Letters From the July 1-8, 2019, Issue Letters From the July 1-8, 2019, Issue
Devil in the details… Furry logic… Debunking junk science…
Jun 18, 2019 / Our Readers
Trump Is Our First Declinist President Trump Is Our First Declinist President
His cynical treatment of our world is dragging us all backward.
Jun 17, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt
Why Should I Embrace This Abomination of a Future? Why Should I Embrace This Abomination of a Future?
Another reader asks about his “so-called” Christian sister.
Jun 14, 2019 / Liza Featherstone
The Youth Climate Movement Is Just Getting Started The Youth Climate Movement Is Just Getting Started
The nascent activist movement has continued to expand across the world, and politicians are taking notice.
Jun 13, 2019 / StudentNation / Angely Mercado
Duterte’s Chinese-Funded Dam Will Displace Indigenous Communities Duterte’s Chinese-Funded Dam Will Displace Indigenous Communities
An ambitious plan to improve Manila’s water shortage is leaving Filipino villagers high and dry.
Jun 13, 2019 / Nick Aspinwall
‘This Isn’t Your Island’: Why Northern Mariana Islanders Are Facing Down the US Military ‘This Isn’t Your Island’: Why Northern Mariana Islanders Are Facing Down the US Military
Residents of the US commonwealth have discovered an apparently illegal Navy strategy to help it construct Pacific bombing ranges.
Jun 12, 2019 / Chris Gelardi and Sophia Perez
Will the World End in Nuclear—or Climate—Catastrophe? Will the World End in Nuclear—or Climate—Catastrophe?
Our politicians’ warmongering merely distracts us from the bigger picture of global disaster.
Jun 12, 2019 / David Bromwich
‘This Is Wholesale Child Neglect’: The Silence of School Leaders on the Climate Crisis ‘This Is Wholesale Child Neglect’: The Silence of School Leaders on the Climate Crisis
Many educators say school boards and education groups should speak out on climate inaction, but those calls aren’t always being well-received.
Jun 12, 2019 / StudentNation / Caroline Preston
Elizabeth Warren Is Proving Her Doubters Wrong Elizabeth Warren Is Proving Her Doubters Wrong
The presidential race is better with her in it.
Jun 11, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Dammit, Democrats! Organize a Climate Debate! Dammit, Democrats! Organize a Climate Debate!
The DNC has made a morally and practically wrong choice with its rejection of proposals for a debate on the existential issue of our time.
Jun 7, 2019 / John Nichols