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Governing New York City
It would be terrific if the next mayor leveled with us and recruited all New Yorkers to be part of a real effort at community building. Perhaps we might finally respond to this tale of two cities, and lift all of the city’s children out of poverty.
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Investing for Tomorrow Can Prevent Tragedy Today
If the Surfside Florida tragedy leads to actions that prevent future catastrophes, these deaths will not have been in vain.
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Reburying the Dead in Mississippi
An archaeology dig shows how time erases the arbitrary barriers we construct between races.
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President Biden’s Climate Change Political Strategy
We have an American president who understands the climate crisis, and both the grave threat and historic opportunity it presents.
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The Growing Momentum Behind Going Back to the Office
There is a great deal of momentum behind the return to the office, but I know that office will never be the same.
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Which Areas Will Climate Change Render Uninhabitable? Climate Models Alone Cannot Say
Understanding how people will respond to climate dangers depends not only on top-down data, but also on bottom-up community engagement.
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Stop Calling Green Energy ‘Clean’
The so-called clean energy transition depends on massive environmental destruction.
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Protecting Temperate Old-Growth Rainforest is Key for a Sustainable Future
As tensions run high between environmental activists, loggers and government in British Columbia, Canada, there may be more at risk than we think.
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Preparing for and Responding to Routine “Emergency” Threats to Our Security
The threats to our security are real and require a rational and strategic response. Let’s hope we can produce one.
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