Environment

Will the Fight for Hegemony Survive Climate Change?

Will the Fight for Hegemony Survive Climate Change? Will the Fight for Hegemony Survive Climate Change?

Even if China were to become the preeminent world power around 2030, the accelerating pace of climate change would likely curtail its rise within decades.

Feb 25, 2022 / Alfred McCoy

Worth More Standing

Worth More Standing Worth More Standing

Commodifying nature, robbing our future.

Feb 18, 2022 / OppArt / Jos Sances

A low lying irrigation canal passes alongside a field of windmills

Extreme Drought Is Crashing Food Production Whether Russia Invades or Not Extreme Drought Is Crashing Food Production Whether Russia Invades or Not

In a world increasingly feeling the effects of climate change, the media must examine the role climate can play in igniting and inflaming conflicts.

Feb 17, 2022 / Mark Hertsgaard

The Avoidable Tragedy of Road Deaths

The Avoidable Tragedy of Road Deaths The Avoidable Tragedy of Road Deaths

The media pays a lot of attention to rising crime, but more than twice as many people die in traffic collisions in the US.

Feb 17, 2022 / Bryce Covert

Princeton University building

Why We Filed a Legal Complaint Against Princeton Why We Filed a Legal Complaint Against Princeton

A coalition of Princeton students, faculty, staff, and alumni has called for an investigation of the university's continued investments in the fossil fuel industry.

Feb 16, 2022 / StudentNation / Hannah Reynolds and Lynne Archibald

Statue of Liberty

What Might the World Look Like in 2025? What Might the World Look Like in 2025?

A dispatch from the future.

Feb 15, 2022 / John Feffer

Fossil Fools

Fossil Fools Fossil Fools

Company profits, poisoned environment.

Feb 11, 2022 / OppArt / Erika Harrsch

A crowd of protesters

Don’t Sabotage the Climate Movement by Turning to Violence Don’t Sabotage the Climate Movement by Turning to Violence

The climate movement is panicking. It shouldn’t.

Feb 9, 2022 / Paul Hockenos

Flight Shame in Great Barrington

Flight Shame in Great Barrington Flight Shame in Great Barrington

When it comes to aviation, small is not beautiful.

Feb 9, 2022 / Susan Brind Morrow

The New York Stock Exchange

ALEC Is Driving Laws to Blacklist Companies That Boycott the Oil Industry ALEC Is Driving Laws to Blacklist Companies That Boycott the Oil Industry

The American Legislative Exchange Council has drafted legislation modeled on efforts to block divestment from Israel.

Feb 8, 2022 / Chris McGreal

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