The Humble Carrot’s Colorful History
The carrot has followed armies, colonial explorers, and politicians to become one of the world’s most prized vegetables.
Plastic Pollution Is a Crime Against People and the Planet
By Erica Cirino Author Bio: Erica Cirino is a writer, artist, and author who explores the intersection of the human and more-than-human worlds. Her photographic and written works have appeared in Scientific American, the Guardian, VICE, Hakai Magazine, the Atlantic,…
The True Shocking Driver of Crime in America
By Thom Hartmann Author Bio: Thom Hartmann is a talk-show host and the author of The Hidden History of Neoliberalism and more than 30+ other books in print. He is a writing fellow at the Independent Media Institute and his writings are archived…
How the Constitution Fails to Protect the Environment
The absence of clear and broad constitutional authority to protect the environment limits the scope of federal environmental law.
Global Pet Craze Is Becoming a Major Contributor to the Extinction Crisis
Pets and the industry that supports them are fueling the loss of wildlife populations around the world.
The New Cold War and the Risk of Nuclear Annihilation
BYLINE: Charles Derber and Suren Moodliar AUTHOR BIO: Charles Derber is a professor of sociology at Boston College and has written 26 books. Most recently, he coauthored Dying for Capitalism: How Big Money Fuels Extinction and What We Can Do About It (Routledge, 2023). He…
Chabad.org says, “It’s all up to you now!”
It’s all up to you now. Everything about the awesome day of Yom Kippur points to you. In times of old, one High Priest, serving one G‑d, on behalf of His one people, in His one Temple, on His one holiest day, sought G‑d’s atonement for the entire world. Today, one person,…
Book of James Bible Study
By Most Rev Bishop P.J. Lawrence Chapter 1 James chapter 1, learn how Christians are to deal with trials and temptations that undoubtedly will come our way. Also learn that we’re to be not only hearers, but doers of the…
Aric Sleeper: ‘Public Trust’—A key legal tool to preserve our natural resources
Law professor Mary Wood breaks down how people can protect their right to clean air, water, and land as well as fortify their climate change resiliency. By Aric Sleeper Author Bio: Aric Sleeper is an independent journalist whose work, which…
The aerodynamics of velvet: What owls can teach humans
Owl physiology can help advance technology to address noise pollution—and maybe even help the deaf hear. By Jackie Higgins / Independent Media Institute To the ancient Greeks, the owl symbolized wisdom, but the Romans saw it as an evil omen….
