Wen Stephenson
@learning2live.bsky.social
Journalist, essayist, activist. Climate justice correspondent @TheNation.com. Contributor, @TheBaffler.com etc.
New book, LEARNING TO LIVE IN THE DARK: Essays in a Time of Catastrophe https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2523-learning-to-live-in-the-dark
New book, LEARNING TO LIVE IN THE DARK: Essays in a Time of Catastrophe https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2523-learning-to-live-in-the-dark
My new post on this:
Has the Left Given Up on Climate Justice?
Yes, it's a provocation. But serious. Both Malm and @triofrancos.bsky.social see a left in denial.
wenstephenson.substack.com/p/has-the-le...
Has the Left Given Up on Climate Justice?
Yes, it's a provocation. But serious. Both Malm and @triofrancos.bsky.social see a left in denial.
wenstephenson.substack.com/p/has-the-le...
Has the Left Given Up on Climate Justice?
Excerpts from the live event with Andreas Malm and Thea Riofrancos on the left and the climate emergency.
wenstephenson.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:58 PM
My new post on this:
Has the Left Given Up on Climate Justice?
Yes, it's a provocation. But serious. Both Malm and @triofrancos.bsky.social see a left in denial.
wenstephenson.substack.com/p/has-the-le...
Has the Left Given Up on Climate Justice?
Yes, it's a provocation. But serious. Both Malm and @triofrancos.bsky.social see a left in denial.
wenstephenson.substack.com/p/has-the-le...
New at @thenation.com: excerpts from my conversation with Andreas Malm & @triofrancos.bsky.social, co-sponsored by @haymarketbooks.org & @versobooks.bsky.social
It's 2026. This is the kind of discussion the left needs to be having about climate catastrophe.
www.thenation.com/article/envi...
It's 2026. This is the kind of discussion the left needs to be having about climate catastrophe.
www.thenation.com/article/envi...
What Justice on a Burning Planet?
Andreas Malm and Thea Riofrancos joined The Nation’s Wen Stephenson in an urgent conversation about the left and the climate emergency.
www.thenation.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:05 PM
New at @thenation.com: excerpts from my conversation with Andreas Malm & @triofrancos.bsky.social, co-sponsored by @haymarketbooks.org & @versobooks.bsky.social
It's 2026. This is the kind of discussion the left needs to be having about climate catastrophe.
www.thenation.com/article/envi...
It's 2026. This is the kind of discussion the left needs to be having about climate catastrophe.
www.thenation.com/article/envi...
Today - Dec. 19 at Noon ET
What Justice on a Burning Planet?
The Left and the Climate Emergency
w/ Andreas Malm & Thea Riofrancos @triofrancos.bsky.social
@haymarketbooks.org @versobooks.bsky.social
events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
What Justice on a Burning Planet?
The Left and the Climate Emergency
w/ Andreas Malm & Thea Riofrancos @triofrancos.bsky.social
@haymarketbooks.org @versobooks.bsky.social
events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
I'm excited to be hosting this urgent, deeply necessary conversation.
Andreas, Wim, and Thea are three of the best thinkers we've got on the climate crisis and the left - and not just the "climate left." Climate catastrophe won't be siloed.
Thanks to @haymarketbooks.org for pulling it together.
Andreas, Wim, and Thea are three of the best thinkers we've got on the climate crisis and the left - and not just the "climate left." Climate catastrophe won't be siloed.
Thanks to @haymarketbooks.org for pulling it together.
Join Verso and @haymarketbooks.org on Dec 19 @ 12pm (EST) for a virtual conversation about climate catastrophe and the left, featuring: Andreas Malm, Wim Carton,
@triofrancos.bsky.social, and Wen Stephenson.
RSVP at the link below!
@triofrancos.bsky.social, and Wen Stephenson.
RSVP at the link below!
December 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Today - Dec. 19 at Noon ET
What Justice on a Burning Planet?
