US President-elect Donald Trump has claimed that he could end the Russia-Ukraine war in a single day.
Trump’s Best Hope for Peace Is to Support Ukraine
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Trump’s Inflationary Triple Threat
With unified Republican control of the White House and Congress, US President-elect Donald Trump is poised to pursue radical economic policies.
Alien Life and Humanity’s Future
Humanity is in a perilous phase, and the existential challenges we now face may hold the answer to the age-old question of whether there is
The BRICS Currency Charade
Last month’s BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, was, like all summits, heavy on photo ops.
Once Again, It Was the Economy, Stupid
The economy played a critical role in the 2024 presidential race.
Centering Ourselves in Humanity
In today’s fractured political climate, reminders of our “better angels” are rare. Here is one.
Musk Ox
A herd of musk oxen are abandoned by their dominant male. How will they defend themselves? An allegory.
What Will Trump’s Victory Mean for the Climate?
On climate and especially environmental policy, the return of Donald Trump to the White House is clearly bad news.
The Case for Solidarity Levies
With each passing year, we witness more climate-related destruction.
Only Harris Will Deliver Shared Prosperity
Only Harris has a coherent program of encouraging science, making it easier to commercialize innovations, and funding new business in all
The Perils of a Trump-Musk Economy
Trump is offering crony rentier capitalism, a kind of capitalism which, even if it does well for Musk and other billionaires, won’t be good
Harris or Chaos
While Donald Trump promises stability through authoritarian control, he would instead deliver unprecedented chaos and social disorder.
Markets Vastly Underestimate Trump Risk
A Trump presidency poses significant investment risk which is nowhere to be seen in prevailing asset prices or in consensus market commentary.
The Biodiversity Crisis Is a Security Crisis
If left unaddressed, biodiversity loss will accelerate climate change and amplify its consequences, contributing to more natural disasters
First Trump Came for the Immigrants
Donald Trump’s increasingly unhinged campaign rhetoric bears the hallmarks of a dangerous dictator eager to rule over a weak, divided, and
How China Is Preparing for America’s Next President
China is girding itself for a long-term adversarial relationship with the US, regardless of who is America’s next president.
