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From Zika to Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs: Welcome to the New Age of Contagions

From Zika to Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs: Welcome to the New Age of Contagions From Zika to Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs: Welcome to the New Age of Contagions

Today’s deadly new pathogens aren’t just a scientific challenge, they’re a political one.

Jun 16, 2016 / Feature / Sonia Shah

Growing Up With Climate Change Growing Up With Climate Change

My generation will be the first to have lived an entire lifetime in a climate changed world. We witnessed the first climate impacts. We will experience the worst. We were born into…

Jun 15, 2016 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and US Secretary of State John Kerry

US Refusal to Cooperate With Russia Against International Terrorism May Be the Worst Casualty of the New Cold War US Refusal to Cooperate With Russia Against International Terrorism May Be the Worst Casualty of the New Cold War

While NATO continues its provocative buildup on Russia’s borders, Washington continues to reject Moscow’s proposals to cooperate against terrorism from Syria to homeland security.

Jun 15, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Candlelit vigil for Orlando shooting

Gay Pride, Ramadan, and Solidarity After Orlando Gay Pride, Ramadan, and Solidarity After Orlando

Those of us who join both celebrations know the promise—and the challenge—of a shared struggle.

Jun 14, 2016 / Muneer I. Ahmad

Paul Ryan

House Democrats Are So Fed Up With the GOP’s Failure to Act on Guns That They Walked Out on the Speaker House Democrats Are So Fed Up With the GOP’s Failure to Act on Guns That They Walked Out on the Speaker

Walkouts, chants, and demands for action on gun violence rock the first House session after an attack on an LGBTQ club.

Jun 14, 2016 / John Nichols

The Orlando Massacre’s Moral Imperative: Don’t Propagate Hate

The Orlando Massacre’s Moral Imperative: Don’t Propagate Hate The Orlando Massacre’s Moral Imperative: Don’t Propagate Hate

We need more wisdom and less posturing about the underlying factors—hate, guns and terrorism—rooted in this horror.

Jun 14, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Flooding in Paris

It’s Time to Get Serious About Climate Change. Seriously. It’s Time to Get Serious About Climate Change. Seriously.

Our dysfunctional political system is now a threat to the existence of all mankind.

Jun 13, 2016 / Noam Chomsky

Orlando Shooting Vigil

Hate Must Not Have the First, Last, or Loudest Word Hate Must Not Have the First, Last, or Loudest Word

We cannot allow those who would profit off our pain to cause us to hate.

Jun 13, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

John Kerry and Javad Zarif

Why Is Iran Our Enemy? Why Is Iran Our Enemy?

It’s a repressive theocracy, but Tehran is no threat to the United States and is a staunch opponent of jihadi groups like ISIS and Al Qaeda.

Jun 13, 2016 / Jeff Faux

Purple Kale

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Will Hurt Farmers and Make Seed Companies Richer The Trans-Pacific Partnership Will Hurt Farmers and Make Seed Companies Richer

Here’s why experts say the trade deal is a “big win” for the biotech seed industry.

Jun 10, 2016 / Alex Press

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