"Bill McKibben is not a person you'd expect to find handcuffed in the city jail in Washington, D.C. But that's where he spent three days in the summer of 2011, after leading the largest civil disobedi
“[McKibben is] a marvelous writer who has thought deeply about the environment, loves this part of the country, and knows how to be a first-class traveling companion.”—Entertainment WeeklyIn one of hi
“I hope no one secedes, but I also hope that Americans figure out creative ways to resist injustice and create communities where everybody counts. We've got a long history of resista
The author of The End of Nature offers a thought-provoking look at the growing commercialism of the Christmas holiday and argues that, by reducing the amount of money spent on gifts, families could en
