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Three early cultures from the southwestern United States faced environmental challenges, and each responded in uniquely different ways that dramatically altered their people’s futures.
essay / Crossroads

How Vulnerable Are We to Collapse?

Jim O'Donnell
Archaeologists are plumbing the human experience to find out how various societies have responded to changes in climate, shifts in food resources, and natural hazards—among other challenges to human survival.
Governments have erected numerous barriers to stem the tide of migrants and refugees flowing into Europe. These obstacles fuel an “illegality industry” that exploits migrants and puts their lives in constant danger.
essay / Borderlands

The Big Business of Europe’s Migration Crisis

Jim O'Donnell
The EU’s migration policy has produced a lucrative “illegality industry” that is prolonging the emergency it was put in place to end.