The author of Tropic of Chaos talks about India, China, and the mentality of the armed lifeboat.
Issues / Environment
Christian Parenti's new book looks at the intersection of climate change and conflict.
Global warming comes on the wings of grasshoppers.
With evermore mouths to feed, how will we be able to coax more food out of our exhausted soil?
Choi was arrested for her attempts to prevent the construction of a naval base in Jeju's Gangjeong Village, a base that many suspect would become a new port for the U.S. Navy.
Whether of necessity or not, education takes a back seat to basic needs in Haiti.
Let's hope that, unlike with Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors, bias against Fukushima refugees will be kept to a minimum.
Robots were a major force in the automation drive that made Japan the most competitive nation in manufacturing in the 1980s. That glory seems to have faded in recent decades, and Japanese robotics are no exception.
A 30-year war for energy preeminence? You wouldn't wish it even on a desperate planet. But that's where we're headed and there's no turning back.
Japan is still digging its way out of the earthquake and tsunami that hit in March. Here's a way to help.