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“The Mask of the Red Death”: Pandemic Nationalism and the Race to (Re)Vaccinate
But beyond pragmatics, there is also a principled reason to favor vaccinating the world over maximizing the immune protections of people in one’s own country.
A Conscience and a Calculator: A Conversation with Environmentalist Bill McKibben
One of the most influential environmentalists of the twenty-first century, Bill McKibben is a best-selling author and the founder of climate group 350.org. His advocacy and journalism have helped shape the global climate movement, including fossil fuel divestment, opposition to…
Shifting Landscapes: Artificial Intelligence Regulation in the U.S. and China
These earthquakes will be integral to the shape of international trade between nations.
The New Code On The Block: Building Computer Science Education in K-12 Schools
Math, science, English, social studies, foreign languages, and… computer science? How and why advocates are working to make computer science the newest addition to the American core curriculum.
Are states helping with climate change?
…the federal government must ultimately be the leader on climate policy; states can aid and increase the work the federal government does to drive deeper cuts, but because so many of them will be unwilling to lift a finger to help. Only the national government will be able to force emissions reductions in every state.
Why They Leave
There was “an unspoken accusation to all of the other All-Star students that ‘You have been raised, and we’ve given you everything you are and made you…you’re going to then take that and go somewhere else.”
The End of the Electoral College?
The Electoral College is closer to death than most people realize. It may seem like the only way to change the US’s peculiar election process is through the Constitution, which would be almost impossible in today’s political environment. However, there’s…
Critical Race Theory: The Battle over America’s Classrooms
In 1954, Brown vs Board of Education was hailed as the start of racial progress in America. This landmark case set the precedent to overturn laws enforcing segregation across the country, from buses to bathrooms, after the Supreme Court ruled…