The New Geopolitics of Energy The New Geopolitics of Energy
The Pentagon has now placed resource competition at the center of its strategic planning.
May 1, 2008 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
The Candidates Pump Gas The Candidates Pump Gas
As Clinton and McCain pander to frustrated voters with tax cuts, the real remedies to rising gas prices go unexplored.
Apr 30, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Truckers Take Their Case to the Capitol Truckers Take Their Case to the Capitol
Riding with a caravan that descended on Washington Monday, to call for immediate government action to push down fuel prices.
Apr 29, 2008 / Feature / Barbara Ehrenreich
What Nuclear Renaissance? What Nuclear Renaissance?
Despite a slick PR campaign hyping its promise, the nuclear industry isn't going anywhere. It's too costly and won't save us from global warming.
Apr 24, 2008 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Running on Empty Running on Empty
The era of cheap, plentiful oil is just about over. Now what?
Apr 24, 2008 / Mark Hertsgaard
Truckers Hit the Brakes Truckers Hit the Brakes
Hard hit by rising costs and the threat of losing their rigs, truckers are staging protests, calling for a bailout and lower fuel prices. What if the rest of us joined them?
Apr 7, 2008 / Barbara Ehrenreich
Water Warriors Water Warriors
Not everyone considers access to water to be a human right. A global water justice movement is changing that notion.
Mar 27, 2008 / Feature / Maude Barlow
How Green Is Your Collar? How Green Is Your Collar?
Labor leaders and environmentalists meet to explore how to make green jobs good jobs for American workers.
Mar 26, 2008 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher, Tim Costello, and Brendan Smith
A Green Corps A Green Corps
The New Deal brought with it programs that served not only the good of the people and the economy but also the environment. We need that now more than ever.
Mar 20, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Bill McKibben
Labor’s War on Global Warming Labor’s War on Global Warming
Together, unions can force the government to take on the issue of green-collar jobs.
Mar 10, 2008 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher, Tim Costello, and Brendan Smith