Environmental Activism

Vanessa Nakate

Uganda’s Young Climate Activists Are Going on Strike Uganda’s Young Climate Activists Are Going on Strike

And they’re bringing a message: though Africa contributes the least to fossil-fuel emissions, it is one of the most vulnerable continents.

Mar 14, 2019 / Angely Mercado

AOC Green New Deal

How Black Lives Matter to the Green New Deal How Black Lives Matter to the Green New Deal

Ocasio-Cortez makes the case for racial justice and reparations.

Mar 14, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman

Alexandria Villaseñor

‘Why Go to School When You Have No Future?’: A Q&A With a 13-Year-Old Climate Striker ‘Why Go to School When You Have No Future?’: A Q&A With a 13-Year-Old Climate Striker

Alexandria Villaseñor doesn’t have time to wait until she’s in power.

Mar 14, 2019 / Q&A / Angely Mercado

The Toxic Consequences of America’s Plastics Boom

The Toxic Consequences of America’s Plastics Boom The Toxic Consequences of America’s Plastics Boom

Thanks to fracking, petrochemicals giants are poised to make the plastic pollution crisis much, much worse.

Mar 14, 2019 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter

Jeep in Puerto Rico

Confronting Puerto Rico’s Coal-Ash Crisis Confronting Puerto Rico’s Coal-Ash Crisis

A mountain of toxic coal ash is sickening the territory’s residents.

Mar 13, 2019 / Michelle Chen

Take Action Now: Push the Senate on Gun Control

Take Action Now: Push the Senate on Gun Control Take Action Now: Push the Senate on Gun Control

Demand the passage of a crucial gun-control bill, then get involved with organizing on the ground.

Mar 12, 2019 / NationAction

Who Are the Animals?

Who Are the Animals? Who Are the Animals?

How we treat the natural world shapes our future.

Mar 12, 2019 / OppArt / Sue Coe

Solar Panels

Bill McKibben: From Coal and Gas to Wind and Sun Bill McKibben: From Coal and Gas to Wind and Sun

Plus Maia Szalavitz on the opioid epidemic and Sean Wilentz on impeachment.

Mar 7, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Protest against Publix Supermarkets

Take Action Now: March With Organizing Farmworkers Take Action Now: March With Organizing Farmworkers

Plus fight back against Trump’s fake national emergency and get involved with a youth climate strike.

Mar 5, 2019 / NationAction

On March 15, the Climate Kids Are Coming

On March 15, the Climate Kids Are Coming On March 15, the Climate Kids Are Coming

A massive, international, youth-led mobilization will demand action on the climate crisis.

Mar 4, 2019 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard

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