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A woman protests at a climate change demonstration holding an "SOS" sign.

Is Our Political System Up for the Fight Against Climate Change?

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 - by Michael Ignatieff

A revolutionary politics isn’t necessary to combat a world-changing problem. But, to succeed, liberal democracies must adapt

A photo of a lone polar bear on an ice sheet floating in what looks like a calm sea with a blue sky overhead.

Environment

What Will Be the Tipping Point of the Climate Crisis?

March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 - by Andri Snær Magnason

Glaciers are melting. Coral reefs are dying. Eventually, the devastation will be impossible to reverse

Illustration of a person filled with fiery colours, sweating, with eyes darting to the side. Behind them are green leaves and branches.

Environment / March/April 2021

Therapy for the End of the World

February 3, 2021June 8, 2021 - by Britt Wray

Anxiety over the climate crisis is spreading like wildfire. Psychologists are just starting to figure out how to help

Black and white illustration of a room corner, done in a pointillist style. There are two doorways: one leads to an airplane, the other to a forest and riverbank. A suitcase waits by the door.

Living Rooms

You Can’t Run Away from Homesickness

November 18, 2020January 29, 2021 - by Melissa J. Gismondi

What it means to miss home in our globalized, climate-changed world

Photograph of children's handprints in multicoloured paint on a textured black wall.

Environment

The Kids Are Mad as Hell

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 - by Hana Shafi

Climate change is stealing their future. But their activism gives me hope

Environment

Lockdown Let the Earth Breathe. What Do We Do Next?

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 - by Sarah Ratchford

COVID-19 could be a turning point in climate activism—but only if we play it right

A group of monarch butterflies resting on a tree branch in their winter nesting area.

Environment

The Butterfly Effect

July 29, 2020April 6, 2021 - by Sherina Harris

Climate change can feel impossible to solve. But, as monarchs show, small actions can have world-altering results

A five-panel illustration of a person sitting in front of a laptop at a desk, their back to the viewer. As the days of the week progress, the light dims and the vase of flowers in the corner of the desk starts to droop. In the fifth panel, the person is away from their desk and the flowers have sprung back to life.

Business

Is a Four-Day Work Week the Secret to Saving the Planet?

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 - by Brad Badelt

Perpetual economic growth is driving climate change and making us miserable. The degrowth movement offers a way out

Fiction

Artifacts

May 8, 2020May 9, 2020 - by Kirsten Madsen

A short story about desire, arson, and environmental activism in a Yukon museum

Illustration of a person standing on the roof of a shed with their back to the viewer. In the distance are purple mountains and a lilac sky, in which a cloud in the shape of a curled-up person drifts past.

Fiction / May 2020

Shelter Seekers

May 1, 2020May 9, 2020 - by Georgina Beaty

A short story about climate anxiety and an anthropological research trip gone awry