Years ago, while working for an environmental education organization, we created what we called an “ecological filter.” It was a checklist for use by anyone planning a habitat project (planting ...

In January, 2025, several executive orders were issued limiting federal funding for gender-affirming health care, declaring that there are only two biological sexes, and halting diversity programmes.1 ...

U.S. funding for the promotion of democracy has been frozen, disrupting the work of groups that expose abuses in China.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is appealing to U.S. President Donald Trump’s history as a dealmaker, offering flattery as he seeks his leadership in negotiations that could end the ...

Progressive ballot measures in California have suffered crushing defeats, even as similar initiatives succeed in red states.

By ceding the space on antisemitism—responding when we are accused of it, but not taking up the fight against it as our cause ...