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Announcing Radical Hope from Gaza: A 2026 Solarpunk Magazine Series by Aya Al-Hattab

In 2026, Solarpunk Magazine will publish a landmark series of articles by Palestinian journalist Aya Al-Hattab, reporting directly from Gaza amidst the ongoing Israeli invasion and genocide. This six-part series, titled Radical Hope from Gaza, will appear in each of our bimonthly issues throughout the year. Aya’s work brings an unflinching yet deeply humane perspectiveContinue reading “Announcing Radical Hope from Gaza: A 2026 Solarpunk Magazine Series by Aya Al-Hattab”

World Environment Day: Grow the Future With Us!

It’s World Environment Day, a day that encourages awareness and action for the protection of the environment. One small way you can do that is by supporting Solarpunk Magazine, helping us grow and bring more radically hopefully climate fiction into the world! Our first ever Patreon subscription drive runs through Summer Solstice (June 20). OurContinue reading “World Environment Day: Grow the Future With Us!”

Imagining Freedom of Movement in a Solarpunk Future

On the latest episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast, host Justine Norton-Kertson talks about the history and purpose of borders, then does a thought experiment imagining what a solarpunk future without borders—with freedom of movement—might look like. The transcript from that episode is below.

DEI, Education, & a Solarpunk Future

Authoritarian regimes always make moves early on to control education, and it only took two months from inauguration day for Trump to issue an executive order calling for The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to be gutted. The department has only existed since the 1970s, so it’s possible to make a convincing case, on theContinue reading “DEI, Education, & a Solarpunk Future”

Aging with Dignity in a Solarpunk Future

The latest episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast is live, and this week we’re talking about the demonization of social security and attempts to privatize what is one of the most successful, public, collective social programs in the U.S. We also delve into a discussion of what the consequences are likely to be ifContinue reading “Aging with Dignity in a Solarpunk Future”

Solarpunk Magazine Issue #20 and Latest Podcast Episode

Issue #20 is now available. If you’re not a subscriber to Solarpunk Magazine, then you can click here to get a copy of Issue #20 featuring: cover art by Flairiarteditorial and interior art by our co-editor-in-chief, Brianna Castagnozzi short stories“What We Used to Be” by Hannah Greer“Atha’s Daughters” by Len Klapdorpoems poems“Incantation for the Planthroposcene”Continue reading “Solarpunk Magazine Issue #20 and Latest Podcast Episode”

New Podcast Episode: Solarpunk vs. Imperialism Pt. 2

This week on Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast, part 2 of our episode on Trump’s big imperialist push is now available to listen to right from our website, or on whatever podcast platform you use. In this episode we explore the solarpunk response to imperialism and look at real life examples of the struggle toContinue reading “New Podcast Episode: Solarpunk vs. Imperialism Pt. 2”

Solarpunk vs. Imperialism: New Podcast Episode

This week, in the first of a two part episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast, we look at the brazen imperialist moves Trump has made so far in his first month back in the White House, and we discuss his actions within the historical context of U.S. imperialism specifically, and western imperialism in general.Continue reading “Solarpunk vs. Imperialism: New Podcast Episode”

New Demand Utopia Podcast Episodes!

We’ve relaunched our podcast with the first episode in since April 2024, and after a few days of early access for our Patreon subscribers, the first new episode, “Moving Forward,” is now available for the general public. In this first new episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast, host Justine Norton-Kertson surveys the current politicalContinue reading “New Demand Utopia Podcast Episodes!”