Water scarcity is no longer a distant environmental warning. It is becoming a defining economic, political, technological, and humanitarian issue of the 21st century. Across the world, rivers are shrinking, aquifers are being depleted faster than they can recharge, glaciers are retreating, and climate instability is disrupting rainfall patterns that civilizations have depended on for…
Climate anxiety is defined as “a chronic fear of environmental doom.” When the world around us is constantly impacted this anxiety makes sense.
In early May 2026, one of the strangest and most revealing economic stories of the year erupted online. A viral campaign built around the website Lets Buy Spirit Air began spreading across TikTok, Reddit, Instagram, and news outlets with a surprisingly simple pitch: What if ordinary people bought Spirit Airlines together? The campaign, associated with…
Some countries have aggressively expanded renewable energy and reduced their reliance on imported oil, coal, and gas. Others remain deeply tied to fossil fuels despite having abundant renewable resources. The reasons are not purely technological. Wealth matters. Political institutions matter. Infrastructure matters. Lobbying matters. Geography matters. And increasingly, geopolitical instability matters.
Here we examine a fundamental question with far-reaching implications: If societies shifted away from car dependency?
In a media landscape where misinformation often spreads faster than truth, the idea of a satirical publication stepping into the shell of one of the most infamous conspiracy platforms in modern history feels almost surreal. Yet that is exactly what is unfolding with The Onion and its plan to license the Infowars brand and infrastructure. While headlines may frame this as a bizarre twist or a cultural punchline, the deeper implications run far beyond humor.
In recent weeks, a pattern has emerged that many are calling alarming, but for others, it feels inevitable.
Passed in 2017, the TCJA was framed as a broad economic stimulus. Corporate taxes fell, certain deductions expanded, and investment incentives multiplied. But in practice, the law did something more specific and more consequential than many expected.
Dumpster diving has always existed. It has always been part of the system, not outside of it. A behavior that emerges naturally when usable goods are discarded and people are aware of it.
“There is no ethical consumption under capitalism.” It is a phrase that has become almost unavoidable in modern discourse, rooted in critiques from fields like Marxist economics and broader discussions about global systems of power, labor, and capital. At its core, the statement points to a difficult truth: most goods and services we rely on…
