The Controversy Around Critical Race Theory, Protecting Forests, and More

July 6, 2021

Critical race theory (CRT) has become a new boogie man for people unwilling to acknowledge America’s racist history and how it impacts the present. Rashawn Ray and Alexandra Gibbons explain exactly what CRT is and look at state legislation aimed at banning it from U.S. classrooms.

In the last 30 years, the world has lost 180 million hectares of forest—greater than the total area of Libya. To assess whether radar-based early warning systems can reduce deforestation, Eiji Yamada, Hiroaki Okonogi, and Takahiro Morita look at data from the Brazilian Amazon.

3.7 billion people lack any form of internet access. Despite this reality, digital service designers continue to build public technology systems that depend on the internet, preferencing the well-connected and embedding the digital divide. To improve access to today’s vital digital tools, it is critical to meet users on the platforms that are available to them, Sean McDonald argues.

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