Bill McKibben is the author of more than ten books, including EAARTH: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet and Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future. He is the founder of the environmental organizations Step It Up and 350.org. He lives in Vermont with his wife, the writer Sue Halpern, and their daughter.
Viewpoint
Bill McKibben: Today Could Mark the Largest Day of Climate Action in Planetary History
Why students and workers across the globe are going on a climate strike.
Bill McKibben
Feature
The Climate Movement’s New Battle Cry
100 percent renewable—we can’t settle for less.
Bill McKibben
Feature
Bill McKibben: Where the Climate Movement Can Still Make Progress, Even Under President Trump
Moving forward won't be easy, but we can help prevent the worst.
Bill McKibben
Feature
Exxon Covered Up Climate Change in the 1970s, But Its Behavior Today is Worse
The biggest fossil fuel company on Earth insists on finding and producing more fossil fuels
Bill McKibben
Feature
Climate Crisis: Do The Math
It's time to put real pressure on the fossil fuel industry.
Bill McKibben
Culture
Networking the Neighborhood
A Vermont town reinvents the Net.
Bill McKibben
Feature
This April Red + Blue Go Green
Bill McKibben
Announcing In These Times’ New Agreement with the National Writers Union
Freelance contributors are essential to the quality and success of In These Times and independent media, and this agreement is one way to demonstrate their value to our publication and our commitment to transparency.
For more information about the National Writers Union, visit nwu.org.
Read the full agreement, which reaffirms a floor for the rates of our freelance editorial content, as well as our current rates (which are higher) and submissions guidelines below.