Recent History Recent History
Reviewing the year, in stitches.
May 25, 2021 / OppArt / India Tresselt
What’s Worse Than Climate Catastrophe? Climate Catastrophe Plus Fascism. What’s Worse Than Climate Catastrophe? Climate Catastrophe Plus Fascism.
A conversation with Andreas Malm about his new book, White Skin, Black Fuel: On the Danger of Fossil Fascism.
May 25, 2021 / Q&A / Wen Stephenson
The Future of Renewable Energy Depends on China The Future of Renewable Energy Depends on China
Hawkish foreign policy is a losing game when China provides 70 percent of the world’s rare-earth supplies.
May 24, 2021 / Michael T. Klare
Steven Donziger Wants to Convince ‘a Different Jury’ Steven Donziger Wants to Convince ‘a Different Jury’
Denied legal judgment by his peers, the lawyer who took on Chevron wants the world to know about his persecution.
May 18, 2021 / James North
Visions of a Borderless World Visions of a Borderless World
We must not forget that borders are an impediment to a new world based on empathy and equality.
May 18, 2021 / Todd Miller
Why Do We Eat Bad Food? Why Do We Eat Bad Food?
Mark Bittman’s new history looks at the economy and politics of junk food.
May 18, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Bill McKibben
Exhuming California’s St. Francis Dam Disaster Exhuming California’s St. Francis Dam Disaster
The unrecognized past of America’s newest national monument presents a chance for us to better understand our present environmental challenges.
May 17, 2021 / Josh Lappen
How Teachers Fought for Their Safety in the Pandemic—and Won How Teachers Fought for Their Safety in the Pandemic—and Won
As the debate over in-person schooling roiled, teachers’ unions secured significant protections—often with parents’ support.
May 17, 2021 / Feature / Bryce Covert
