The New Combustible Age

The Los Angeles fires hark to the nineteenth-century blazes that ravaged our cities—and point toward an even more flammable future.

Biden Trump-proofs $74bn in climate funding but $20bn remains vulnerable

Allocation of funds from Inflation Reduction Act makes it harder for president-elect to halt green initiatives The Biden administration has raced to allocate $74bn of funding for climate initiatives before Donald Trump’s inauguration, leaving $20bn vulnerable to potential rollback by the incoming president, new figures reveal. As the inauguration of Trump looms, the outgoing administration … Read more

A bargaining breakdown and strikes: the ongoing union fight at Starbucks

Workers call proposals ‘almost laughable’ with new CEO’s pay package 10,000 times the median salary of barista Negotiations between Starbucks and its union have broken down with workers calling the company’s proposals “almost laughable” and highlighting the multi-million pay package of the coffee chain’s recently appointed CEO. Since late 2021, over 530 Starbucks stores have … Read more