February 2020

Tourism in Antarctica: Edging Toward the (Risky) Mainstream

Travel /

“It’s important to understand that all of these impacts — climate change, fishing, tourism — are cumulative,” Cassandra Brooks, an assistant professor in environmental studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, wrote in an email. “Given the sheer carbon footprint of Antarctic tourism, and the rapid growth in the industry, these operations will become increasingly […]

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Coronavirus Shows the Problem With Trump’s Stock Market Boasting

Politics /

There’s a reason most presidents are cautious when talking about the stock market. President Trump is learning it the hard way this week. He is, in effect, experiencing the downside of having spent the last three years personalizing much of what happens in the markets and the economy, saying that the soaring stock values under

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‘Like a Scream of Resistance’: Rio’s Carnival in Bolsonaro’s Brazil

Travel /

Surfacing Turbocharged creativity and passion were on display in the streets of Rio de Janeiro this month. Rio de Janeiro’s world-renowned Carnival has always had streaks of irreverence and political satire. But with the ascendancy of President Jair Bolsonaro, many revelers have come to see the celebration as an act of resistance. Bolsonaro, who came

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