There isn't alot of scholarship or critical thinking about the politics of restoration, and this is unfortunate. A new paper finds that UN designated "restoration flagships" are disproportionately located in undemocratic contexts, as are the largest restoration pledges (doi.org/10.1162/GLEP...).
FIFA has prohibited Haitian World Cup jerseys with a depiction of the Nov. 18, 1803, Bataille de Vertières aka the triumph of the Haitian Revolution against slavery.
Depraved.
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Abstract. International bodies like the United Nations increasingly champion ecosystem restoration as a key tool to combat environmental degradation. Democratic governance is often positioned as a key...
Joe Sacco spent years reporting on a communal riot in Uttar Pradesh for his new work of graphic reportage. But his Indian publisher abruptly dropped the book before it could be sold there. We have published an excerpt
Un-freaking-believable!
It's just remarkable that if you're white, male, and conservative you are allowed to call for political violence that would get anyone who doesn't tick all those boxes absolutely pilloried.
The group with the fewest legitimate grievances in society provided the widest grace to rage.
Wild.
This is a useful guide, with concrete steps to taking action, for getting your company to leave Twitter/X and preventing your school from implementing genAI in the classroom.
New: The Shapiro administration confirmed that some of its conversations with Amazon about data centers have been covered by a non-disclosure agreement, after radio program Allegheny Front followed up on my reporting.
Listen to our full conversation about the Shapiro admin and Amazon.
Michigan Governor caught on hot mic with Oracle CEO Clay Magouyrk, discussing citizen opposition to AI data centers, bragging how she ignores their concerns: “We’re used to people saying 'f*ck no,' & doing it anyway.”🇺🇸
X owner Elon Musk has reposted his Sept 2025 call that pre-emptive inter-ethnic violence (civil war) is necessary for 'self-defence
"Elon Musk was always right
"You either fight back, or you die."
House passes $70B bill to fund immigration enforcement for 3 years
It frontloads routine annual funding, ensuring a virtually uninterrupted flow of money as the Trump admin seeks to deport some 1 million people per year. But Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas called it a “slush fund for ICE.”
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A bill to provide nearly $70 billion for immigration enforcement narrowly passed the House on Tuesday and now goes to President Donald Trump for his signature, fueling the administration’s deportation...
"Poverty/inequality are predictable outcomes of policy choices:how we design tax systems,regulate labour markets, value care, structure public services & decide whose needs/voices matter.Crucially, if governments can manufacture poverty,they can also dismantle it" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"People in the US are poised to endure another summer of unusually ferocious heat and there will be little respite in the years ahead, with a new study finding that the coming 15 years could see a doubling in hospitalizations due to heat-related illnesses."
Our roadmap has been shaped by experts across the world. We call on political leaders at all levels to use it, says Olivier De Schutter and others
