Top 5 articles: Rising seas
Plus, our friend Laura Turner puts out another beautiful, gutting essay.
“How Does the Human Soul Survive Atrocity?” (New York Times)
Because Michael and I ask this question a lot. Michael has been in the Bekaa Valley with refugees, and I’ve focused professionally on post-conflict situations. The Syrian civil war and subsequent fallout is leaving an entire generation of children in several countries with a lot of mental and emotional baggage (if not also physical). The war and starvation in Yemen, too. And the DRC. The list can go on. How do you steward these lives forward in hope? This keeps me up at night.
“What we can learn from the state of our nation’s education” (Washington Post)
Because some states are getting it right, or at least starting to get it right, on K-12 education.
“What We Don’t Know About Political Ads on Social Media” (The Atlantic)
Because Twitter’s latest ban on political ads might be a turning point, or another blip in the leviathan that is social media.
“Rising seas are a much bigger danger than experts thought” (Washington Post)
Because some new data is out on which coastal lands and cities will be affected by rising sea levels by 2050, and the news is very dire.
“I Started Vomiting While I Was Pregnant. Two Years Later, I’m Still Sick” (BuzzFeed News)
Because we need more investment in mental health research. And Laura is a rock star.
Image is of one of the big fires in California right now, image credit: Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP.