It’s not exactly headline news that many countries are inventing all sorts of novel ways to seal their borders from migrants and refugees or, when...
Stories
Politicians, Cartels, Murders, Oh My! / Chris Dalby
Politics in Mexico has long been a blood sport: not only “winner takes all,” but also incredibly violent. Last month’s national elections—when the...
France Lurches Right / Alice Barbe
Much to everyone’s surprise, France’s President Macron recently decided that—like much of the rest of the world—his country ought to have national...
Arctic Heat / Tero Mustonen
That the Arctic is warming is not exactly breaking news on a planet where almost everywhere is warming. But it is critical news that the Arctic is...
India Votes! / Vishakha Desai
Like everything else about India, its democracy is complicated. Recent parliamentary elections—more than 640 million people voted (roughly...
The Power of Trees – An Arbornaut’s View of the Planet
On June 11, 2024, renowned arbornaut Meg Lowman captivated an audience with a compelling presentation on the power of trees. The event, hosted by...
Deal of the Century? / Neil Quilliam
It’s been an amazing, terrifying eight months in the Middle East. The horror of October 7th; the endless pounding of Gaza ever since; civilian...
Truth, and Nothing But / Eliot Higgins
We live in a world where facts are everywhere, recorded and shared ubiquitously. That ought to make this an era where arguments, journalism, and...
Can War Produce Peace?
“Let us not cast blame on the murderers. For eight years, they have been sitting in the refugee camps in Gaza and before their eyes we have been...