The Left and the Climate Emergency
w/ Andreas Malm & Thea Riofrancos @triofrancos.bsky.social
@haymarketbooks.org @versobooks.bsky.social
events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
What Justice on a Burning Planet?
The Left and the Climate Emergency
w/ Andreas Malm & Thea Riofrancos @triofrancos.bsky.social
@haymarketbooks.org @versobooks.bsky.social
events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
Reposted by Wen Stephenson
🚨 Friday Dec 19 @ 12 pm ET @haymarketbooks.org @versobooks.bsky.social
On Fri. 12/19 I'll join Andreas Malm and Wim Carton to discuss our new books, the deadly combination of accelerating global warming and stalling political action, and what is to be done from a left perspective. Moderated by @learning2live.bsky.social via @haymarketbooks.org & @versobooks.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 3:32 AM
🚨 Friday Dec 19 @ 12 pm ET @haymarketbooks.org @versobooks.bsky.social
Read Bill's latest. And not only for the withering takedown of "center-right pundit Matt Yglesias" whose latest NYT op-ed advocating oil & gas is "a woebegone recycling of decades-old bad-faith arguments from a person who has insisted repeatedly that climate change is not an existential risk."
Closing NCAR because it produces "climate alarmism" is like closing the fire department because it produces "fire alarmism"
billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-low-poin...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-low-poin...
A low point
Things will get better....I think
billmckibben.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Read Bill's latest. And not only for the withering takedown of "center-right pundit Matt Yglesias" whose latest NYT op-ed advocating oil & gas is "a woebegone recycling of decades-old bad-faith arguments from a person who has insisted repeatedly that climate change is not an existential risk."
Tomorrow at high noon (US Eastern time)... we're going to raise a question that too often gets buried, even on the left.
events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
December 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Tomorrow at high noon (US Eastern time)... we're going to raise a question that too often gets buried, even on the left.
events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
Reposted by Wen Stephenson
Looking forward to this talk with @thirdactactionslab.bsky.social by @learning2live.bsky.social Join us! @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social @thirdactmd.bsky.social @thirdactnyc.bsky.social @thirdactorg.bsky.social
Tues, 12/16 @ 6pm ET, I'll be speaking to @thirdactorg.bsky.social @thirdactactionslab.bsky.social December meeting, which is open to all.
What does a serious climate politics look like at this hour? Is it time to change how we think about the climate fight?
Register: thirdact.org/actions-lab/...
What does a serious climate politics look like at this hour? Is it time to change how we think about the climate fight?
Register: thirdact.org/actions-lab/...
Learning to Live in the Dark, Wen Stephenson Book Talk
Learning to Live in the Dark, book talk by Wen Stephenson At our December general meeting, we will hear from Nation writer and veteran activist Wen Stephenson about his new...
thirdact.org
December 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Looking forward to this talk with @thirdactactionslab.bsky.social by @learning2live.bsky.social Join us! @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social @thirdactmd.bsky.social @thirdactnyc.bsky.social @thirdactorg.bsky.social
Reposted by Wen Stephenson
What Justice on a Burning Planet?
Join Andreas Malm, Wim Carton, @triofrancos.bsky.social, and
@learning2live.bsky.social for an urgent conversation on climate catastrophe and the left. With @versobooks.bsky.social.
Friday, Dec 19th at 12PM ET
RSVP:
events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
Join Andreas Malm, Wim Carton, @triofrancos.bsky.social, and
@learning2live.bsky.social for an urgent conversation on climate catastrophe and the left. With @versobooks.bsky.social.
Friday, Dec 19th at 12PM ET
RSVP:
events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
December 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
What Justice on a Burning Planet?
Join Andreas Malm, Wim Carton, @triofrancos.bsky.social, and
@learning2live.bsky.social for an urgent conversation on climate catastrophe and the left. With @versobooks.bsky.social.
Friday, Dec 19th at 12PM ET
RSVP:
events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
Join Andreas Malm, Wim Carton, @triofrancos.bsky.social, and
@learning2live.bsky.social for an urgent conversation on climate catastrophe and the left. With @versobooks.bsky.social.
