Could the Iran war shrink global oil demand for good?
With the average price of gasoline in the United States above $4.50 a gallon — about a 40 percent rise…
Trump’s EPA vows to fight ‘forever chemicals’ by easing regulations
The Trump administration has announced what it is calling “a major step forward” in the fight against a class of…
Sustainable Economies Will Own the Future by Bruno Bouygues & Bertrand Badré
The COVID-19 pandemic and the wars in Ukraine and Iran have reframed the issue of sustainability, which is now as…
A Blueprint for Britain’s Revival
There are five big policy-related problems holding back the UK economy. Any politician who tackles them in earnest would benefit…
Iran Is Pressing Its Strategic Advantage by Carla Norrlöf
Politics May 19, 2026 Carla Norrlöf Military and economic coercion usually costs the coercer as well as the target. But…
Cartographic Justice for Africa by Carlos Lopes & Selma Malika Haddadi
For centuries, the Mercator map has distorted Africa’s size, shaping perceptions of the continent’s strategic significance and economic prospects. Adopting…
Māori climate risk worsened by colonization, report finds
This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance. In Aotearoa New Zealand, record-breaking storms and flooding are impacting Māori…
Jefferson’s Revolutionary Language
Of the delegates who assembled in Philadelphia in 1776 for the Second Continental Congress, only Thomas Jefferson possessed the skill,…
Brothers in Humiliation
Confident in the belief that there is nothing their respective militaries cannot do, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump led their…
Africa Is the Key to Sustained Global Growth by Hippolyte Fofack
The rest of the world continues to shunt Africa to the periphery, regarding it mainly as a source of raw…
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Utah’s fragile desert could feel like the Sahara if America’s biggest data center gets built
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and The Salt Lake Tribune, a nonprofit newsroom in Utah.…
Gas prices are rising. So is public transit ridership.
Higher gas prices are bringing some Americans back to public transit. The increase in ridership comes as the war in…
Wild blueberry farms across Maine suffer as climate change upends growing seasons
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.…
The World Economy After the Trump-Xi Summit by Shang-Jin Wei
en English Economics May 15, 2026 Shang-Jin Wei If Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s Beijing summit produces a sustained Sino-American…
California Capitalism Meets the Moment by Lenny Mendonca & Laura Tyson
The United States needs AI governance that protects workers without stifling innovation , tax strategies that actually address inequality ,…
The Global Water Cycle Is Critical Infrastructure by Erik Berglöf
Governments and financial institutions urgently need to align on restoring and maintaining the planet’s life-support system. By harnessing recent advances…
Was Xi Jinping Inevitable? by Steve Tsang
Under Xi Jinping, China is moving steadily away from the pragmatic authoritarianism of the reform era toward the restoration of…
Nebraska wonders which is riskier: The fires it starts, or the fires it fights
This story is made possible through a partnership between Grist and The Flatwater Free Press, Nebraska’s first independent, nonprofit newsroom…
Energy bills keep rising. These candidates in Georgia say they can help.
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. Ten candidates are vying for…