... an unwavering look at our increasingly dystopian world.

... essentially a compilation of recent essays.

This landscape is uncanny, but the figures that populate it are by now familiar: heroic scientists, arrogant capitalists, slippery politicians, noble advocates, innocent bystanders. Many of the stories follow an investigative arc ripped from the frames of ’90s environmental dramas and domestic espionage films.

... a collective reflection on the romantic ideal of the 'natural world'.

... [a] vividly reported survey.

Rich provides vivid, often disturbing portraits of individuals and events.