Brian Calvert, High Country News

Brian Calvert

High Country News

Paonia, CO, United States

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Past articles by Brian:

Democracy is fraying in the West, too (A helluva season) — High Country News – Know the West

Why your vote matters this election above all. → Read More

The undeniable truths in literature (Undeniable truths) — High Country News – Know the West

Four Colorado writers discuss empathy, systems of oppression and ‘the moment.’ → Read More

The West protests (The West protests) — High Country News – Know the West

‘Dominator culture’ and the injustices of climate change, COVID-19 and racism. → Read More

Don’t despair. Dissent. (Don’t despair. Dissent.) — High Country News – Know the West

Look to others doing good work and act. → Read More

Two key components of journalism today: love and strength (Love and strength) — High Country News – Know the West

As the pandemic grinds on, we in the media must continue to bear witness. → Read More

Pandemic as prologue (Pandemic as prologue) — High Country News – Know the West

A failure of imagination has stymied our outbreak response, but that’s just the beginning. → Read More

The road to ecofascism is paved with green intentions (The road to ecofascism ) — High Country News – Know the West

Why fusing nationalism and naturalism is a bad idea. → Read More

From billionaires to bankruptcies, the West is full of flashpoints (Reintroductions) — High Country News – Know the West

And we’re here to cover them all. → Read More

The Elon Musk dilemma (The Elon Musk dilemma) — High Country News – Know the West

When big thinkers think badly. → Read More

Consider the contested West (The contested West) — High Country News – Know the West

The Western U.S. is complicated; more reason to try to understand its workings. → Read More

Skiing and snowmobiling are as natural as the weather — High Country News – Know the West

With human impacts felt everywhere, we need a new environmental ethic. → Read More

A quick guide to your redesigned magazine (A quick guide to your redesigned magazine) — High Country News – Know the West

A fresh magazine for another 50 years of HCN. → Read More

A quick guide to your redesigned magazine (A quick guide to your redesigned magazine) — High Country News – Know the West

A fresh magazine for another 50 years of HCN. → Read More

What the cowboy hat says about ‘Americanism’ (Worse for wear) — High Country News – Know the West

A problematic symbol of the West gets a reboot. → Read More

Where the incarceration and wildfire crises meet —

Prison firefighters are severely underpaid. And they’re the lucky ones. → Read More

Why invisible dangers are the hardest to face (Out of sight, out of control) —

Evolved as humans are, we’re terrible at solving problems we can’t actually see. → Read More

It’s time to take a stand (It’s time to take a stand) —

Rise above provocation and choose decency. → Read More

Making sense of the West (Making sense of things) —

Why we’ve expanded our coverage beyond environmental issues. → Read More

The ecological danger of ethical impoverishment (Holistic ethics) —

The West is facing challenges that won’t be solved without moral considerations. → Read More

What is stopping climate action? (The greatest of apes) — High Country News – Know the West

We’ve become the agents of our own undoing. → Read More