Air Conditioners Can Only Do So Much for Those Behind Bars Air Conditioners Can Only Do So Much for Those Behind Bars
Extreme heat has long been a concern for incarcerated pregnant women and those behind bars with underlying health conditions.
Aug 30, 2024 / Victoria Law
The Intractable Puzzle of Growth The Intractable Puzzle of Growth
For more than a century, the key measure of a healthy economy has been its capacity to grow and yet if production and consumption continues to expand at their current rate we migh...
Aug 26, 2024 / Benjamin Kunkel
As Global Temperatures Rise, So Does the Potential for Violence As Global Temperatures Rise, So Does the Potential for Violence
Hotter temperatures can increase aggressive behaviors, making violence more likely during the accelerating climate crisis.
Aug 26, 2024 / Ilana Cohen and Thea Sebastian
Reading the Writing on the Wall Reading the Writing on the Wall
Sign of the times in Harlem.
Oil Companies’ Blame Game$ Oil Companies’ Blame Game$
It’s all our fault. They profit.
Aug 16, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Indigenous Activists Are Leading the Fight Against Fossil Fuel Colonialism Indigenous Activists Are Leading the Fight Against Fossil Fuel Colonialism
The growing visibility and power of Indigenous movements have created enormous potential for fundamentally changing our world in a positive fashion.
Aug 14, 2024 / Aviva Chomsky
A Paean to Nonhuman Life A Paean to Nonhuman Life
In Lydia Millet’s We Loved It All, she compels readers to decenter human experience in the stories we tell about the natural world.
Aug 14, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Julia Case-Levine
The Missing Pieces of the Democrats’ Rural Offer Could Fill a Barnyard The Missing Pieces of the Democrats’ Rural Offer Could Fill a Barnyard
Rural America looms large in the 2024 election. So why is it such a small piece of the Progressive Caucus agenda?
Aug 13, 2024 / Anthony Flaccavento
Why Donald Trump Can’t Let Go of Joe Biden Why Donald Trump Can’t Let Go of Joe Biden
The former president is caught in a nostalgia trap of his own making.
Aug 12, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Why JD Vance Is Unpopular and Project 2025 Has Gone Underground Why JD Vance Is Unpopular and Project 2025 Has Gone Underground
The Heritage Foundation’s attempt to produce an intellectual and wonkish Trumpism turns off voters.
Aug 9, 2024 / Jeet Heer