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
12/13/2021
Church group creates ‘a safe place to escape’ for LGBTQ asylum-seekers
A Massachusetts church group has opened a permanent home for immigrants fleeing their countries because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
12/03/2021
Botswana Gets WHO Award for Mother-to-Child HIV Prevention Milestone
The World Health Organization has recognized Botswana for its efforts to prevent the transmission of HIV from expectant mothers to unborn children. Officials say no children born to HIV-positive mothers this year had the virus.
12/13/2021
Opinion: The Climate Crisis Is Raging, but We Are Not Powerless
At this point, you’re probably trying very hard to tread more lightly on this weary and fragile earth.
12/13/2021
Activist Ashton Applewhite: “We Can’t Challenge Ageism Unless We’re Aware Of It”
It’s time to push back against the fixed meanings attached to numbers (and wrinkles) in society. The activist and author of ‘This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism’, Ashton Applewhite explores with us the solution to ageism.
12/07/2021
How tree planting can seed climate resilience in communities of color
Planting trees in urban areas is a relatively cheap and effective way to mitigate the impacts of climate change and help save energy. In Chicago, city officials are planning to plant 75,000 new trees as part of a $188 million climate package passed last month.
12/14/2021
Pivot Predictions Special: 2022
Kara, Scott and a handful of Friends of Pivot make some predictions about what 2022 has in store for the Metaverse, China, Apple and more.
12/13/2021
São Paulo says it has fully vaccinated 100 percent of its adults. Will it be enough to stop omicron?
In a world struggling to convince people to take the coronavirus vaccine, the news was striking. São Paulo, the largest city in the Western Hemisphere, announced late last month that it had succeeded where others had failed.
12/10/2021
Native Americans’ farming practices may help feed a warming world
‘We’ve had 5,000 years of farmers trying out different strategies for dealing with heat, drought and water scarcity. We need to begin to translate that.’
12/09/2021
2021 Was the Year Cargo Shipping Pivoted Green
Political, economic and technological stars are aligning to make a stubbornly carbon-intensive industry sustainable.
12/07/2021
Why the Dutch are closing prisons – and what they’re doing with empty ones
The Netherlands has reduced its prison population to such a degree that it’s now turning old prisons into socially useful buildings, such as schools and refugee centres. What went right?
12/11/2021
Jeannie Suk Gersen on the Importance of Due Process
Jeannie Suk Gersen and Yascha Mounk discuss how due process protects the most vulnerable and why it is under threat.
12/10/2021