Global warming

Dion-Kirschner: Climate change is more than a national threat, will affect each of us as individuals

May 9, 2017

The Yale Program on Climate Change Communication recently published striking new data on how Americans view climate issues. You may have run into the results, which are summarized in arresting map graphics,...

Lamps: America should lower its voting age

March 30, 2016

Throughout the country’s history, voting rights have been extended to an increasing number of Americans: non-land owners, minorities, women and people age 18-21. Most of us appear now to believe that...

Lamps: Adopt a long-term view on politics

February 29, 2016

When the 2016 candidates debate their policies, short-term consequences are prioritized over long-term effects in American political discourse. This is harmful: If one shifts from a short-term view...

Schakowsky talks Obamacare, climate change at Political Union Q-and-A

November 7, 2013

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) said Wednesday at Northwestern she is "livid" over the flawed rollout of the Affordable Care Act's website. Schakowsky, whose district includes Evanston, Skokie and...

Kamel: It’s time for a carbon tax

April 23, 2013

Recently, I have been thinking about the state of our country and how to make it more secure. We are not on a path for sustainable growth in our economic, fiscal or environmental sectors. As The New York...

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