration Is Keeping Big Coal Alive How the Obama Administration Is Keeping Big Coal Alive
While the Obama administration takes steps to discourage coal consumption at home, it’s tacitly promoting coal exports overseas.
Jul 7, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Here’s Something Patriotic You’ll Want to Support Here’s Something Patriotic You’ll Want to Support
Join The Nation and Green America in calling on Congress to pass the Clean Energy Victory Bonds Act of 2014.
Jul 3, 2014 / NationAction
Endgame? Endgame?
How the rhetoric of ecoetiquette muddies writing about global warming.
Jul 2, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow
The Chairman of the Largest Private Company in America Just Told the 1 Percent to Worry About Climate Change The Chairman of the Largest Private Company in America Just Told the 1 Percent to Worry About Climate Change
But will Greg Page’s call to arms influence business leaders? Or the Republicans his firm donates to?
Jun 25, 2014 / Robert S. Eshelman
Fighting, Not Drowning Fighting, Not Drowning
The environmental movement needs to be nimble, not centralized.
Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Could Choose the Next House Majority Whip Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Could Choose the Next House Majority Whip
Will the fossil-fuel lobby leverage its considerable pull within the House GOP to ensure Scalise becomes House majority whip?
Jun 18, 2014 / Lee Fang
If Jerry Brown Is So Green, Why Is He Allowing Fracking in California? If Jerry Brown Is So Green, Why Is He Allowing Fracking in California?
The California governor wants to be known as a climate leader. But he has said yes to fracking—for now.
Jun 18, 2014 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard