Environment

When It Rains in Detroit

When It Rains in Detroit When It Rains in Detroit

Even an ordinary rainfall in the Motor City can prompt devastating floods, turning the fortunes of many upside down.

Sep 10, 2021 / Bilal Baydoun

Heading Into the Fall

Heading Into the Fall Heading Into the Fall

Ignoring the pandemic won’t make it disappear.

Sep 9, 2021 / OppArt / Paul Karasik and Peter Kuper

Marine walks in Afghanistan

The $8 Trillion Cost of Failure The $8 Trillion Cost of Failure

The time and money it took to give Kabul to the Taliban could have been used to help struggling Americans.

Sep 9, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt

Big Oil’s Delay Tactics Are the New Climate Science Denialism

Big Oil’s Delay Tactics Are the New Climate Science Denialism Big Oil’s Delay Tactics Are the New Climate Science Denialism

Academic researchers say the fossil fuel industry engages in “discourses of delay” to divert attention away from the crisis.

Sep 9, 2021 / Amy Westervelt

Jerome Powell

The Fight for the Federal Reserve The Fight for the Federal Reserve

The left is split on whether President Biden should reappoint Jerome Powell as Fed chair or replace him with someone more aggressive on climate change.

Sep 7, 2021 / Aída Chávez

To Survive Climate Change, We Need to Rebuild the World as We Know It

To Survive Climate Change, We Need to Rebuild the World as We Know It To Survive Climate Change, We Need to Rebuild the World as We Know It

Extreme weather events like Hurricane Ida prove that we need to rethink everything we think we know about the built and natural worlds.

Sep 6, 2021 / Jake Bittle

The New New Deal?

The New New Deal? The New New Deal?

Bernie Sanders says the Democratic caucus’s budget will be “the most consequential piece of legislation for working people, the elderly, the children, the sick, and the poor” since...

Sep 6, 2021 / John Nichols

Handmaid’s Jail

Handmaid’s Jail Handmaid’s Jail

Harvest of shame. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of August 30.

Sep 3, 2021 / Steve Brodner

Caldor Fire

For Outdoor Workers, California Air Is Becoming Unbreathable For Outdoor Workers, California Air Is Becoming Unbreathable

As huge fires become the catastrophic new norm, vast numbers of low wage workers are exposed to ever-higher levels of toxins.

Sep 3, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Activists protest the Texas abortion ban

This Is What the First Hours of a Near-Total Ban on Abortion Look Like This Is What the First Hours of a Near-Total Ban on Abortion Look Like

The Texas law SB 8 will force abortion clinics in the state to turn away about 80 percent of all patients.

Sep 2, 2021 / Amy Littlefield

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