Milton Friedman’s siren song of profit convinced lawmakers to stop worrying about people and hand big business limitless power.

The Bureau of Land Management is rushing to auction off sites ahead of a potential Biden presidency.

Fossil fuel companies, facing plummeting oil demand, are pouring their resources into plastics. A new report suggests that’s foolish.

A wonky California legislative fight is a test of whether green jobs will be good jobs, too.

From California wildfires to Gulf Coast hurricanes, the disaster capitalists are always ready to make a killing.

Speakers aren’t even taking the time to deny climate change at the Republican convention. They’re just ignoring it.

The Biden-Harris nomination represents the party’s return to free-market fealty.

Other countries have robust public media systems that produce high-quality journalism and increase political engagement. Why don’t we?

U.S. senators, McDonald's, Microsoft, and the agribusiness lobby are pushing the dangerous myth that carbon storage in American farmland will stave off climate catastrophe.

By invoking a nebulous “system,” companies manage to say as little as possible—and do even less.

For fossil fuel companies like BP, Exxon, and Shell, slashing production is good business.

In the absence of a coherent government response to the pandemic, the private sector has stepped into the void with new disinfecting tools, surveillance apps, and cardboard.

State politics show the coal industry is fighting a losing battle against its former allies.

Declaring bankruptcy means executives pocket cash and workers lose livelihoods, while the public sector pays for environmental cleanup.

As families face food insecurity and homelessness, lobbyists, massive corporations, and the American war machine are living large.

The Energy Charter Treaty, with 53 signatories, allows energy companies to sue states that make their business unprofitable.

The urgency of beating Trump in November has once again set campaign finance reform on the back burner.

Fossil fuel interests have readier access to stimulus money than many local governments.

The candidate’s official platform may matter less in the end than his appointments. Progressives are starting to suggest names.

The rural, Native, Black, and Latinx communities protesting the controversial pipeline deserve clean, safe places to call home.