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Right-wing authoritarianism is winning — but higher education is where we can fight back
Henry A. Giroux
At its best, higher education produces engaged, critical thinkers — who are crucial in the fight against fascism
What Republicans know that Democrats don’t: Power matters more than policy
Amanda Marcotte
Democrats are more popular than Republicans — but that doesn't matter if Republicans defeat democracy
West Virginia Sen. Manchin takes the teeth out of Democrats’ plan for seniors’ dental care
Phil Galewitz
While demand for dental services would go up with the benefit, dentists' most lucrative patients would be gone
The “Doomsday Glacier” may partially collapse. If it does, Earth’s sea level will rise by 2 feet
Matthew Rozsa
The melting of at least part of the Antarctic Thwaites Glacier, long predicted, may finally be upon us
“Reckless misuse of resources”: Congress passes $778 billion military budget
Jake Johnson
"There was no CBO score needed. No concern about the deficit. No mention of inflation," said Rep. Jamaal Bowman
Tornadoes and climate change: What a warming world means for deadly twisters
John Allen
Deeper into the century, deadly storms will become more likely. Climate modeling will help scientists track them
Plastics, fertilizer, and synthetic rubber: Report calls out chemical industry’s use of fossil fuels
Zoya Teirstein
By 2030, petrochemicals could account for more than a third of growth in oil demand. Here's what governments can do
Spiking gas prices are a preview of an energy transition gone wrong
Emily Pontecorvo
Experts say the Build Back Better Act’s climate policies could help
As climate worsens, environmentalists grapple with the mental toll of activism
Alex Smith
The existential threat of the encroaching climate crisis takes its own psychological toll
The lessons “Moby Dick” has for a warming world of rising waters
Aaron Sachs
"To ponder death and prepare for the worst are age-old survival strategies"
In the fight against climate change, China is doing more than you think – but still not enough
Phillip Stalley
China has taken incremental steps to address climate change, but they seem poised to do more in the coming years
California’s water supplies are in trouble as climate change worsens natural dry spells
Roger Bales
California farms and cities rely on water from melting snowpack in the Sierra Nevadas. The outlook is worrying
Joe Biden’s ironic “Summit for Democracy”: Sounds good, but plagued by contradictions
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
Democracy is under threat around the world. But given the dire situation of the U.S., was this really a good idea?
The surprisingly hopeful moral of the UN climate summit
Carl Pope
Not all doom and climate gloom: COP26 offered us some important – and on balance, hopeful – indicators
The political divide in the United States has become irreconcilable, study says
Nicole Karlis
The U.S. is at dangerous "level of polarization,” political scientists warn
Why Christmas tree farming is actually (sometimes) eco-friendly
Matthew Rozsa
Paradoxically, the process of farming (and tossing) Christmas trees can actually remove carbon from the atmosphere
Climate change expected to cause 400 toxic California sites to flood by 2100
Adam Mahoney
Communities of color are five times more likely to live within half a mile of a toxic site that could flood
Stress in utero: COVID chaos and babies’ future health
Paul Tullis
The impact of unusually high in-utero stress might persist for decades in some U.S. babies born during the pandemic
How Big Tobacco used bad science to avoid accountability — and set the blueprint for Big Oil
Matthew Rozsa
The Tobacco Industry ran so that Big Oil, anti-vaxxers and e-cigarette makers could fly
A philosopher of science explains how birds perceive time and space differently than humans
Matthew Rozsa
Belgian philosopher of science Vinciane Despret spoke with Salon about her new book, "Living as a Bird"
From President Meryl Streep to an adorable pufferfish, here’s what’s new on Netflix this December
Joy Saha
'Tis the season for queer holiday rom-coms, international adventures and the inevitable return of “Emily in Paris"
Montana Democrat sounds the alarm on his party’s “doom” in rural America — but has an idea to fix it
Alex Henderson
The Democratic Party seems to have a problem with rural voters, and it isn’t getting any better
Wildfires are erasing Western forests. Climate change is making it permanent
Nathanael Johnson
The evidence is clear: Forests are shifting to scrublands across large swaths of the Western U.S.
Food banks are struggling to fill their shelves, and it’s not just supply chain issues
Jena Brooker
Climate change, inflation, and price gouging are also at play
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