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The most influential people during COVID-19
While working on research for my book about my work during COVID-19, I wanted to include those who also fought for science, transparency, and the…
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Climate at the Edge, Democracy on the Line: The Stakes in Belem
In Belem, Brazil, where the mouth of the Amazon meets the Atlantic, the world has once again gathered to plan our survival.
Nov 13
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The Valor Mirage: JD Vance, Ron DeSantis, and the Politics of Pretend Patriotism
James Donald Bowman — who today goes by his gender-affirming chosen name “JD Vance,” after discarding his second name, James David Hamel — has spent…
Nov 9
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Today's Elections
Key races in: California, New Jersey, New York City, Pennsylvania and Virginia
Nov 4
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October 2025
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica
Records smashed in first-ever Category 5 to hit the island
Oct 28
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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa
The incredibly slow forward speed of Hurricane Melissa means Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti and the Domincan R.
Oct 27
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NEW: Florida caught fudging immigration data
Florida’s latest dashboard exposed a chilling pattern: citizens caught in ICE operations, data quietly deleted, and a government once again manipulating…
Oct 22
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We're paying for the White House ballroom, and more news you may have missed.
Enjoy this snippet of major headlines from the last week, as well as updates on older major stories.
Oct 21
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The Typhoon in Alaska that no one is talking about
Until this week, only twice in recorded history has a typhoon or post-tropical cyclone with hurricane force winds made landfall in Alaska.
Oct 15
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The Genocide in Gaza Continues
And the environmental impact crippling Palestine
Oct 15
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Bureau of Indian Affairs faces deepest cuts in US History
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day this year — a day that ought to be a moment of reflection, honor, and renewal of Indigenous heritage — the reality instead…
Oct 13
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Disaster Briefs, Oct. 8, 2025
Many of the global conflicts I’ve monitored through this newsletter — even those that once showed glimmers of hope — are worsening.
Oct 8
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