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A volunteer in Greece unrolls a firehose in preparation for a wildfire.

The Volunteers Fighting Greece’s Intensifying Wildfires The Volunteers Fighting Greece’s Intensifying Wildfires

As climate change brings unprecedented levels of heat and drought, the country’s unpaid fire brigades are bracing for the worst in the absence of state support.

Aug 14, 2025 / StudentNation / Megan Cameron, Annalisa Jenkins, and Maggie Stewart

Children of various ages suffering from malnutrition are being treated with limited resources due to shortages of baby formula and medicine at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on August 11, 2025.

I’m a Teenager In Gaza. And I Am Starving. I’m a Teenager In Gaza. And I Am Starving.

What hits you first is the exhaustion carved into every face. The sickly pallor. The terrifying weight loss ravaging everyone—yes, including me.

Aug 14, 2025 / Lujayn

Climate activists march across the Brooklyn Bridge to demand that New York Governor Kathy Hochul stop the construction of the Williams Pipeline in New York City on August 9, 2025.

What’s Next for Covering Climate Now’s 89 Percent Project What’s Next for Covering Climate Now’s 89 Percent Project

An overwhelming global majority supports stronger climate action. Who are the people behind the numbers?

Aug 14, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

AI Water Use Sucks Our Planet Dry

AI Water Use Sucks Our Planet Dry AI Water Use Sucks Our Planet Dry

Computer centers swallow billions of gallons a year.

Aug 13, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. stands behind Donald Trump in the Oval Office

In Trump’s America, Vaccination Rates are Declining and Measles Is Spreading In Trump’s America, Vaccination Rates are Declining and Measles Is Spreading

Trump and RFK Jr. have made every effort to undermine one of the major civilizing advances of the 20th century—our public health infrastructure

Aug 13, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Anne Lamott and the Power of Hope

Anne Lamott and the Power of Hope Anne Lamott and the Power of Hope

‘I will not let them defeat me.’

Aug 13, 2025 / Q&A / Pamela Alma Weymouth

Why We Must Release the Epstein Files

Why We Must Release the Epstein Files Why We Must Release the Epstein Files

We need justice for the survivors of his predations, and we need to restore public trust in our institutions.

Aug 13, 2025 / Rep. Ro Khanna

Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews the honor guard during a welcome ceremony at The Great Hall of the People on November 22, 2023, in Beijing,

Washington’s Dangerous China Consensus Washington’s Dangerous China Consensus

Fantasies of national unity drive the bipartisan push for a new cold war.

Aug 13, 2025 / Column / Jeet Heer

Ordinary Egyptians show their support for Palestinians, but their government leaves them in legal and political limbo.

We Left Gaza. But Our Pain Came With Us. We Left Gaza. But Our Pain Came With Us.

Palestinians who escaped the horrors of Gaza face a new trauma: the dislocation of exile from our homeland.

Aug 13, 2025 / Feature / Mohammed R. Mhawish

Catherine Lacey’s Missed Connections

Catherine Lacey’s Missed Connections Catherine Lacey’s Missed Connections

In her most personal work, The Möbius Book, Lacey uses a devastating moment of heartbreak to ruminate on the messy intersections between life and writing.

Aug 13, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Alana Pockros

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