HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT

For decades, American discourse on climate change has been politically color-coded. Since the early 1990s, climate change has devolved from an urgent challenge into a polarized standoff, reduced to talking points divided along ideological lines. On one side, progressives view the issue through a "green" lens, prioritizing environmental sustainability and the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. This focus necessitates immediate, large-scale e

Picture of a fracking rig. Photo by iStock A couple of days ago, while I was perusing my YouTube recommended section, I came across a video titled “The Brainwashing of America’s Children”. Now, after hearing a title like that, I assumed that this video discusses a topic like the book bans that have been passed in several states or the encroachment of religious doctrines into public school curriculums. However, the video actually has nothing to do with either of those issues.

A painting made by Marianne of the abortion scene Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire is an absolutely stunning film. It follows two women, Marianne and Héloïse—one tasked with painting the other—and against the backdrop of 18th-century France; they fall in love. Yet a third character quietly adds to the emotional landscape of the story. Sophie, the housemaid, discovers she is pregnant, and Marianne and Héloïse help her seek an abortion. They first give Sophie an h