Don’t expect Puerto Rico to become the 51st state this year.read more

Big Food and Big Biotech are celebrating their California victory, but the fight is not over — not by a long shot.read more

Those who thought that peak oil would mean that the world economy would “by necessity” embrace renewable energy were fooling themselves. Even as the alarms were ringing, industry and consumers here remained addicted to fossil fuels.read more

Monday is World Hunger Day, and we must address rising food prices all over the planet.read more

Here’s a trend to watch in the coming year: the rise of new economic powers.read more

We need civil disobedience and massive non-collaboration with illegitimate authority if we are to reverse course on global climate change.read more