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Where policy, equity, and culture come together
Could the Iran War Accelerate the Energy Transition?
What’s In Your Wallet? If You’re a Parent, It Should Be a Library Card.
Looking Back at 9/11: Peter Bergen and David Sterman on 25 Years of the War on Terror
Beyond Nation-States: A New Reading List for Understanding Global Politics Today
Editor’s Picks
The SAVE Act Is the Wrong Way to ‘Nationalize’ Elections. There’s a Better One.
Four Ways to Protect Yourself from the Deepfakes Taking over the Internet
Is Trump Really a Fascist? Examining the Controversial Claim
The Cost of Beauty: Inside the Broken Promise of Cosmetology School
How Netflix’s ‘A House of Dynamite’ Might Change Our Thinking on Nuclear War
On-Screen Representation Means More Than Just Identity. It’s About Context.
The Latest
Climate Resilience Depends on Green Jobs
Time is running out to avoid climate catastrophe, but even the most ambitious policies will fail without workers trained to do green jobs.
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The Green List: New America’s Resources on Climate Change Action
The world today is plagued by climate catastrophes. These New America resources can help us understand climate risk now and for the future.
What to Know About Tax Day
Tax Day is here! While you’re focused on deadlines and returns, here are some things to know about the IRS.
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Are You Working Yourself to Death?
Now is our urgent call to action to design work systems that center on the health and wellbeing for workers and their families.
Adapting for the Great Climate Migration
Near- and far-future solutions have to be at the center of adapting to the impending climate migration.
Climate Change’s Nuclear Warning
The Russia-Ukrainian war brought growing fears of nuclear activity, activity that could intensify the worst effects of climate change.
Empowering the Most Affected to Lead: Women in Climate Solutions
Climate change poses a great threat to the global progress on gender equality, so women are stepping up to lead solutions.
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Future-proofing Our Emergency Networks
Climate disasters can collapse networks, we have to ensure our infrastructure can keep communities resilient and self-sufficient.
Merging “Twindemics”: The Storm After the Disaster
When pandemics and natural disasters collide, climate change proves to be the most devastating to human health and prosperity.
The Rebrand of ”Managed Retreat” Policy
Governments need to retire the phrase “managed retreat” in responding to climate change-related migration policy.