Peter Thiel and His European Allies: The Rise of the Authoritarian High-Tech Surveillance Complex

Tech billionaires Peter Thiel and Elon Musk are financing Donald Trump’s authoritarian political project—and in return, they receive lucrative government contracts. High-tech companies like...

Europe’s Cities by the Hour: The EU Plans Massive High-Speed Rail Expansion by 2040

By 2040, a train ride from Vienna to Berlin...

Africa’s Solar Shift: How Affordable Technology Is Expanding Access to Clean Energy

Across many parts of Africa, solar energy is beginning...

Effective for 130 Years: How Norway’s Wealth Tax Works

In Norway’s parliamentary elections in September 2025, the social-democratic...

China approves first-ever functional cure for hepatitis B

China has approved the world’s first drug aimed at...

22 Years After the Hamas Attack in Jerusalem: A Daughter Writes to the Attacker’s Mother

Vered Berman grew up in West Jerusalem, has lived...

Thanks to 40 Years of Climate Action: Ozone Hole Continues to Shrink and Could Close by 2066

Good news from the stratosphere: the ozone hole is...

Great Mayan Forest Conservation: A Tri-National Pact to Safeguard 14 Million Acres

In a landmark move announced in late August 2025,...

Israeli Peace Activist: “Palestinian freedom and Israeli security go hand in hand”

Vered Berman grew up in West Jerusalem, has lived...

Vienna as a Global Role Model – How Social Housing Works in Vienna

While many European cities struggle with rising rents and...

Tradwives: How the Social Media Trend Strengthens Right-Wing Ideology

They cook and bake, clean, and set the table...

The Forgotten Invention: Why Solar Energy Took 180 Years to Succeed

Solar energy could have changed the world long ago....

Fighting the Airbnb Effect: What Vienna Is Doing Right

In cities like Zurich, Barcelona, or Bari, entire apartment...

Clean Air, More Bikes, Fewer Deaths: How Paris Is Reinventing Itself

Just a few years ago, Paris was known for...