The Great Barrier Reef Just Suffered Its Worst Coral Die-Off on Record
In the northern region of the Great Barrier Reef, about 67 percent of the corals have died over…
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Could Overturning 185 Years of Precedent Let Donald Trump Keep His Businesses?
Another view of the clause in the Constitution regarding payments from foreign countries would let Trump off the…
Giraffes Are Facing a Silent Extinction
The giraffe’s place on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s Red List has jumped two spots…
The EPA’s Latest Report Finds Fracking to Be a Threat to U.S. Water Supplies
The EPA’s finding, endorsed by environmentalists, comes as the Trump administration prepares to rethink regulation of the gas…
A Historian of White Nationalism: ‘These Are Self-Motivating Armed People Seeking to Stop Evil With…
A conversation with Chip Berlet, a scholar of America’s extreme right. By A.C. Thompson A photograph with a…
The Grasslands of the Great Plains Are Being Destroyed at an ‘Alarming Rate’
According to a new report from the World Wildlife Fund, the Great Plains lost more acres of grassland…
The Pro-Trump Group That Didn’t Obey ‘Any Campaign Finance Law Whatsoever’
The America Comes First PAC did not disclose its donors before Election Day. And its top funder is…
Will Women Hold National Security Positions Under a President Trump?
The Obama administration might provide an unlikely road map for women in the national security establishment under Donald…
Legislators Must Recognize How Central Gender Is to Security Policy
Until policymakers recognize how central gender is to every security policy and issue, we will continue to live…
Could Programs to Help Undocumented Immigrants Get Driver’s Licenses Backfire?
Advocates fear that programs in a dozen states might be used by a Trump administration to bolster deportations…