Only after the work of covering the disaster is done will news outlets perhaps take a moment to examine why all this is happening—why these disasters are occurring, again and again, all over the world, with increased frequency and ferocity.
Mark Hertsgaard
Mark Hertsgaard, The Nation’s investigative editor at large, is the author of seven books that have been translated into 16 languages, including On Bended Knee: The Press and the Reagan Presidency. His most recent books are Bravehearts: Whistle Blowing in the Age of Snowden and Hot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth. Follow him on Twitter: @markhertsgaard.
ALL POSTS BY Mark Hertsgaard
June 29, 2020To Sunrise Movement cofounder Varshini Prakash and her fellow activists, the fight for a livable planet and the fight against racial injustice are the very same fight.
December 12, 2017The fires and storms ravaging the planet are only going to get worse, especially if we don’t end the power of climate deniers.
August 10, 2017As tensions with North Korea escalate, Congress and the military must prevent a nuclear first strike.
June 2, 2017This is murder — even if Trump’s willful ignorance of climate science prevents him from seeing it as such.
