In early October, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) got the world’s attention with a new report, outlining what may happen if the Earth heats up just a few degrees. Every passing year of inaction jeopardizes life on the planet. For the IPCC that means that keeping temperature increases in check is key to […]
Science, Tech, Environment
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The New Space Race: Why America Needs a NASA for IT Research
The nation shouldn’t cede leadership in tech to either China or Silicon Valley.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Musk, Trump, and the Second Gilded Age
Unlike Trump, the Tesla Motors CEO seems to genuinely care about the future of humanity. But, like Trump, Musk loves to upend the status quo by breaking norms and maybe even some laws.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Can the EPA Roll Back California’s Clean Air Standards?
The feds can regulate mileage, but the states can regulate smog.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Meet (Elon Musk) the New Boss, Same as the Old
Making the future? Tesla’s CEO has dredged up the anti-union shibboleths of America’s robber-baron past.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Nation’s Youth Demand Action on Climate Change
Dreary weather and constant rain did not stop hundreds from turning out for Saturday’s Youth Climate March in Washington, D.C. The diverse crowd included families from Kansas City, youth who protested the Dakota Access Pipeline on the Standing Rock Reservation, and residents of the Marshall Islands who have seen firsthand how rising sea levels threaten […]
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Will Scientists Gear Up for Activism in the Age of Trump?
Last year’s March for Science marked an important milestone for a group that usually keeps a low political profile.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Was Albert Einstein a Racist?
The great scientist was a radical egalitarian—but subject nonetheless to some of the biases of his time.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
‘We Can Change the World. Let Me Show You How.’
A tale of technological utopianism versus movement politics
Posted inAmerica and the World
The EU Leads the Way to Internet Privacy Over Profit
We should be rooting for the success of the General Data Protection Regulation.