Environment

Climate ‘Overshoot’ Is Coming — Are We Ready?

Bob Berwyn / Inside Climate News Sep 2, 2026 We failed to prevent 1.5 degrees of warming, but there is still a choice between doing nothing and allowing warming to continue, say the authors of a new U.N. study. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

World

Momentum, Finally, To Change the UN Charter

Justin Haner / FPIF Jul 13, 2026 The United Nations Charter turned 81 this week. The world is finally moving to update it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Military

US, Russia Test ICBMs as Nuclear Talks End in Deadlock

Pavel Devyatkin / Responsible Statecraft May 28, 2026 How much brinkmanship and near-catastrophe will it take before real talks resume? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Original

Is the UN Rolling Back Women’s Progress to Pay Its Debts?

Eleanor J. Bader / Truthdig Apr 30, 2026 Despite opposition from advocates of gender equity and reproductive health, a planned merger is moving ahead. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

World

War, Climate Change and AI Are on the Agenda at This Year’s UN Indigenous Forum

Anita Hofschneider / Grist Apr 21, 2026 Delegates are arriving in New York this week for the world’s largest gathering of Indigenous peoples. Amid other challenges, the U.S. has made it increasingly difficult for delegates to secure visas to attend. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Can the United Nations Survive Without the US?

Alice Kohli / Truthdig Mar 20, 2026 Beset by one of its worst budget and political crises since its founding in 1945, the U.N. is struggling to uphold its core mission of safeguarding global peace and human rights. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Middle East

UN Security Council Greenlights U.S.-Israeli Control of Gaza’s Future

Qassam Muaddi, Michael Arria / Mondoweiss Nov 18, 2025 The resolution remains vague on critical issues like reconstruction, while leaving a gap to be filled by the U.S.-Israeli vision of dividing Gaza. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Trump Reimagines United Nations

Monte Wolverton Sep 29, 2025 Dig deeper

Middle East

Israel Is the Main Source of Instability in the Middle East

Paul R. Pillar / Responsible Statecraft Sep 29, 2025 The West is finally starting to catch on, as evidenced by Israeli officials' increasing isolation at the UN last week. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Column

The Loneliest Guy in the Room

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Sep 26, 2025 Trump’s incoherent harangue to the family of nations put a spotlight on America’s self-inflicted, abject isolation. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Environment

Study: Microplastics Wreaking Havoc on Human Hormones, Fertility

Natasha Gilbert / U.S. Right To Know Jul 25, 2025 Reproductive organs are especially sensitive to the damaging effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals in micro- and nanoplastics, data show. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

As Climate Change Intensifies Disease, Trump Pulls U.S. from WHO

Zoya Teirstein / Grist Jan 27, 2025 The move, and a temporary gag order on health agencies, puts the country in a dangerous position. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )