This week: Letโs talk about the Information Era. Here's What You Can Do: Donate (and subscribe!) to the 19th , an independent, non-profit, kick-ass newsroom reporting on gender and politics. Volunteer with Tech Shift to builโฆ
This week: Bernie decided March 15th is Long COVID Awareness Day , so I thought it was an appropriate moment to try to pull together the threads of why Long COVID pisses me off so much, examples of other self-defeating issueโฆ
This week: There are few problems so simple that a single donation can fix them. Usually, to turn a problem into a realistic opportunity takes many donations. Over time, spread over a large number of donors. But all the workโฆ
This week: Are we in the hardest part of the climate transition? Here's What You Can Do: ๐๏ธ Donate to 350.org , a global movement working towards a fossil fuel-free world. Volunteer with your local Mothers Out Front chapter โฆ
This week: How are we supposed to navigate this energy transition, AI, and pandemics, if we cannot agree on the most basic, fundamental shit? We argue about tradeoffs or gently suggest expanding the scope of our moral concerโฆ
This week: Todayโs essay is a bit of a departure โ I just wanted to make super clear where I stand vis a vis the next eleven months. A MAGA party don't stop unless we stop it. Here's What You Can Do: Donate to Voters of Tomoโฆ
This week: Todayโs essay is my version of a 2024 preview. Unlike other previews, though, itโs less, โThis is what is going to happenโ and more โThese are the table stakes as far as I can tell.โ I think that approach is much โฆ
This week: Iโm back today to share my 2023 wrap-up. Itโs a pretty stream-of-consciousness endeavor, but I think it sums up where I was right in my 2023 preview, where I was very wrong, how the world changed โ or didnโt โ andโฆ
This week: How the hell does the brain work? And what does it have to do with lemonade stands and school supplies? Here's What You Can Do: Donate to support The Markupโs invaluable work examining the ways technology is beingโฆ
This week: Will coffee survive climate change? Here's What You Can Do: Donate to support African farmers by increasing incomes and improving food security through the Alliance for a Green Africa . Volunteer to join the Coffeโฆ
This week: How I think about how to think about whatโs next Here's What You Can Do: Donate to help the BlueGreen Alliance unite labor unions and environmental organizations to create clean jobs, develop clean infrastructure,โฆ
This week: Exactly why the youths are so pissed off. Here's What You Can Do: Donate to the Steve Fund to support the mental health of young people of color. Volunteer with Everytown so youth can grow up in communities free fโฆ
This week: It can be difficult as hell to understand when we donโt actually have a choice โ and when weโve got more options than we think. Deciphering the two is the key to the good stuff getting built way, way faster. Here'โฆ
This week: Why was this year so hot? Will it keep getting hotter, and for how long? Itโs not an easy read, but itโs important you know and keep in mind the inputs and externalities. Here's What You Can Do: Donate to Climate โฆ
This week: Tolkien described life (and often, his stories) as a "long defeat", where evil frequently, inevitably wins. But he allowed for "eucatastrophe" - sudden joyous turns, just like breakthroughs in voting rights. We muโฆ