Report From Burning Man, 2023
Writer Dennis Hinkamp has been helping Burning Man get going as a setup volunteer for 26 years, but for its 73,000 participants this August, rains turned the desert into a sea of shoe-eating mud
Essays
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The Time I Called the Cops on a Bird
When work deadlines approach, be sure to keep up with your rest
There’s such a thing as trail etiquette
A friendly reminder to hikers and bikers on the trail that shoving someone aside is potentially dangerous, and, always impolite
When it comes to climate change, we have solutions
An argument for a carbon fee and dividend to help slow a warming planet
We are still living with the consequences of Oppenheimer’s bomb
Too many idyllic childhoods were transformed into slow, agonizing deaths for the Americans subjected to nuclear weapons testing
Women shouldn’t be second-class citizens
Writer Crista Worthy argues that if men could get pregnant, Idaho would not have made it almost impossible to get medical care for an abortion
17 Organizations Form ‘Alliance of Nonprofit News Outlets’
Independent nonprofit news organizations are “Stronger together”
Requiem for the Joshua tree
The Southwest’s lovable Joshua trees are no match for grass fires, drought and climate change. Yet a band of seed collectors hopes that one day, they can thrive again in the desert.
Wildland firefighters need our support
Despite more destructive and frequent wildfires, a bipartisan bill to pay firefighters a living wage is sure to be controversial.
Tips for a new Westerner
Some advice to newcomers about how they can fit into the West’s rural culture, which has somehow turned neighbor into a verb.
