Inside the ‘America First’ makeover of a global hunger program
Bassirou Sani Boubacar Gaoh has spent the last decade trying to figure out how the plants feeding millions across Niger can better withstand the unpredictability of a warming planet.
A Tunisian phosphate plant that sickens children so US, Europe can get fertilizer
Toxic emissions from a phosphate processing plant in the Tunisian port city of Gabès have left residents reporting respiratory problems and other illnesses. Children are among the hardest hit.
Who's afraid of Penthesilea?
The notion of women going off to war still strikes people as unnatural. But the truth is, women have been fighting since the dawn of our species.
Next stop for California’s high-speed rail: Finding private investors
California has spent nearly two decades relying on taxpayers to finance its high-speed rail project. Now it’s looking to private investors. Whether any step up remains an open question. The search for private money was always part of the plan.
Women in the United States are poorer by design
In the US, wealth reflects whose work is valued. That women are on the losing end of our economic system is no accident, writes sociologist Anna Malaika Tubbs
Analysis: 84% of nations miss deadline to identify ‘nature-harming’ subsidies by 2025
Most countries failed to meet a 2025 target to identify all of their subsidies that could be “harmful” to biodiversity, according to Carbon Brief analysis.
Factcheck: No, Europe’s heatwaves are not being ‘caused’ by declining air pollution
This summer has seen Europe suffer through a series of record-breaking heatwaves. Amid widespread media coverage of the number of…
Ten Years of the Same Script: Anti-Romani Eviction Policies in Duisburg
In Duisburg, police spatial control and evictions under building codes are implemented as parallel mechanisms that have been jointly developed and coordinated for the past ten years. These mechanisms primarily affect people from Romania and Bulgaria, many of whom are Romani.
This Activist Was Targeted by ICE for Criticizing Colombia’s President-Elect
Beto Coral was arrested and returned to Colombia for exercising free speech in criticizing Abelardo de la Espriella.
Adaptation and Victim Status in ECtHR Climate Litigation
Climate Adaptation Enters the Strasbourg Debate
William S. Lind and His Single-Factor Explanation of History
How William S. Lind—a former director of the Free Congress Foundation’s Center for Cultural Conservatism—used the phrase “Cultural Marxism” as a delegitimizing tool
The unbalanced sheet: What it costs to be a woman
Fuller's fourth edition focuses on the human costs of a global economy not designed to work for people or planet – and finds alternative visions
NI condemns harassment of Sudanese contributor Eiad Husham
NI issues statement in solidarity with Sudanese journalist targeted for reporting on war.
Von Kaffee bis zur Ravioli-Reserve: Warum Importe die Versorgung in Deutschland sichern
Die internationalen Krisen der vergangenen Jahre rücken die Versorgung mit Nahrungsmitteln in den Fokus. Für eine sichere Versorgung sind internationaler Handel und Importe zentral. Deren Diversifizierung und Verlässlichkeit sollten strategischer verfolgt werden, meinenBettina Rudloffund Lukas Kornher.
The Cultural Marxism Bogeyman
An interview with author A. J. A. Woods on their new book about the Right’s favorite conspiracy theory
Are Data Centers Factories? Industrial Promises and Socio-Ecological Losses
Amid the planetary polycrisis – which is, among other things, a crisis of capital – AI data centers appear to be one of the last places offering opportunities for secure capital accumulation. In this context, the cloud, which has long been mistakenly portrayed as an immaterial entity, is also being redefined as a factory. Miriam Fahimi reflects on the political struggles at stake.
US-Saudi nuclear deal invites proliferation risks … unless safeguards are written in
Enrichment is key to any country’s nuclear ambitions. The US-Saudi deal is unclear where matters rest on that issue.
The case for making polluters pay has moved into the mainstream
With fossil fuel firms set to report huge profits off the back of the Iran war amid heatwaves and wildfires in Europe, public debate is asking who should pay for the damage?
Pakistan: A New Player in the Quest for a U.S.-Iran Breakthrough
Soon after the U.S. and Israel began bombing Iran on 28 February, Pakistan started conveying proposals for ending the war. The mediator’s mantle comes with risks, but Islamabad feels the stakes are high enough that it has persevered at the task.