Friday, Dec 19th at 12PM ET
RSVP:
events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
Tues, 12/16 @ 6pm ET, I'll be speaking to @thirdactorg.bsky.social @thirdactactionslab.bsky.social December meeting, which is open to all.
What does a serious climate politics look like at this hour? Is it time to change how we think about the climate fight?
Register: thirdact.org/actions-lab/...
What does a serious climate politics look like at this hour? Is it time to change how we think about the climate fight?
Register: thirdact.org/actions-lab/...
Learning to Live in the Dark, Wen Stephenson Book Talk
Learning to Live in the Dark, book talk by Wen Stephenson At our December general meeting, we will hear from Nation writer and veteran activist Wen Stephenson about his new...
thirdact.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Tues, 12/16 @ 6pm ET, I'll be speaking to @thirdactorg.bsky.social @thirdactactionslab.bsky.social December meeting, which is open to all.
What does a serious climate politics look like at this hour? Is it time to change how we think about the climate fight?
Register: thirdact.org/actions-lab/...
What does a serious climate politics look like at this hour? Is it time to change how we think about the climate fight?
Register: thirdact.org/actions-lab/...
Reposted by Wen Stephenson
On Fri. 12/19 I'll join Andreas Malm and Wim Carton to discuss our new books, the deadly combination of accelerating global warming and stalling political action, and what is to be done from a left perspective. Moderated by @learning2live.bsky.social via @haymarketbooks.org & @versobooks.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
On Fri. 12/19 I'll join Andreas Malm and Wim Carton to discuss our new books, the deadly combination of accelerating global warming and stalling political action, and what is to be done from a left perspective. Moderated by @learning2live.bsky.social via @haymarketbooks.org & @versobooks.bsky.social
I'm excited to be hosting this urgent, deeply necessary conversation.
Andreas, Wim, and Thea are three of the best thinkers we've got on the climate crisis and the left - and not just the "climate left." Climate catastrophe won't be siloed.
Thanks to @haymarketbooks.org for pulling it together.
Andreas, Wim, and Thea are three of the best thinkers we've got on the climate crisis and the left - and not just the "climate left." Climate catastrophe won't be siloed.
Thanks to @haymarketbooks.org for pulling it together.
Join Verso and @haymarketbooks.org on Dec 19 @ 12pm (EST) for a virtual conversation about climate catastrophe and the left, featuring: Andreas Malm, Wim Carton,
@triofrancos.bsky.social, and Wen Stephenson.
RSVP at the link below!
@triofrancos.bsky.social, and Wen Stephenson.
RSVP at the link below!
December 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I'm excited to be hosting this urgent, deeply necessary conversation.
Andreas, Wim, and Thea are three of the best thinkers we've got on the climate crisis and the left - and not just the "climate left." Climate catastrophe won't be siloed.
Thanks to @haymarketbooks.org for pulling it together.
Andreas, Wim, and Thea are three of the best thinkers we've got on the climate crisis and the left - and not just the "climate left." Climate catastrophe won't be siloed.
Thanks to @haymarketbooks.org for pulling it together.
Reposted by Wen Stephenson
Join Verso and @haymarketbooks.org on Dec 19 @ 12pm (EST) for a virtual conversation about climate catastrophe and the left, featuring: Andreas Malm, Wim Carton,
@triofrancos.bsky.social, and Wen Stephenson.
RSVP at the link below!
@triofrancos.bsky.social, and Wen Stephenson.
RSVP at the link below!
December 2, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Join Verso and @haymarketbooks.org on Dec 19 @ 12pm (EST) for a virtual conversation about climate catastrophe and the left, featuring: Andreas Malm, Wim Carton,
@triofrancos.bsky.social, and Wen Stephenson.
RSVP at the link below!
@triofrancos.bsky.social, and Wen Stephenson.
RSVP at the link below!
Yes, it would be so much easier to declare defeat. But the climate fight is far from over.
