Do Humans Really Understand the World’s Disorderly Rivers? Do Humans Really Understand the World’s Disorderly Rivers?
In James C. Scott’s last book, In Praise of Floods, he questions the limits of human hegemony and our misplaced sense that we have any control over the Earth’s depleted watershed....
Feb 24, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Sherrell
Want to See the Future of Climate Politics? Look to Australia. Want to See the Future of Climate Politics? Look to Australia.
The way in which climate concerns have occupied Australians’ politics should serve as a warning to American Democrats.
May 31, 2022 / Daniel Sherrell
Should Environmental Activists Sabotage Fossil Fuel Infrastructure? Should Environmental Activists Sabotage Fossil Fuel Infrastructure?
Andreas Malm argues that property destruction can be inspiring, while Daniel Sherrell writes that it would reduce the climate movement’s ability to effect change.
Jan 27, 2022 / The Debate / Andreas Malm and Daniel Sherrell