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Q & A With Jeremy Lent, Author of “The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity’s Search for Meaning”
What is the “patterning instinct?”
Congress Pushes Nuclear Energy, but Has No Clear Plan for Radioactive Waste
Expanding government efforts to support the nuclear power industry would only drag us deeper into the nuclear quagmire.
Paris Accord Doesn’t Go Far Enough — but Trump’s Pullout Will Endanger Life on Earth
Trump's move displays a callous disregard for the future of life on Earth.
Hilcorp Runs Aground: Pipeline Ruptures Expose Fractures in Billionaire’s Energy Companies
Houston multibillionaire Jeffery Hildebrand has a big problem brewing in Alaska.
A Black Woman-Owned Company That Employs Youth and the Formerly Incarcerated Will Replace Flint’s Corroded Water Pipes
One black woman and her business may finally end the years of injustice in Flint, MI.
Trumpcare 2.0 Is a Death Bill — It’s Time to Fight for the System We Want
If passed into law, the so-called “Trumpcare” bill would spike the number of people without health insurance by 23 million in 2026.
As Trump Ignores Climate Change, Seas Threaten to Swallow Alaskan Villages
The rapidly warming Arctic means that dozens of villages inhabited by Alaskan native peoples need to relocate — but the money isn't there.
How Trump and Tom Price Can Kill Obamacare Without the Senate
Senate leadership has indicated that passage of the American Health Care Act “will not be quick,” but it may not matter.
Falling Between the Sun-Scorched Gaps: Drought Highlights Ethiopia’s Internally Displaced Persons Dilemma
222 sites containing nearly 400,000 displaced individuals were identified in Ethiopia due to droughts.
Are EPA Scientists in Trump’s Crosshairs?
The GOP is trying to make federal agencies more industry friendly — and many worry that will mean using bunk science.