Light bulbs and solar panels won’t solve the climate crisis. They’re signs of something greater.
From the Editors
The Century's take on the issues of the day
We were just doing it, and then we stopped.
It established a right—a limited one—to make your own decisions in a complex ethical area.
Why do these camps still exist? Who is responsible for keeping them safe?
The need to reimagine its structure has never been greater.
Social media platforms are damaging democracy, and it’s not primarily about what speech they do or don’t moderate.
People fear the impact of difficult books. They aren’t entirely wrong.
It’s not just about an overall partisan advantage.
We seem to want public figures with inconsequential beliefs.
What happens when one country believes it has the right to send troops into another country, impose its will, and abuse the rule of law?
Our dependence on fossil fuels is filling Vladimir Putin’s war chest.
Yet it’s holding tight to its life-saving information—and its record-breaking profits.
Chamath Palihapitiya’s question is worth taking seriously.
It’s climate change.
It’s time for the president’s actions on fossil fuels to match his words.