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How Rising Temperatures Increase the Likelihood of Nuclear War

President Donald Trump may not accept the scientific reality of climate change, but the nation’s senior military leaders recognize that climate disruption...

The Global Garbage Economy Begins (And Ends) In This Senegalese Dump

The polypropylene container, or jerrycan, is a familiar sight across Senegal. Savvy businessmen sell pilfered petrol from it, hawking it to drivers...

California’s Fires Prove the American Dream Is Flammable

This fall, California residents awakened to a new reality of inconvenience and terror. In early October, the utility companies Pacific Gas and...

It’s Not Enough to Topple a Dictator

Khartoum, Sudan—Samahir Mubarak walked through the empty streets of Khartoum on April 11. She was crestfallen. She thought she’d be marching against...

‘We Are So Much More Than Victims’

The borders of our world cut not only across international boundaries, they also increasingly stretch deeply into the interior of nations—into our...

India: Intimations of an Ending

While protest reverberates on the streets of Chile, Catalonia, Britain, France, Iraq, Lebanon, and Hong Kong, and a new generation rages against...

Surviving Indonesia’s Antigay Clampdown

When Nadia met Rana at a 7-Eleven in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, it was love at first sight.1 Nadia, who is...

Bolivia’s Coup Is Still Happening

On Tuesday, the right-wing Bolivian politician Jeanine Áñez held an exceedingly large Bible in her hand and declared herself interim president of...

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