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Tipping point on climate change

Economic hardship and nationalism are gutting climate action. You, too, are in denial of climate change: Americans believe in climate change, but not climate action. Philosophers have been talking about skepticism for a long time — some of those insights can shed light on our public discourse regarding climate change. Climate gut check: Beneath the jargon, a new UN report serves up a revolutionary response to climate change. Is a Green New Deal possible without a revolution? Joshua Alvarez on the case for a Green New Deal. Have the Democrats hit a tipping point on climate change? As activists storm Capitol Hill, the issue is rising in importance within the party. The nihilism of moderation: When the survival of the planet is at stake, calls for moderation and compromise aren’t a mark of adult politics — they’re a threat to civilization.