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Accidents and DisastersApril 12, 2023
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Nuclear Arms and ProliferationNovember 8, 2022
How to Survive Our Apocalyptic Future
This world, however finite with its increasingly overwhelming problems, is still precious to me and worth a good fight. I can’t turn away from tomorrow.
Frida Berrigan
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SustainabilityJuly 15, 2022
There Are Still Things to Love About America
This planet is bigger and more beautiful than nationalism and militarism allow us to see.
Frida Berrigan
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Education ReformApril 29, 2022
Our Floundering Public School System Is Failing Teachers
Wherever you want to lay the blame, the solution isn’t hard to find—it’s just expensive.
Frida Berrigan
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Environmental ActivismDecember 23, 2021
This Holiday Season, Give the Gift of a Habitable Planet
The US economy depends on consumers consuming and the earth depends on us not consuming. Which are we going to choose?
Frida Berrigan
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June 25, 2021
Living in the Shadow of Human Extermination
My hometown houses enough nukes to destroy all life on the planet—but it can represent something better than a nuclear holocaust.
Frida Berrigan
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Science and HealthOctober 7, 2020
How to Cope With Daily Life During a Pandemic
After all these months and 210,000 deaths, you’d think we’d be used to it all. I’m not. It doesn’t seem even a little normal yet.
Frida Berrigan
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Campaigns and ElectionsJanuary 29, 2020
What if We All Ran For Local Office?
A writer reflects on her mayoral run in a Connecticut town fighting climate change and big weapons manufacturing.Frida Berrigan
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YouthOctober 4, 2019
Our Children Will Be Casualties of Trump’s Presidency
This administration is jeopardizing their future by rolling back environmental policies and slashing education budgets.
Frida Berrigan
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Climate ChangeMarch 14, 2019
Parenting in a World Hurtling Toward Catastrophe
How do you raise children under the ever-present threat of climate change?
Frida Berrigan