Climate

For Cowboy Poets, One Topic is Taboo

They love the land. But few at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering want to talk about how climate change is ravaging the West.

Carson Vaughan

Trump Is Handing the State Department Over from Exxon Mobil to the Tea Party

The likely next Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is a Koch-funded, far-right ideologue who supports torture, denies climate change, disparages Muslims and sounds thirsty for war.

Stephen Zunes

A West Virginia Candidate Got Kicked out the Capitol for Calling Out Big Oil. She’s Not Sorry.

Lissa Lucas thinks we need politicians who aren’t taking their marching orders from corporations.

Sasha Kramer

No More Fairy Tales: Why the United States Needs a Whole New Operating System

Thomas Linzey

A Socialist Case for Curbing Consumption To Stop Climate Change

Combating extractive capitalism is crucial. So is taking the bus.

Dayton Martindale

The Planet Is Burning and Neoliberalism Is Not the Answer

Why market-based solutions like cap-and-trade aren't progressive.

Scott Edwards

Exclusive Photos Contradict Coal CEO’s Claim He Had Nothing To Do with Rick Perry’s Coal Bailout

At a previously undisclosed March 29 meeting, Robert Murray gave Perry a hug and a wishlist. Six months later, Perry unveiled a controversial plan that echoed one of Murray's proposals.

Kate Aronoff