With the arrival of Peak Oil, the curtain has closed on Act 1 of the drama Petroleum Man. What will happen in Act 2? Chekhov said, "If there's a gun on the wall at the beginning of the play, by the end it must go off." In the world's nuclear arsenal are many guns on the wall. If life copies art, will there be an Act 3 in which the players, having learned their lesson the hard way, live sustainably? To explore these and other questions... FTW's Act 2 Blog. Read, comment, take heart! Orkin
Saturday, December 09, 2023
From Jenna Orkin
Japan nonprofit group director convicted in overseas organ transplant case
'Merry Christmas from RemArms': Ilion plant to close in March
FDA approves two sickle cell therapies, including the first CRISPR medicine
• AI systems require a lot of electricity to run. And they contribute to environmental decline in several other ways, too.
What Would Sandra Day O’Connor Have Thought About Affirmative Action for Men?
For decades, college-admissions offices have quietly imposed higher standards on female applicants.
Japanese elders are being left behind to face bear attacks
India Overtakes China as Country with Most Polluting Cities
Why Are House Republicans Leaving Congress?
How Would This Supreme Court Rule on Book Banning?
A lawsuit filed in federal court in Iowa is one of a number of cases that may eventually come before the Court. The key precedent is an instructive decision from 1982.
In the Shadow of the Holocaust
How the politics of memory in Europe obscures what we see in Israel and Gaza today.
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