Nwanevu makes three main claims: “that democracy is good, that America is not a democracy, and that America should become a democracy through the transformation not only of our political institutions ...

Food systems are key drivers of the world's most urgent challenges, from chronic diseases and rising inequality to accelerating climate change and biodiversity loss, according to the 2025 EAT-Lancet ...

A new book argues that simply replacing fossil-fuel extraction with critical-mineral mining is no way out of the climate crisis.

The pope invoked his predecessor, Francis, for whom the environment was a core issue, but stopped short of criticizing world leaders dismissive of climate change.

As climate change’s effects intensify, high schools and community colleges are introducing or expanding classes in fire science, search and rescue and ecological sustainability.

Most people think, ‘If you're under US Marshal jurisdiction, you must have committed some horrible crime.’” Wanda Bertram of Prison Policy Initiative tells us. “But there's a lot of people there who ...

Imagine a family at their local grocery store checkout, their cart filled with staple food items and fresh produce, but with fewer familiar comfort foods and snack options than before. As their SNAP ...

Re: “A better way to tackle disorder on our streets,” commentary, Oct. 1. What a cogent, detailed summary by someone with first-hand, day-to-day experience with this tragic societal problem. Let us ...

Seven candidates are seeking four seats on the East Penn School Board in the November election. In a repeat of the May primary, incumbents Michael Felegy and William Whitney are being challenged by ...

The man injured after striking a deer on Great River road is being treated at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Economic growth, always high on the agenda for Keir Starmer’s government, has been a central theme at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, with the prime minister calling it an “antidote to ...