#BuyNothing: Greenpeace and partners ask people to make something instead this Black Friday
"With our throwaway lifestyles, we are fueling climate change, pollution and the destruction of people’s homes and irreplaceable natural wonders. MAKE SMTHNG Week offers a fun and creative way out of this wasteful consumerism."
Juneteenth 2019: The US must repair historic and current racism
On this Juneteenth, we must confront the impacts of racism dating back to the founding of the United States with the slave...
Empires are a secret until they start falling
As the US loses its position of global supremacy, we have an opportunity to fundamentally reshape what we as a nation represent.
The real spirit of giving
This time of year, I remember my dad's motto: Everybody does better when everybody does better.
An outright reversal of Roe v. Wade isn’t all we should fear
There are many ways we can lose our rights. We need to fight them all.
New York Times reviews reporter’s ‘likes’ on post advocating Gaza ‘slaughterhouse
Amidst ethical scrutiny, The New York Times delves into the actions of a freelancer whose social media activity casts shadows on journalistic neutrality in conflict coverage.
What if reporters covered the climate crisis they covered World War II?
"Reporting the truth about climate disruption, and its solutions, could be contagious."
Central banks have gone rogue, putting us all at risk
Central bankers are now aggressively playing the stock market. To say they are buying up the planet may be an exaggeration, but they could.
The liberal arts are not disposable
A spinoff of a forthcoming book from Johns Hopkins Press about the value of the liberal arts.
Making the world work better
Here is hope for a better government – it's based on democracy, but also the Chinese idea of examinations for government officials, the Finnish educational system, and the Cinncinatus system in Rome.