Environment

When Idiot Savants Do Climate Economics

Christopher Ketcham / The Intercept Nov 17, 2023 How an elite clique of math-addled economists hijacked climate policy. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

3 Win Nobel Prize in Physics for Work to Understand Cosmos

DAVID KEYTON / The Associated Press Oct 8, 2019 Cosmologist James Peeples is credited with creating theoretical framework about the universe while two Swiss scientists found exoplanet. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Noclue Prize

Steve Sack / The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN Oct 7, 2019 Dig deeper

The Best Tribute to Toni Morrison Is to Read Her Work

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Aug 6, 2019 Her writings on war, racism as a distraction and the responsibility to share privilege possess a striking clarity. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison Dead at 88

HILLEL ITALIE / The Associated Press Aug 6, 2019 A giant of modern literature, the author of "Beloved," "Song of Solomon," and more has been celebrated for uncensoring her country's past. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Texan, Japanese Win Nobel for ‘Landmark’ Cancer Therapy Work

JIM HEINTZ and DAVID KEYTON / The Associated Press Oct 1, 2018 "An untold number of lives ... have been saved by the science that they pioneered," one doctor says of the immune system research of James Allison and Tasuku Honjo. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Mario Vargas Llosa: A Celebration

Allen Barra / Truthdig Mar 30, 2018 With the author having turned 82 this week, we take a look at his life's work, including two new editions. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Nobel Laureate Fears U.S. Politics Could Undermine Science

David Keyton and Jim Heintz / The Associated Press Dec 11, 2017 Michael Rosbash, an American scientist who shared this year's Nobel Prize for medicine, bluntly criticized political developments at home in his address at the awards' gala banquet. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Take a Knee for Humanity

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Sep 25, 2017 The days of keeping politics out of sports are history. Now is the time for sports figures to use their platforms to lead a global peace movement. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Unwomanly Face of War

By Elaine Margolin Jul 22, 2017 Svetlana Alexievich's first book, a harrowing oral history of women in World War II, is now available for the first time in English. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Nobel Winner Bob Dylan Releases Speech on How His Words and Songs Relate to Literature

By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet Jun 7, 2017 The singer-songwriter connects his inspiration and his craft to the literary and cultural canon. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Nobel Prize in Economics Is a Force for Market Fundamentalism

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 10, 2016 The honor dignifies those who advocate surrendering the public’s power to ensure the common welfare and legitimizes the destruction such policies create, writes Avner Offer, economic historian at Oxford and co-author of a new book on the award. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )