Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Author: Molly Bergen
11/02/2021
Before Boston’s historic mayoral race between two women of color, a diverse city council helped pave the way
Michelle Wu wins a historic Boston mayoral race, and a diverse city council helped pave the way.
10/29/2021
Haidt and Lukianoff: The Polarization Spiral
How the right's monomania and the left's Great Awokening feed each other.
10/26/2021
Are We on the Verge of Chatting with Whales?
An ambitious project is attempting to interpret sperm whale clicks with artificial intelligence, then talk back to them.
11/01/2021
Opinion:The Glasgow summit will be a success!
When the Glasgow climate change summit is over, some people will say it was a failure, and some people will say it was a success. Their verdicts will depend on their perspectives. I want to offer a perspective from which the summit is guaranteed to look like a success.
10/29/2021
Pueblos in New Mexico turn to goats for fire management
As climate change exposes wildfire risks, tribes by the Rio Grande experiment with a four-legged technique to nibble away fuels.
11/01/2021
Norway’s beach handball team wins fight over sexist uniform rules
Female beach handball players will no longer have to compete in bikinis, the sport's international federation has decided some three months after a decision to fine Norway's team for wearing shorts instead of the regulation bikinis triggered widespread outrage.
11/02/2021
Energy innovation needs more than R&D
Back in September, voters in Norway — probably the most socialistic of the Nordic states — went to the polls, booted the incumbent right-wing coalition, and installed Labor Party leader Jonas Gahr Støre as the new prime minister.
10/31/2021
Philadelphia to become first major US city to ban minor traffic stops to promote equity, curb ‘negative interactions’ with police
Philadelphia will become the first major U.S. city to ban police from making traffic stops for minor violations such as a broken taillight when Mayor Jim Kenney signs City Council-approved legislation as soon as this week.
10/29/2021
The Developing World Needs Energy—and Lots of It
When the world gathers in Glasgow, Scotland, next week for the United Nations climate summit, known as COP26, many climate leaders and activists from Africa and other parts of the developing world will be notably absent as they find it near impossible to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
10/29/2021
Yes, anti-lynching laws are mostly symbolic. That’s what makes them important.
For over a century, the U.S. has failed to formally ban lynching. What does that say about us?
10/28/2021
For years, Black girls have been stuck on the sidelines of teen dramas. A new wave of shows is changing that.
Brenda. Buffy. Joey. Veronica. Blair. Serena. Those names are instantly recognizable if you’ve watched even just one episode of a soapy high school drama in the past 20 years.
10/30/2021