Al Gore
News Desk
The Ghost of Bush v. Gore Haunts the Supreme Court’s Colorado Case
In 2000, the Court played an outsized role in the Presidential election. This year, in the fight over keeping Trump’s name on the ballot, that decision is a warning but not a precedent.
By E. Tammy Kim
The Political Scene Podcast
Al Gore on the Solution to the Climate Crisis
The former Vice-President and self-described “recovering politician” the stakes and the necessary response to our ongoing environmental emergency.
The New Yorker Radio Hour
Al Gore on the Climate Crisis: “We Have a Switch We Can Flip”
The self-described “recovering politician” explains the stakes and the clear and present solution to our ongoing climate crisis. Plus, Rubén Blades on the transformative power of salsa.
Q. & A.
Al Gore Doesn’t Say I Told You So
The former Vice-President revisits his early advocacy for the environment, assesses the impact of Elon Musk, and explains his optimism about two existential crises.
By David Remnick
Daily Comment
The U.N. Secretary-General’s Searing Message for the Fossil-Fuel Industry
Forget diplomatic language—it’s a moment for some home truths.
By Bill McKibben
Podcast Dept.
Three Podcasts to Listen to in June
Explore the Bush-versus-Gore election of 2000, a new musical series by the maker of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” and a show about utopian communities.
By Sarah Larson
Elements
What’s Missing from “An Inconvenient Sequel,” Al Gore’s New Climate-Change Documentary
The news, Gore says, has become “like a nature hike through the Book of Revelation.” But is fear enough to spur us to action?
By Michelle Nijhuis