Trump’s ‘God Squad’ blocks endangered species protections in the Gulf of Mexico
The Endangered Species Act is the bedrock law that protects threatened plants and animals in the United States, and in…
Pocket gardens: The tiny urban oases with surprisingly big benefits
It’s not just easy to miss, but often downright hard to notice. A simple patch of greenery in a city…
As climate change threatens student athlete safety, states try to adapt
This co-published story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in…
Texas saw a $50B future in renewables. Then the political winds shifted.
This story was produced by Grist and co-published with The Texas Observer. On an unseasonably warm January day, Duff Hallman’s…
The West’s unprecedented winter could fuel a summer of disaster
In Park City, Utah, skiers could find patches of grass poking through the slopes for much of the winter —…
Your ‘widely recyclable’ Starbucks cup is still trash
Frappuccino lovers, rejoice: Your plastic to-go cups are now “widely recyclable.” That’s according to an announcement made in February by…
Kevin Warsh Is in for a Rude Awakening by Nouriel Roubini
For years, Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the next chair of the US Federal Reserve, has been…
A Stronger Work Ethic Won’t Fix Advanced Economies by Jun Du
en English Economics Mar 6, 2026 Jun Du German Chancellor Friedrich Merz learned the wrong lesson on his recent trip…
Financial Insecurity, Not Immigration, Is Driving Populist Politics by Lorenza Antonucci
en English Politics Mar 6, 2026 Lorenza Antonucci Nearly a decade after Brexit and Donald Trump’s first election victory, populism…
Iran’s Energy-Warfare Strategy
In its response to Operation Epic Fury, Iran appears to be exploiting the structural fragility of the global energy trade,…
Breaking Up Iran Would Be Catastrophic by Michael Burleigh
It may suit Israel to foment separatist movements in Iran, but that doesn’t mean it serves the interests of the…
The Long Road to War with Iran by Carla Norrlöf
Domestic political explanations for the Trump administration’s decision to go to war with Iran risk obscuring deeper causes. In fact,…
When Is an Illegal War Morally Defensible? by Gareth Evans
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flagrantly violated international law by starting a war in Iran.…
The Paradox of Democratic Backsliding by Andrés Velasco
Politics Mar 4, 2026 Andrés Velasco Around the world, authoritarian and populist leaders are eroding civil liberties, weakening democratic checks…
Trump’s Unaffordable Midterm Stimulus by Desmond Lachman
A new report from the Congressional Budget Office shows that the US fiscal outlook has deteriorated sharply since Donald Trump…
How Protectionism Sank American Shipping by Anne O. Krueger
Economics Mar 3, 2026 Anne O. Krueger More than a century of shielding domestic shipbuilding and shipping has left the…
Reimagining the Economics of Culture by Mariana Mazzucato
Economics Mar 3, 2026 Mariana Mazzucato Standard economic frameworks and metrics for assessing economic output have systematically undervalued the dynamic,…
Preparing for AI-Enabled Bioweapons by Sania Nishtar
The prospect of bioweapons developed by non-state actors has lent new urgency to multilateral pandemic preparation and response efforts. Yet…
The Big Picture by PS editors
en English Mar 3, 2026 PS editors After the United States and Israel launched a wave of missile strikes against…
Afghan Women, Too
The Taliban’s war on women continues to plumb new lows with the enactment of a criminal procedure code that fails…