Environmental Activism

Catasterism

Catasterism Catasterism

Many a night I saw the Pleiads, rising through the mellow shade, Glitter like a swarm of fire-flies tangled in a silver braid.–—Lord Tennyson Winter is my nightlong field. Cruel, y…

Oct 30, 2020 / Poems / Threa Almontaser

Along the Keystone XL Pipeline, Hoping for a Miracle

Along the Keystone XL Pipeline, Hoping for a Miracle Along the Keystone XL Pipeline, Hoping for a Miracle

This election could decide whether one of the most destructive fossil fuel projects continues to be built, or is brought to a halt.

Oct 27, 2020 / Photo Essay / Sara Hylton and Magnum Foundation

Joe Biden standing before a lectern

Earth to Biden: Stop Talking About Fracking Earth to Biden: Stop Talking About Fracking

Data for Progress polling shows that support for a fracking ban fell 16 points among Democrats after Biden and Harris opposed it in the debates.

Oct 21, 2020 / Julian Brave NoiseCat and Danielle Deiseroth

Science Matters

Science Matters Science Matters

Ignoring health guidelines has consequences.

Oct 14, 2020 / OppArt / R. Sikoryak, Felipe Galindo, and Lalo Alcaraz

Two activists with painted faces stand, holding a sign that reads

The Hardest Thing About the Green New Deal The Hardest Thing About the Green New Deal

Three new books raise the question: What does global solidarity look like at this late hour?

Oct 12, 2020 / Wen Stephenson

Extinction Rebellion’s Long Overdue Reckoning With Race

Extinction Rebellion’s Long Overdue Reckoning With Race Extinction Rebellion’s Long Overdue Reckoning With Race

After experiencing a barrage of criticism for its lack of diversity, has the climate activist group finally made inclusivity a priority?

Oct 5, 2020 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata

31 Days Until the Election

31 Days Until the Election 31 Days Until the Election

Vanity UnFair: Trump dismantles democracy.

Oct 3, 2020 / OppArt / Mark Bryan

Environment Disaster Rings

Environment Disaster Rings Environment Disaster Rings

The trees (and our) time on Earth?

Oct 2, 2020 / OppArt / Tom Arie Donch

Biden Needs to Stop Talking Down Bernie Sanders and Medicare for All

Biden Needs to Stop Talking Down Bernie Sanders and Medicare for All Biden Needs to Stop Talking Down Bernie Sanders and Medicare for All

Don’t step into the traps Trump lays to divide a Democratic coalition that includes democratic socialists with popular ideas.

Oct 2, 2020 / John Nichols

Firefighters stare into a fire.

Putting the Existential Threat of Climate Change Front and Center Putting the Existential Threat of Climate Change Front and Center

Until recently, the US mainstream media featured more climate silence than climate science.

Sep 22, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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