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Date Title & Description Contributors
2023-03-21

  What happens to gas stations when the world goes electric? | Emily Grubert

When the world goes fully electric, what happens to the cars, tools and livelihoods that rely on fossil fuels? Civil engineer and environmental sociologist Emily Grubert visualizes what a clean energy future will look like, outlining the considerations...
  Emily Grubert author
2023-03-07

  The clean energy hub of the future | Rebekah Shirley

Why aren't more people investing in Africa's green energy? Environmental researcher Rebekah Shirley outlines the continent's immense potential for renewable power and calls for collaborative international investment -- and partnership -- in Africa's cl...
  Rebekah Shirley author
2022-12-15

  A creative approach to community climate action | Xavier Cortada

When he learned of the threat that rising sea levels posed to his coastal hometown of Miami, Florida, eco-artist Xavier Cortada founded a movement around beautifully designed elevation markers highlighting the risk of flood damage. The collaborative ar...
  Xavier Cortada author
2022-11-28

  The fight for freedom in Iran and Ukraine | Christiane Amanpour

Neutrality isn't an option when it comes to the fight for personal and political freedom, says world-trotting journalist Christiane Amanpour. Offering context on some of the most significant stories impacting the world today, Amanpour details her exper...
  Christiane Amanpour author
2022-11-23

  Whose land are you on? What to know about the Indigenous Land Back movement | Lindsey Schneider

Land thrives in Indigenous hands, and there are real, tangible ways you can help return what was stolen by colonizers from tribes across North America. Indigenous scholar Lindsey Schneider addresses the ill-gotten legacy of settler colonialism with an ...
  Lindsey Schneider author
2022-10-28

  How to transform your climate concern into action | Jane Fonda

Actor and activist Jane Fonda discusses her frontline work fighting for climate action, including recent efforts to support climate-minded candidates running for office in the US and to break the fossil fuel industry's stranglehold on the country's gov...
  Jane Fonda author
2022-10-25

  What you can learn from people who disagree with you | Shreya Joshi

Youth leader Shreya Joshi diagnoses a key source of political polarization in the US and shows why having "uncomfortable conversations" with people you disagree with is crucial to bridging the divide. "When we are able to recognize what unites us, it b...
  Shreya Joshi author
2022-09-30

  How to revitalize a neighborhood -- without gentrification | Bree Jones

The housing market can be vexing: while some neighborhoods get ridiculously expensive and price out longtime residents, others have historic homes sitting vacant without demand. Equitable housing developer and TED Fellow Bree Jones shares how she found...
  Bree Jones author
2022-09-02

  What capitalism gets right -- and governments get wrong | Katherine Mangu-Ward

Is capitalism a good thing? Journalist Katherine Mangu-Ward makes the case that "weirdos" left alone to innovate and explore far-out ideas in a free market system are our best hope for the future. She asks us to reconsider our qualms about capitalism, ...
  Katherine Mangu-Ward author
2022-07-27

  The US can move past immigration prisons -- and towards justice | CĂ©sar CuauhtĂ©moc GarcĂ­a Hernández

Imagine seeking safety abroad and instead being detained and forced to defend yourself in a high-stakes legal battle — alone. Law professor César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández explains how the asylum process in the US became warped into what we know toda...
  CĂ©sar CuauhtĂ©moc GarcĂ­a Hernández author