Feel the Burn: Making the 2012 Heat Wave Matter Feel the Burn: Making the 2012 Heat Wave Matter
This scorching summer could be a global warming landmark—if we demand climate action from our leaders.
Jul 25, 2012 / Mark Hertsgaard
Subterranean Blues: On ExxonMobil Subterranean Blues: On ExxonMobil
Moral indignation is no longer enough to combat the power of Big Oil.
Jul 24, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein
The West in Flames The West in Flames
This is not a “perfect storm” but the new normal in the American west.
Jul 24, 2012 / William deBuys
Destroying the Commons Destroying the Commons
How the Magna Carta Became a Minor Carta.
Jul 23, 2012 / Noam Chomsky
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/20/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/20/12)
Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.
Jul 20, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Mark Hertsgaard: Farming in Hell Mark Hertsgaard: Farming in Hell
This summer’s weather is the direct result of climate change. Why are we still not taking it seriously?
Jul 20, 2012 / Press Room
Solyndra and the Republican Outrage Machine Solyndra and the Republican Outrage Machine
Trying to lurch focus away from Romney’s Bain debacle, the GOP is manufacturing a scandal from the ashes of the failed solar start-up.
Jul 19, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Whose Side Is the American Farm Bureau On? Whose Side Is the American Farm Bureau On?
The answer—Big Ag. Just ask the family farmers who dared to protest an industrial hog farm in Missouri.
Jul 16, 2012 / Ian T. Shearn
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/12/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/12/12)
Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.
Jul 12, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
What Will It Take for Society to Care About Global Warming? What Will It Take for Society to Care About Global Warming?
Heat records are being broken and fires are raging, but society still hasn’t woken up.
Jul 9, 2012 / Chris Hayes