Environmental Activism

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This Isn’t the First Time Cowboys Have Tried to Plunder 640 Million Acres of Public Land This Isn’t the First Time Cowboys Have Tried to Plunder 640 Million Acres of Public Land

In Utah and the Dakotas, history repeats itself as Native Americans fight to protect their lives—and ours.

Sep 20, 2016 / Chip Ward

What’s the Greatest Threat to Action on Climate Change? Nationalism.

What’s the Greatest Threat to Action on Climate Change? Nationalism. What’s the Greatest Threat to Action on Climate Change? Nationalism.

It’s going to take global solidarity to avoid a climate-change doomsday.

Sep 15, 2016 / Michael T. Klare

Join 1 Million People Demanding That Fossil Fuels Stay in the Ground

Join 1 Million People Demanding That Fossil Fuels Stay in the Ground Join 1 Million People Demanding That Fossil Fuels Stay in the Ground

Sign our petition calling on the Obama administration to keep fossil fuels on public lands in the ground.

Sep 14, 2016 / NationAction

There Is an Arrest Warrant Out for Jill Stein

There Is an Arrest Warrant Out for Jill Stein There Is an Arrest Warrant Out for Jill Stein

Why? Because she protested with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

Sep 9, 2016 / John Nichols

Asking for a Friend: A Charismatic Dude Is Claiming Credit for Everything My Organization Does—Can I Make Him Stop?

Asking for a Friend: A Charismatic Dude Is Claiming Credit for Everything My Organization Does—Can I Make Him Stop? Asking for a Friend: A Charismatic Dude Is Claiming Credit for Everything My Organization Does—Can I Make Him Stop?

And another reader wonders how to stay true to her radical politics and still get laid.

Sep 9, 2016 / Liza Featherstone

Maine’s Governor Puts His State on Fracking’s Front Lines

Maine’s Governor Puts His State on Fracking’s Front Lines Maine’s Governor Puts His State on Fracking’s Front Lines

The gap between climate justice and climate policy is now so profound that it jeopardizes Americans’ rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Sep 6, 2016 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin

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How a Nun, a Vet, and a Housepainter Stood Up to the Threat of Nuclear Weapons How a Nun, a Vet, and a Housepainter Stood Up to the Threat of Nuclear Weapons

Dan Zak’s Almighty reminds readers that the United States’ poisonous and very expensive history of nuclear-weapons production is far from over.

Aug 31, 2016 / Frida Berrigan

My Drowning City Is a Harbinger of Climate Slums to Come

My Drowning City Is a Harbinger of Climate Slums to Come My Drowning City Is a Harbinger of Climate Slums to Come

Federal legislation is hastening the collapse of working class neighborhoods near water.

Aug 29, 2016 / Feature / Virginia Eubanks

Donald Trump with Louisiana supporters

Inside the Head of a Trump Supporter Inside the Head of a Trump Supporter

Mike Schaff’s community was destroyed by the failures of a private company, but he’s voting for America’s most notorious businessman. Why?

Aug 29, 2016 / Arlie Hochschild

Jill Stein speaking

Jill Stein Should Be Part of a 4-Way Presidential Debate Jill Stein Should Be Part of a 4-Way Presidential Debate

Even those who do not back third-party contenders should recognize that open debates are vital for robust democracy.

Aug 19, 2016 / John Nichols

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