top of page

North America


“They Won’t Stop Sucking Workers’ Blood”: New York Home Care Workers Demand End to 24-Hour Shifts
Despite CPC’s mission to “promote the social and economic empowerment” of Asian American communities, they have played a role in enforcing 24-hour workdays for home care workers with only 13 hours of pay. Protestors complain that the “stolen” wages of 11 hours a day, now amounting to over $90 million in lost wages, have been used to build the 30-storey luxury tower in Manhattan that they now hold signs in front of.

Zhenjia Zhang
3 days ago6 min read


It’s Not Just “Cop City”: Young Indians Revolt Over Forest Clearing, Police Crackdown
Hyderabad is just one example of a growing global wave of resistance against the perceived twin threats of militarized deforestation and democratic backsliding. Unlike Atlanta, the development process seems to have stalled: the Supreme Court of India has sided with students against the state government, granting a moratorium on forest-clearing.

Bhaskar Basava
Jul 39 min read


Georgia Power Poised To Freeze Base Rates Until 2028 — With a Catch
Unlike the 2022 plan, the proposed extension doesn’t include any pre-approved rate hikes, but there’s a catch. Georgia Power signaled it will file a separate rate case in 2026 to recover an estimated $860 million in storm costs, mostly due to Hurricane Helene, from its 2.7 million customers. It will also file a case to recover fuel costs from customers by February 2026. If the PSC agrees, that could further raise consumers’ power bills.

Alex Ip
Jun 284 min read


“You Need To Air Out Your Dirty Laundry”: An Anatomy of a TCEQ Public Hearing
A rainbow coalition of Texas Coastal Bend residents tried every tool in the regulatory process to stop the crude oil export industry. Did they ever have agency?

Alex Ip
May 3014 min read


“I Was Having a Good Time”: How Did a Small Town in South Texas Get Hit With Two Oil Spills?
A playing field tilted towards regional officials, Texas Republicans, and foreign energy companies turned sleepy Ingleside on the Bay, Texas, into the Crude Oil Export Terminal of the United States, and did local residents in.

Alex Ip
May 2713 min read


“Our Slice of Heaven That You’re Willing To Turn Into Hell for a Profit.”
Three export terminals that captured half of the U.S. crude oil export industry have formed around Ingleside on the Bay, turning the Texas Coastal Bend town into an unlikely fenceline community.

Alex Ip
May 2413 min read


Perspective: Learning Math From an Ancient African Board Game
Owari is an ancient African game designed to teach the mathematical concept of fractals, a game that is enjoyed by children and adults in its modern form to this day.

Likam Kyanzaire
May 225 min read


EXPLAINER: What’s at Stake in the Georgia Public Service Commission’s Upcoming Primary Elections
The primary elections for PSC Districts 2 and 3 are set for June 17. While a commissioner must live in the geographic district they represent, all five are elected by voters statewide. These five commissioners, in large part, determine how the state tackles the threats posed by climate change.

Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon, Atlanta Civic Circle
May 164 min read


Everything You Need to Know about Bird Flu
H5N1 influenza’s origins stretch back to the 1990s, and key events paved the way for the outbreak we’re seeing today.

Amber Dance, Knowable Magazine
Apr 315 min read


The Fifth Vital Sign: Atlanta Doctors Are Talking Climate Change With Patients
Leveraging trust built over time, doctors hope to depolarize the issue and break through misinformation.

Alex Music
Mar 257 min read
bottom of page