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A Nation of Addicts
WHEN I WAS a young man, I worked for a while as a drug counselor, first in a methadone clinic, and then in a heroin detoxification unit. I have seen and Continue reading
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Climate Justice
THE CLIMATE CRISIS is fundamentally a crisis of injustice. As such it cannot be understood, let alone mitigated, apart from the poverty and inequality that are its backdrop. In a way, Continue reading
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The Adored, Buzzing Around Us
Editor’s Note: We are unlocking this archive piece to celebrate the release of The Book of Bugs, on sale now. I AM FORTUNATE to live in an area where the stink bug, also Continue reading
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A Failure to Communicate
“HOW ARE YOU GOING to cut through the green fog?” The radio interviewer was referring to the glut of environmental media these days. And as a filmmaker, I knew what he Continue reading
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Destined for Failure
I AM ASTONISHED by the number of academics convinced that the infusion of a few technological electrolytes will cure the pounding hangover sure to punish us for partying so recklessly in Continue reading