Buying affordable ethical chocolate is almost impossible – but some firms are offering the next best thing
What makes a good egg? The ethics of chocolate is complicated and often hard to decipher with confusing marketing claims on some product packaging.
March 25, 2024 • ~8 min
I’m a political scientist, and the Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling turned me into a reproductive-rights refugee
I’m a scholar, not an activist or an advocate. But now one of the most intimate, personal events of our lives had been turned into a political event by the state’s highest court.
March 11, 2024 • ~10 min
The world’s business and finance sectors can do much more to reverse deforestation – here’s the data to prove it
A recently published report sheds light on how 350 big companies and 150 financial institutions are falling behind with goals to halt and reverse deforestation.
March 1, 2024 • ~7 min
Science is a human right − and its future is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Decades ago, the international community codified science as a cultural right and protected expression of human creativity. Reaffirming science’s value can help it better serve humanity.
Dec. 5, 2023 • ~10 min
AI: we may not need a new human right to protect us from decisions by algorithms – the laws already exist
Effective implementation of existing law can protect us from the risks posed by AI algorithms.
Oct. 10, 2023 • ~8 min
Montana kids win historic climate lawsuit – here's why it could set a powerful precedent
The case hinged on Montana’s ‘green amendment,’ which guarantees a constitutional right to ‘a clean and healthful environment.’ Other states have similar amendments, and more are considering them.
Aug. 15, 2023 • ~9 min
New passport rankings show that the world is opening up – but not for everyone
A passport from the United Arab Emirates will get you into far more destinations than one from Afghanistan. Gaps like this have big implications for people’s ability to travel, reside and work.
Jan. 24, 2023 • ~10 min
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