Climate Change

A game controller at the EA Sports NHL23 World Championships on June 27, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Can Video Games Help Us Beat Climate Change? Can Video Games Help Us Beat Climate Change?

The $160 billion industry has a massive carbon footprint, yet climate organizations are increasingly recognizing video games as an avenue for education and impact.

Jul 8, 2024 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

Juan Mario Paulzen Sandy and Anibal Aguilar Gomez are escorted by policemen following their arrest, accused of being accomplices of now-dismissed army chief General Juan Jose Zuniga, after he led a military movement that attempted to seize the government palace by force in La Paz, on June 27, 2024.

A Failed Coup in Bolivia, Protests in Kenya, and Assange’s Plea Deal A Failed Coup in Bolivia, Protests in Kenya, and Assange’s Plea Deal

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Jun 28, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Record-Breaking Temperatures

Record-Breaking Temperatures Record-Breaking Temperatures

Olympic levels of heat around the world.

Jun 28, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Supporters gather at a theater next to the Helena, Mont., courthouse on June 12, 2023, to watch the court proceedings for the nation's first youth climate change trial at Montana's First Judicial District Court. Sixteen plaintiffs, ranging in age from 6 to 22, are suing the state for promoting fossil fuel energy policies that they say violate their constitutional right to a “clean and healthful environment.”

It’s Time for the US to Declare a National Climate Emergency It’s Time for the US to Declare a National Climate Emergency

The US has no comprehensive climate action plan with clear, enforceable targets, timelines, and road maps for climate protection and restabilization—and it desperately needs one.

Jun 25, 2024 / John J. Berger

A prescribed burn in northeastern Washington.

How to Save a Forest How to Save a Forest

Members of the Kalispel Tribe in Washington have become some of the country’s foremost forest caretakers, ministering to the health of lands broken by settlers and industry.

Jun 24, 2024 / Audrea Lim

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a state memorial ceremony for the victims of the 1948 Altalena affair, at Nachalat Yitzhak cemetery in Tel Aviv, on June 18, 2024.

Lebanon-Israel Tensions, a Ukraine “Summit on Peace,” and Anti-Vax Misinformation Lebanon-Israel Tensions, a Ukraine “Summit on Peace,” and Anti-Vax Misinformation

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Jun 21, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Paige Avila cools off her brother Eric Avila in Massachusetts in a 2012 heat wave.

With Air-Conditioning, Have We Passed the Point of No Return? With Air-Conditioning, Have We Passed the Point of No Return?

Consider it the feedback loop from hell: The greenhouse gas emissions air-conditioning releases ensure that we will continue to rely on it.

Jun 17, 2024 / Stan Cox

Elon Musk speaks at the Milken Institute's Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 6, 2024.

Elon Musk’s Creepy Workplace Is Techno-Feudalism in Action Elon Musk’s Creepy Workplace Is Techno-Feudalism in Action

Multiple harassment allegations illuminate why the tech mogul has embraced Trumpism.

Jun 14, 2024 / Jeet Heer

LAPD officers leave the University of Southern California after clearing an encampment on May 5, 2024.

The Liberal Police State: How Democrats Are Playing Into GOP Hands The Liberal Police State: How Democrats Are Playing Into GOP Hands

Applying the tactics of counterinsurgency warfare to peaceful domestic protest risks blurring the line between Trump and his opponents.

Jun 14, 2024 / Sandy Tolan

Israeli hostage Andrei Kozlov disembarks with soldiers from an air force CH-53 Sea Stallion military helicopter which landed in the grounds of the Sheba Medical Center, after his rescue by the Israeli army from captivity in the Gaza Strip, on June 8, 2024.

An Israeli Hostage Operation, a Victory for the European Right, and Tensions in Korea An Israeli Hostage Operation, a Victory for the European Right, and Tensions in Korea

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Jun 13, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

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