How to smash fascism and meet cool people
With Unc Zohran in charge, there's never been a better time to join the Democratic Socialists of America. But what's it like to be a member? How are the vibes? And what do we actually *do*?
6 reasons to become an eco-socialist in 2026
IN in 2026: Eco-socialism. Public power. Zohran's New York. Listicles. Subscribing to newsletters about clean energy.
Does the New York Power Authority lack authority?
NYPA is the biggest state-owned utility in the country. They have a perfect bond rating. They are legally bound to build renewables. So why are they suddenly backtracking?
The electricity farmers market
The New York Power Authority can't sell electricity directly to residential customers. So why are we pushing them to build 15 GW of renewables?
Power to the people, for the people, by the people
A primer on public power: what the term means, why it's better, where it exists today, and how we can get more of it.
e-viation, welcome to the Department of War
Five electric aircraft companies are changing the way we fly. Some are air taxis, others are solar-powered pseudo-satellites. But all have one thing in common: enormous military contracts.
The passenger case for electric planes
Electric aircraft are already quieter, safer, easier to maintain, and cheaper to power than their jet fuel-powered forebears. And they're only getting started.
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... an eVTOL?
Beta Technologies makes a combo plane/helicopter that runs entirely on batteries. Last week, they quietly IPO'd after raising a billion dollars. Is Beta the future of electric aviation?
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to...
This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to three scientists for their contributions to the developing field of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). What's a metal-organic framework? You're about to find out.
A real-life ghost story
Deep below the grassy plains of Montana and North Dakota, stretching well up into Saskatchewan and Manitoba, lies the fathomless remains of one of the largest mass extinction events in the history of the world.