The Monthly Global Change Review #04
Top photo – «Chameleon» (2014) © Michael Johansson A monthly publication by Lyon Urban School (Université de […]
Did Sweden get Covid wrong?
Johan Giesecke, the country’s former state epidemiologist, assesses a year of pandemic. This time a year ago, […]
Opinion: The indigenous custom behind New Zealand’s strong covid-19 response
Matthew Milner grew up in New Zealand, and is now pursuing his M.B.A. and M.A. in Education […]
The Monthly Global Change Review #03
Top photo – “Stockyards adjacent to the Chicago slaughterhouses (circa 1947)” © US Information Agency A monthly […]
The Monthly Global Change Review #02
Top photo – “The Beach”, Acrylique sur toile (detail ) (2018) © Hadrien de Corneillan A monthly publication […]
They Want to Start Paying Mother Nature for All Her Hard Work
Ignoring the value of nature threatens humanity itself, according to a new British report on biodiversity and […]
Economics of biodiversity review: what are the recommendations?
Landmark report says GDP should be ditched as measure of wealth and nature valued to protect wildlife […]
Avoiding a ‘Ghastly Future’: Hard Truths on the State of the Planet
A group of the world’s top ecologists have issued a stark warning about the snowballing crisis caused […]
A holistic approach for the US behavioral health crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 creates additional challenges for healthcare leaders seeking to improve behavioral health while offering an opportunity for […]
FDA blindsided as Trump Admin cripples agency on its way out
It’s “a full-frontal assault on public health,” one official said. The US Food and Drug Administration is […]
Chomsky and Prashad: There are 3 major threats to life on Earth that we must address in 2021
Large parts of the world—outside of China and a few other countries—face a runaway virus, which has […]
If all governments are borrowing to fight Covid, who is lending?
Money does not work how you might think. Earlier this month, comedy writer and director Armando Ianucci […]
E.P.A.’s Final Deregulatory Rush Runs Into Open Staff Resistance
While the Environmental Protection Agency’s career scientists are more openly challenging the Trump administration’s rules and rollbacks, […]
The fractal biology of plague and the future of civilization
At the time of writing, the CoViD-19 pandemic was in its second wave with infections doubling every […]
World pushes ahead with climate action as U.S. remains in limbo
The Biden administration will confront new global climate politics while stuck on sidelines of a Dec. 12 […]
G20 governments have committed $151 billion to fossil fuels in COVID-19 recovery packages
The new Energy Policy Tracker offers a near-real-time snapshot of public funding commitments and other government policies […]
Trump officials move to relax rules on killing birds
Overhaul of the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act would not hold firms liable for ‘incidentally’ causing scores […]
Biden vowed to ban new drilling on public lands. It won’t be easy.
Climate pledge to halt federal drilling permits faces legal and political obstacles. One of Joe Biden’s boldest […]
Welcome To The ‘Turbulent Twenties’
We predicted political upheaval in America in the 2020s. This is why it’s here and what we […]
The Plastic Pandemic
COVID-19 trashed the recycling dream. COVID-19 has hit plastic recycling, just as big oil firms are investing […]
Experts explain how your brain tricks you into taking risks during the pandemic
It was mid-February and Maria Konnikova — a psychologist, writer and champion poker player — was on […]
Extreme poverty set for first rise since 1998, World Bank warns
Extreme poverty is set to rise this year for the first time in more than two decades, […]
Billionaires see fortunes rise by 27% during the pandemic
Billionaires have seen their fortunes hit record highs during the pandemic, with top executives from technology and […]
Doomscrolling Is Slowly Eroding Your Mental Health
Checking your phone for an extra two hours every night won’t stop the apocalypse—but it could stop […]
I Lived Through Collapse. America Is Already There.
Living in Sri Lanka during the end of the civil war, I saw how life goes on, […]
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