Isabella Simon

Article

It’s Time for Climate Reparations

Egypt’s COP27 inspires pretty speeches. But can it inspire real action?

By Isabella Simon

November 18, 2022

Climate Change

Africa

Article

‘Woman, Life, Freedom’

Iranians protesting after the death of Mahsa Amini continue taking to the streets, despite institutional challenges and violent crackdowns.

By Isabella Simon

October 19, 2022

Middle East

Gender

Article

DeSantis’s Stunt

Migrants are people, not pawns to be moved across the country in a game of politics. They deserve care, not false promises.

September 23, 2022

Article

The Inflation Reduction Act

Though nominally targeting inflation, the IRA’s most significant benefits are its investments in health care and clean energy.

August 24, 2022

Article

An Extraordinary Case

The Supreme Court’s recent decision limits the EPA’s ability to regulate emissions, furthering the conservative majority’s fundamentally deregulatory agenda.

By Isabella Simon

July 7, 2022

Supreme Court

Climate Change

Article

Anti-Trans Legislation

Legislation proposed across the country uses misinformation to target transgender children.

By Isabella Simon

May 23, 2022

LGBTQ issues

Domestic Affairs

Must Reads

Politics

Just Call It Fascism

The thinly veiled fascism of Russian “philosopher” Alexander Dugin has attracted right-wing attention and admiration.

By Matt McManus

November 27, 2022

Religion

Call It ‘Exculturation’

We're seeing an unbinding of the deep affinity between representations of culture and Catholic culture. How did Catholicism come to be seen as the enemy?

By Massimo Faggioli

December 19, 2022