By Yolanda Ariadne Collins, author of Forests of Refuge: Decolonizing Environmental Governance in the Amazonian Guiana ShieldThis essay was originally published on The Conversation.Illegal mining for critical minerals needed for the global renewable energy transition is increasingly driving deforest...
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By Thomas D. Beamish, author of After Tragedy Strikes: Why Claims of Trauma and Loss Promote Public Outrage and Encourage Political Polarization
Tragedy seldom unifies Americans today.
Every year, horrific crises induce trem...
In this eye-opening book, renowned economist Alex Edmans teaches us how to separate fact from fiction. Using colorful examples—from a wellness guru’s tragic but fabricated backstory to the blunders that led to the Deepwater Horizon disaster to the diet that ensnared millions yet hasten...
American guns have entangled the lives of people on both sides of the US-Mexico border in a vicious circle of violence. After treating wounded migrants and refugees seeking safety in the United States, anthropologist Ieva Jusionyte boldly embarked on a journey in the opposite direction...
By W. Joseph Campbell, author of Lost in a Gallup: Polling Failure in U.S. Presidential Elections, Updated Edition
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Preelection polls have been inescapable early in the 2024 election year, setting storylines, as they invariab...
by Patricia Ventura and Edward K. Chan, co-authors of White Power and American Neoliberal Culture
We didn’t set out to write a catalogue of horror—instead we stumbled upon these sadistic texts of white supremacy glorifying racist violence and terror while working on other projects abou...
Palestinian writing imagines the nation, not as a nation-in-waiting but as a living, changing structure that joins people, place, and time into a distinct set of formations. Novel Palestine: Nation through the Works of Ibrahim Nasrallah examines these imaginative structures so that we mig...
By Christopher Bosso, author of Why SNAP Works: A Political History—and Defense—of the Food Stamp Program
My new book, Why SNAP Works: A Political History—and Defense—of the Food Stamp Program, makes a strong case for why Americans should appreciate the genius of and continue to sup...
David Sichinava is a human geographer serving as Adjunct Research Professor for Carleton University’s Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, and Research Associate at the New York-based Langer Research Associates. He is the former Research Director of the Caucasus Research R...