The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Ben Jealous
Ben Jealous is the executive director of the Sierra Club and a professor of practice at the University of Pennsylvania.
There’s a Straight Line From Voting Rights to Climate Justice
By protecting and expanding voting rights, we can ensure that climate policies are developed with equity and justice in mind
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voting rights
Courts Need to Slap Down SLAPP Suits Like the One Targeting Greenpeace
A lawsuit against the group is nothing more than corporate bullying
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activism
When Silence is Cowardice
Simply telling the truth is not a call to violence. It never has been.
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Election 2024
Project 2025 Is a Blueprint for Canceling American Democracy
The Heritage Foundation’s document would gut the checks and balances that hold our republic together
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politics
World on Fire
We’re suffering from a vicious cycle of fossil fuel burning, forest fires, and lethal smoke
To Fulfill America’s Promise, Let’s Throw Everything We’ve Got at the Climate Crisis
It’s time to declare independence from fossil fuels
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climate change
The Scorching Truth About Extreme Heat
Broiling temperatures should be a wake-up call to act on climate change
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climate change
To Mark Juneteenth, Make Tulsa’s Black Wall Street a National Monument
Let us remember that racial terror did not end with slavery
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racial justice
Carbon Capture Pipelines Are a Bad Deal
So why aren’t elected officials helping to stop them? Follow the money.
The End of the Coal Era Ushers in a Green Jobs Boom
The green economy is a huge opportunity for American workers
