Environmental Issues

Fighting Despair to Fight Climate Change

Fighting Despair to Fight Climate Change Fighting Despair to Fight Climate Change

Without hope, the horror of climate change paralyzes rather than politicizes.

Apr 22, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

Climate Change Is the Tragedy of the Global Commons

Climate Change Is the Tragedy of the Global Commons Climate Change Is the Tragedy of the Global Commons

It’s not like women’s rights or prison reform. There are too many people making money out of feeding our insatiable demand for more.

Apr 22, 2014 / Katha Pollitt

The ‘Environmentalists’ Who Scapegoat Immigrants and Women on Climate Change

The ‘Environmentalists’ Who Scapegoat Immigrants and Women on Climate Change The ‘Environmentalists’ Who Scapegoat Immigrants and Women on Climate Change

Americans put climate change low on their list of priorities. But consider how poor women fare when we opt out of the conversation.

Apr 22, 2014 / Dani McClain

Where Have All the Green Jobs Gone?

Where Have All the Green Jobs Gone? Where Have All the Green Jobs Gone?

Environmentalism could be a populist movement—if its focus shifts from just cutting carbon to cultivating justice on a larger scale.

Apr 22, 2014 / Michelle Chen

People of Color Are Already Getting Hit the Hardest by Climate Change

People of Color Are Already Getting Hit the Hardest by Climate Change People of Color Are Already Getting Hit the Hardest by Climate Change

A conversation with Jacqueline Patterson, executive director of the NAACP’s Climate Justice Initiative.

Apr 22, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

We’re the Asteroid: Elizabeth Kolbert on Species Extinction and Climate Change

We’re the Asteroid: Elizabeth Kolbert on Species Extinction and Climate Change We’re the Asteroid: Elizabeth Kolbert on Species Extinction and Climate Change

One-quarter of all mammals are classified as endangered, along with a third of all reef-building corals and one-fifth of all reptiles.

Apr 22, 2014 / Jon Wiener

Let This Earth Day Be The Last

Let This Earth Day Be The Last Let This Earth Day Be The Last

“Environmentalism” has failed. The planet now needs a movement far more radical.

Apr 22, 2014 / Wen Stephenson

‘Jobs vs. the Environment’: How to Counter This Divisive Big Lie

‘Jobs vs. the Environment’: How to Counter This Divisive Big Lie ‘Jobs vs. the Environment’: How to Counter This Divisive Big Lie

We can, and must, create common ground between the labor and climate movements.

Apr 22, 2014 / Jeremy Brecher

Concerned About Climate Change? Take Action to Stop Cove Point

Concerned About Climate Change? Take Action to Stop Cove Point Concerned About Climate Change? Take Action to Stop Cove Point

The proposed $3.8 billion liquid natural gas (LNG) export facility would do serious damage to the local environment and could put the United States on the path to massively increas...

Apr 22, 2014 / NationAction

The Change Within: The Obstacles We Face Are Not Just External

The Change Within: The Obstacles We Face Are Not Just External The Change Within: The Obstacles We Face Are Not Just External

The climate crisis has such bad timing, confronting it not only requires a new economy but a new way of thinking.

Apr 21, 2014 / Feature / Naomi Klein

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