Jaron Lanier, the eminent American computer scientist, composer and artist, is no stranger to skepticism around social media, but his current interpretations of its effects are becoming darker and his warnings more trenchant.
It ain’t over till it’s over…but it’s never over — emerging and reemerging infectious diseases
Dr. Anthony Fauci reflects on his career and the future of infectious disease.
See the ties that bind Antarctica and Louisiana through one photographer’s lens
As the 2022 U.N. Climate Change Summit convenes, NPR’s Picture Show is featuring work by photographers that highlights the effects of climate change around the world.
Can banks stop climate change?
Michael Northrop writes on economics and the environment–critical pieces of polycrisis work.
Omega + The Argentine Association of Environmental Lawyers: Innovation & creativity in action
The Argentine Association of Environmental Lawyers has constituted a space for activism related to environmental and social justice for over twenty years.
Omega + HOMEF: A timely & essential partnership
Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) is pleased to be partnering with the Omega Collaborative and Commonweal in executing the Omega Resilience Awards (ORA) programme through the Omega Resilience Awards – Africa (ORA - Africa) platform. We are excited about this...
Welcome to the world of the polycrisis
Pandemic, drought, floods, mega storms and wildfires, threats of a third world war — how rapidly we have become inured to the list of shocks. So much so that, from time to time, it is worth standing back to consider the sheer strangeness of our situation. As former US...
Political coverage is changing to get beyond ‘us versus them’
A more nuanced depiction of voters and issues can help newsrooms better report on elections and political campaigns.
African food systems imploding: Impacts of the war in Ukraine
If alarm bells are ringing loudly and incessantly it’s because
governments, civil society, activists, development organisations,
and donors are signalling the negative impact of the war in
Ukraine on African food systems.
Watching the world burn
As the planet reels from unprecedented heatwaves, floods, wildfires and droughts, you may be feeling a rising sense of unease or even panic.
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On the Covid ‘off-ramp’: no tests, isolation or masks
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