Climate

The Growing Fight for Green Economic Populism

In Chicago and across the country, unions and progressive leaders are implementing policies to address the climate crisis while improving working people’s lives.

Ruthy Gourevitch and Batul Hassan

The Flooded Future of Disaster Labor

Day laborers, a workforce threatened by Trump, are key to rebuilding after disasters.

Sarah Jaffe

Ahead of Fire and Hurricane Season, FEMA Moves to End a Major Disaster-Preparedness Program

In an internal FEMA memo, the Trump administration announced its plans to dismantle the government’s largest climate adaptation initiative.

Zoya Teirstein and Jake Bittle

Betrayed by Green Capitalism, Here’s How We Can Build a Livable Future

The mainstream climate framework is utterly failing to solve the climate crisis. What could a real solution look like?

Peter Gelderloos

L.A. Activists Put Price-Gouging Landlords on Notice

Tenant organizers see signs of illegal disaster profiteering on Los Angeles rental sites while 100,000 evacuees seek temporary or permanent lodging.

Rebecca Burns

Killing The Forest For The Trees

Trump intends to reopen the Tongass National Forest to logging. But environmentalists and tribal governments envision a more equitable and sustainable future for Southeast Alaska's economy.

Caroleine James

The Search for Green Common Ground

A capitalist transition to electric cars pits auto workers, transit riders and frontline communities against each other. What happens when they sit down together?

Emmett Hopkins