Exclusive: Edward Snowden’s First Adventures in Cyberspace Exclusive: Edward Snowden’s First Adventures in Cyberspace
An excerpt from the whistleblower’s new memoir.
Sep 18, 2019 / Feature / Edward Snowden
‘The Silenced’: Meet the Climate Whistle-Blowers Muzzled by Trump ‘The Silenced’: Meet the Climate Whistle-Blowers Muzzled by Trump
Six former government scientists describe how the Trump administration made them bury the truth about climate change—and why they won’t stay quiet.
Sep 17, 2019 / Oliver Milman
Only a Global Green New Deal Can Save the Planet Only a Global Green New Deal Can Save the Planet
And Bernie Sanders has a plan for that.
Sep 17, 2019 / Feature / Tom Athanasiou
Why Today’s UN Climate Action Summit Matters Why Today’s UN Climate Action Summit Matters
The media and climate activists must “name and shame” laggards, says the UN special envoy.
Sep 16, 2019 / Mark Hertsgaard
The Trump Administration’s Drive for Dominance in the Arctic The Trump Administration’s Drive for Dominance in the Arctic
Greenland is just one piece of the White House’s plan for the Far North.
Sep 13, 2019 / Michael T. Klare
There’s Only One Antidote for Climate Despair—Climate Revolt There’s Only One Antidote for Climate Despair—Climate Revolt
What Extinction Rebellion, the grassroots civil disobedience movement, teaches us about transforming hopelessness into action.
Sep 9, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich
A Luxury Facility for Military Contractors Endangers Afghan Civilians A Luxury Facility for Military Contractors Endangers Afghan Civilians
The recent attack at Kabul’s Green Village illustrates how private contractors turn communities into targets.
Sep 6, 2019 / Mohammed Harun Arsalai and Mohsin Khan Momand
Boris Johnson’s Latest Defeat Makes an Early Election Inevitable Boris Johnson’s Latest Defeat Makes an Early Election Inevitable
In the contest over Britain’s future, Johnson’s opponents have won all the battles—but they could still lose the war.
Sep 5, 2019 / Stephen Bush
What We Still Do Not Know About Russiagate What We Still Do Not Know About Russiagate
Vital questions about perhaps the worst alleged presidential scandal in US history remain unanswered.
Sep 4, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Wheels Are Coming Off Britain The Wheels Are Coming Off Britain
With Brexit, Britain is facing down a regressive, authoritarian, oligarch-backed far-right political project.
Sep 3, 2019 / Rachel Shabi