My latest for @thenation.com opens with the 2025 "state of the climate report" by a team of top scientists - incl @michaelemann.bsky.social - then gets personal & political.
www.thenation.com/article/envi...
My latest for @thenation.com opens with the 2025 "state of the climate report" by a team of top scientists - incl @michaelemann.bsky.social - then gets personal & political.
www.thenation.com/article/envi...
There’s No Quitting the Climate Fight
This is the worst-ever year for climate politics—but the struggle is far from over.
www.thenation.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Yes, it would be so much easier to declare defeat. But the climate fight is far from over.
My latest for @thenation.com opens with the 2025 "state of the climate report" by a team of top scientists - incl @michaelemann.bsky.social - then gets personal & political.
www.thenation.com/article/envi...
My latest for @thenation.com opens with the 2025 "state of the climate report" by a team of top scientists - incl @michaelemann.bsky.social - then gets personal & political.
www.thenation.com/article/envi...
Update from @desmog.com:
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
November 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Update from @desmog.com:
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
"...weighing leaving against staying, moral obligation against fear, flying under the radar against taking a risk — and opting for the risk." M. Gessen
A necessary piece. For all of us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
A necessary piece. For all of us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
Opinion | How to Be a Good Citizen of a Bad Country
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"...weighing leaving against staying, moral obligation against fear, flying under the radar against taking a risk — and opting for the risk." M. Gessen
A necessary piece. For all of us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
A necessary piece. For all of us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
I'm sure I'm not the first to notice this, but it's kinda ironic that Bill Gates' "memo" telling us to tamp down the climate "alarmism" and refocus on "human welfare" rather than fossil fuel emissions landed on the same day as this latest Lancet study.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, major report reveals
Biggest analysis of its kind finds millions are dying each year from combined effects of failure to tackle climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I'm sure I'm not the first to notice this, but it's kinda ironic that Bill Gates' "memo" telling us to tamp down the climate "alarmism" and refocus on "human welfare" rather than fossil fuel emissions landed on the same day as this latest Lancet study.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I wonder how many support "climate action" at the speed and scale required, rather than false/inadequate solutions.
How many would support nationalizing fossil fuel co's and phasing them out of existence as renewables scale up? How many support trillions in climate finance to the global south?
How many would support nationalizing fossil fuel co's and phasing them out of existence as renewables scale up? How many support trillions in climate finance to the global south?
Some of the biggest news organizations in the world, and some of the smallest and scrappiest, will be participating. If you have questions or want to talk with a member of CCNow's team about how to get involved, DM us here! You can also read the FAQ at the official 89percent.org website.
Frequently Asked Questions - The 89 Percent Project
What is The 89 Percent Project? The 89 Percent Project is a year-long global media collaboration aimed at highlighting the fact that the vast majority of people in the world care about climate change…
89percent.org
October 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I wonder how many support "climate action" at the speed and scale required, rather than false/inadequate solutions.
How many would support nationalizing fossil fuel co's and phasing them out of existence as renewables scale up? How many support trillions in climate finance to the global south?
How many would support nationalizing fossil fuel co's and phasing them out of existence as renewables scale up? How many support trillions in climate finance to the global south?
It's rare that an interviewer connects with one's work the way Adam Lowenstein does here with my new book. Huge thanks to Adam and to @amywestervelt.bsky.social
Yes, we talk about despair. That's where it starts, but not where it ends.
@drilledmedia.bsky.social
drilled.media/news/wen-QA
Yes, we talk about despair. That's where it starts, but not where it ends.
@drilledmedia.bsky.social
drilled.media/news/wen-QA
What Should You Do with Climate Despair?
Activist and journalist Wen Stephenson has some ideas about ‘Learning to Live in the Dark’.
drilled.media
October 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It's rare that an interviewer connects with one's work the way Adam Lowenstein does here with my new book. Huge thanks to Adam and to @amywestervelt.bsky.social
Yes, we talk about despair. That's where it starts, but not where it ends.
@drilledmedia.bsky.social
drilled.media/news/wen-QA
Yes, we talk about despair. That's where it starts, but not where it ends.
