Only Instinct Remains
CLIMATE CHANGE · OCEANS · ENVIRONMENT
September 20, 2025
Susana Hancock skis across
Greenland’s ice sheet, deploying
sensors to measure accelerating ice…
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Twisted Values
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER · LAW AND COURTS
September 9, 2025
The 2024 U.S. State Department Human
Rights Reports underwent significant
revisions under political
appointees, softening criticism of.
The Ocean’s Lungs
CLIMATE CHANGE · OCEANS · CLIMATE POLICY
September 3, 2025
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning
Circulation (AMOC), a key driver of
Atlantic climate and sea levels, is
weakening.
Fast Train, Slow Motion
PUBLIC FINANCE · BUSINESS · ENERGY
September 2, 2025
Amtrak’s new Avelia Liberty trains,
designed for speeds up to 160 mph,
are constrained by outdated
infrastructure.
Gap on the Shelf
WHITE HOUSE · STATE POLITICS · POLITICAL POWER
August 14, 2025
Book removals in schools across
several states have intensified amid
new laws and federal actions framed…
Genocide
WAR AND SECURITY · LAW AND COURTS · ISRAEL
August 2, 2025
As of July 2025, over 59,000
Palestinians, including 17,000
children, have died in Gaza amid…
Trump v. the World Court
LAW AND COURTS · WAR AND SECURITY · ISRAEL
July 24, 2025
In February 2025, President Trump
issued Executive Order 14203,
imposing sanctions on the…
A Backpack and a Futon
COST OF LIVING · LABOR · PUBLIC FINANCE
July 23, 2025
The landlord’s text landed at 2:47
a.m. sharp: Rent’s late again.
Friday, or I’m listing it. Sandy…
The Cable Snapped First
WHITE HOUSE · PUBLIC FINANCE · UNITED STATES
July 19, 2025
A 60-year-old cable failure beneath
Boston Harbor left 465 passengers
stranded on a Blue Line train,
highlighting.