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Why Do Societies Normalize Harm To Children In War, Poverty, And Public Policy?
Friday, 3 July 2026, 9:49 am | Independent Media Institute
From war and environmental disaster to poverty and public policy, children face systemic harm that societies often fail to recognize—and can choose to change. More >>
The Public Isn’t Budging On ICE’s Immigrant Detention Policies
Friday, 3 July 2026, 9:00 am | Independent Media Institute
Around the nation, citizens are resisting the mass warehousing of immigrants—and finding some success. More >>
How Russia And China Learned To Love Their Border
Tuesday, 30 June 2026, 7:50 am | Independent Media Institute
Once one of the world’s most militarized frontiers, the Russia-China border along the Amur River Basin shows how a long-running territorial dispute can evolve from confrontation to integration. More >>
How Public Benefit Claims Work—and Why Their Assumptions Matter
Saturday, 27 June 2026, 4:36 pm | Independent Media Institute
Statements about impact and responsibility rely on underlying assumptions that shape how outcomes are defined and interpreted. More >>
How Russia Is Upending The West’s Attempt To Control Technology With Intellectual Property
Friday, 26 June 2026, 8:38 am | Independent Media Institute
Russia’s challenge to prevailing IP and copyright norms is central to its pursuit of technological sovereignty. Global fragmentation and Western divisions have given Moscow space to test the system’s limits without fully abandoning it. More >>
Human Origins Destroys Core Fascist Mythology
Monday, 22 June 2026, 2:07 pm | Independent Media Institute
How deep history challenges fascist myths of purity, hierarchy, and identity. More >>
Ritual, Power, And The Weekend Arena
Monday, 22 June 2026, 2:04 pm | Independent Media Institute
Social scientists have long recognized that communal rituals are a universal human experience that binds people together in various ways. More >>
How Agave Agroforestry Can Restore Drylands And Strengthen Climate Resilience
Thursday, 18 June 2026, 7:55 am | Independent Media Institute
The agave-powered agroforestry & livestock management system is an example of how native desert plants, cultivated as part of an agroforestry system, can regenerate drylands & provide inexpensive animal feed, taking pressure off overgrazed rangelands More >>
Why Wild Bats Matter To Agave, Tequila, And Desert Ecosystems
Monday, 15 June 2026, 3:45 pm | Independent Media Institute
Bats pollinate wild agave plants, sustaining desert ecosystems and preserving the genetic diversity that supports tequila and mezcal production. More >>
Do Organic Farms Use Pesticides? How Organic And Conventional Farming Differ
Friday, 12 June 2026, 9:36 am | Independent Media Institute
Many consumers assume organic food is pesticide-free. In reality, both organic and conventional farms use pesticides, but the types of products, regulatory standards, and pest-management strategies differ significantly. More >>
Women Face The Greatest Climate Risks But Are Critical To Climate Action
Friday, 12 June 2026, 7:34 am | Independent Media Institute
Women and girls are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis, yet women’s leadership and local knowledge are critical to building more resilient communities. More >>
The Mirror Of Neolithic Art: How Çatalhöyük Confronts The Hubris Of The Modernist Perspective
Wednesday, 10 June 2026, 1:09 pm | Independent Media Institute
That bird’s-eye view that we see through drones today was a daily reality for the Çatalhöyük residents. In a settlement with no streets, where entry to houses was through roofs, life flowed on the rooftops. More >>
Investing In Care: A Public-Private Model For Youth Opportunity
Monday, 8 June 2026, 1:03 pm | Independent Media Institute
A scalable model that combines education, paid work, mentorship, and healthcare to support vulnerable youth. More >>
The Long History Of Controlling Water—and Why It No Longer Works
Sunday, 7 June 2026, 6:45 pm | Independent Media Institute
For 6,000 years, humans have controlled water to serve their needs, but a warming planet is revealing the limits of that approach. More >>
How Propaganda And False Information Are Undermining Humanitarian Work
Wednesday, 3 June 2026, 9:14 pm | Independent Media Institute
From vaccine hesitancy to conflict-zone rumors, false information is making it harder for humanitarian organizations to build trust, protect civilians, and save lives. More >>
How Stone Tools, Fire, And Language Paved The Highway To Artificial Intelligence
Wednesday, 3 June 2026, 9:16 am | Independent Media Institute
Each leap in human communication—from vocal anatomy to writing to digital networks—followed the same pattern: faster, more complex, less individual. More >>
As Americans Struggle, Trump’s Wealth Soars
Monday, 1 June 2026, 11:45 am | Independent Media Institute
Trump is flouting regulations to reap billions for himself, as ordinary Americans teeter on the edge of economic ruin. More >>
The Roots Of The U.S.-Russia Rivalry
Monday, 1 June 2026, 11:25 am | Independent Media Institute
Russia-U.S. relations became most visible during their Cold War confrontation and are now dangerously dysfunctional. Long-established suspicion and overlapping interests have shaped periods of cooperation and competition for centuries. More >>
Building Fairer Cities: New Insights From Mohenjo-Daro
Wednesday, 27 May 2026, 8:27 am | Independent Media Institute
We don’t know exactly how Mohenjo-daro’s citizens kept a lid on inequality. Was it an effect of the broader economic system, which perhaps gave all the city’s residents equivalent access to land and fuel for making bricks? More >>
How Earth-Centered Education Helps Children Learn Through Nature, Play, And Relationship
Tuesday, 19 May 2026, 7:15 am | Independent Media Institute
An ecological approach to learning uses outdoor play, storytelling, and shared experience to help children develop a kinship worldview—a deep recognition that living and nonliving parts of the Earth are fundamentally connected. More >>
