Plagued by poor infrastructure, climate denialism, and a patchwork of unregulated fracking wells and nuclear waste sites, the U.S. is poised to topple itself with self-inflicted wounds.
America’s Homegrown Terror
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Environment
Breathless in North Korea
For 60 years, Koreans on both sides of the DMZ have awaited a peace treaty. Instead they’ve gotten an arms race and political repression.
Climate Change and the Asia Pivot
The real “pivot to Asia” should be towards decarbonization, a more equitable distribution of wealth, and a commitment to fight climate change.
Disaster Militarism: Rethinking U.S. Relief in the Asia-Pacific
Disaster relief has increasingly become part of the justification for increased U.S. troop deployments in the Asia-Pacific region.
Saving Our Blue Future
The human race and our planet need a new water ethic.
A New World Order?
Where exactly is power located on this planet of ours right now?
A Devil’s Bargain on the Climate
Will the Green Climate Fund—the UN body tasked with funding the transition to a clean-energy, climate-resilient future in the developing world—invest in fossil fuels?
Sochi’s Last Winter Olympics
Climate change is literally melting down the list of available host venues for the Winter Olympics.
A Green Challenge to the Asia-Pacific Pivot
The Obama administration’s “Pacific Pivot” is wreaking environmental havoc on the pristine ecosystems of the Asia-Pacific region.
Open Fire and Open Markets: The Asia-Pacific Pivot and Trans-Pacific Partnership
Thomas Friedman once said the hidden hand of the market needs the hidden fist of the military. The TPP and the Obama administration’s Pacific Pivot pack both.