The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Lining Up Behind Far-Right Authoritarians
March 24, 2021 | As climate change intensifies and countries turn to clean energies, Big Oil will take increasingly desperate measures to survive.
Articles by Basav Sen
I was Invited to Join the G20 Think Tank Summit. Here’s Why I Declined.
November 20, 2020 | My participation in a session on climate and energy policy hosted by the Saudi government would have “greenwashed” the summit.
This Is a Climate Emergency. We Need More Than Half-Measures from Democrats.
September 11, 2020 | How to get the Democrats’ climate policy from “better than the Republicans” to “sufficient to save the planet.”
Cyclone Amphan Is a Warning for the United States
June 12, 2020 | The storm ravaged India and Bangladesh all the worse because of social and economic inequality. The same, or worse, could happen here.
Cruel Immigration Policies Make the Pandemic Worse
April 8, 2020 | Warehousing people in unsanitary conditions and then deporting them to poor countries is a recipe for contagion.
Why the Trump-Modi Friendship Is So Dangerous
March 4, 2020 | India is tilting toward fascism with U.S. backing. That’s not just dangerous for Indians — Americans should beware, too.
Dig Beneath the World’s Far-Right Governments — You’ll Find Fossil Fuels
October 9, 2019 | From Brazil to India to the United States, extractive industries have aligned themselves with authoritarian governments waging war on minority populations.
The Terrifying Implications of India’s Elections for People and the Planet
May 24, 2019 | The Modi government's far-right bigotry is well-known, but its equally disturbing environmental record isn't.
Puerto Rico Confronts a New Hurricane Season — And Old Injustices
July 5, 2018 | The disastrous impacts of Hurricane Maria were made by inequalities of race, income, and access to U.S. political power.
The State Department Drama Shows Just How Far Trump Will Go for Big Oil
March 23, 2018 | In this White House, the most dangerous industry on earth has a stranglehold on U.S. foreign policy.