@drilledmedia.bsky.social
drilled.media/news/wen-QA
Tens of thousands marched through Midtown Manhattan and the local paper of record appears to have ignored it. Way to go, @nytimes.com
Organizers say 25,000 marched in Midtown Manhattan today to #MakeBillionairesPay
September 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Tens of thousands marched through Midtown Manhattan and the local paper of record appears to have ignored it. Way to go, @nytimes.com
Organizers say 25,000 marched in Midtown Manhattan today to #MakeBillionairesPay
September 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Organizers say 25,000 marched in Midtown Manhattan today to #MakeBillionairesPay
By the way, that's Kathmandu at sunrise in my profile pic.
September 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
By the way, that's Kathmandu at sunrise in my profile pic.
My conversation with Jane Hirshfield yesterday got very real. Thanks so much to Jane, and to everyone at @haymarketbooks.org for making it possible, especially John McDonald. The recording is available below on Haymarket's YouTube channel.
Take good care, everyone. 🙏🏻
Take good care, everyone. 🙏🏻
LIVE NOW!
Learning to Live in the Dark
Join @learning2live.bsky.social of @thenation.com and Jane Hirshfield for a conversation on faith, humanism, and radical solidarity in the face of fascism and climate catastrophe.
Stream here:
Learning to Live in the Dark
Join @learning2live.bsky.social of @thenation.com and Jane Hirshfield for a conversation on faith, humanism, and radical solidarity in the face of fascism and climate catastrophe.
Stream here:
Learning to Live in the Dark: Virtual Book Talk
Join Wen Stephenson and Jane Hirshfield for a conversation on faith, humanism, and radical solidarity in the face of fascism and climate…
www.youtube.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
My conversation with Jane Hirshfield yesterday got very real. Thanks so much to Jane, and to everyone at @haymarketbooks.org for making it possible, especially John McDonald. The recording is available below on Haymarket's YouTube channel.
Take good care, everyone. 🙏🏻
Take good care, everyone. 🙏🏻
My latest for @thenation.com is an interview with veteran Nepali journalist Kunda Dixit about the stunning turn of events there in the past week. Did Nepal just have a revolution?
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Did Nepal Just Have a Revolution?
Kunda Dixit, one of Nepal’s top journalists, talks about the stunning turn of events in the South Asian nation and how its society reached the boiling point.
www.thenation.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
My latest for @thenation.com is an interview with veteran Nepali journalist Kunda Dixit about the stunning turn of events there in the past week. Did Nepal just have a revolution?
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
I profiled the great poet & eco-advocate Jane Hirshfield in a feature for @thenation.com, now included in my book Learning to Live in the Dark.
Tomorrow, 9/16, at 5pm ET, Jane joins me in conversation about "faith, humanism, and radical solidarity in a time of catastrophe." RSVP below...
Tomorrow, 9/16, at 5pm ET, Jane joins me in conversation about "faith, humanism, and radical solidarity in a time of catastrophe." RSVP below...
Learning to Live in the Dark
Join @learning2live.bsky.social of @thenation.com
and Jane Hirshfield for a conversation on faith, humanism, and radical solidarity in the face of fascism and climate catastrophe.
Tuesday, September 16th at 5 PM ET
RSVP to attend:
www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
Join @learning2live.bsky.social of @thenation.com
and Jane Hirshfield for a conversation on faith, humanism, and radical solidarity in the face of fascism and climate catastrophe.
Tuesday, September 16th at 5 PM ET
RSVP to attend:
www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
September 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I profiled the great poet & eco-advocate Jane Hirshfield in a feature for @thenation.com, now included in my book Learning to Live in the Dark.
Tomorrow, 9/16, at 5pm ET, Jane joins me in conversation about "faith, humanism, and radical solidarity in a time of catastrophe." RSVP below...
Tomorrow, 9/16, at 5pm ET, Jane joins me in conversation about "faith, humanism, and radical solidarity in a time of catastrophe." RSVP below...