Commentary by Carl Hintz There are 12,512 nuclear warheads in the world today, most of them in the arsenals of Russia and the United States. China, Pakistan, India, France, the United Kingdom, Israel, and North…
Americans Will Now Know What a Lack of Accountability Means By Oona A. Hathaway The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on former President Donald Trump’s claims of criminal immunity has provoked grave warnings about a new…
How Israeli settlements are taking over the West Bank By Mat Nashed As Israel carries out a devastating war on Gaza, settlers are exploiting the lack of global attention on the occupied West Bank to…
At its most basic level, education provides children with the invaluable opportunity to thrive; in addition to the social and emotional benefits of going to school, even basic reading skills can dramatically increase a person’s…
Commentary by Lyle Adley-Warrick A myth-busting study by two political scientists proves it statistically and offers some insights into why it works. Their book, Why Civil Resistance Works, published in 2013 by Columbia University Press,…
How Communities are Making Political Violence Backfire By Maria J. Stephan Historically, organized collective action has been the strongest bulwark against authoritarianism and the political violence that greases its wheels, as my own research and…
Commentary by Carl Hintz Terms like “blue hydrogen” and “bridge fuel” are used by the gas industry and electric utilities to obscure how disastrous methane is for the climate. So what is “blue hydrogen”? It’s…
By Dan Gearino Even small community solar projects can be used as a tool to make energy more affordable for less affluent households, as a project in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula shows. The solar array near…
By Joyner-Harris Forest Conservation WAKE FOREST, NC — A Change.org petition, spearheaded by long-time Wake Forest resident Angela DiPaolo, pleading with stakeholders to preserve the 68-acre forested parcel located on Harris Road directly across from…
Address to Progressive International’s 50th Anniversary Congress in Havana By Jason Hickel Thank you to PI for organizing this event, and thank you to our Cuban hosts, who have kept this revolution alive against extraordinary…