Ideas

Florida's Agricultural Department routinely grants burning permits when the wind blows toward the poor but does not allow burning when the wind blows toward the affluent communities.

If Russia abstained—as Article 27 of the UN Charter requires—the resolution would have passed.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reminds us that peace, justice, and human rights are linked and interdependent.

An effective tool exists to minimize the chance of illegitimate votes—those who fail to embrace it show professed concerns about voter fraud are false.

Human rights defenders—especially women and LGBTQ+ people—can suffer harsh consequences in their home countries for working with the United Nations.

Zach Norris, the author of this year's UU common read, challenges our notions of safety, promoting a culture of care.

Our personal transportation choices matter, but significant emission reductions must also involve large-scale institutional change.

An interview with Bruce Knotts, director of the Unitarian Universalist Office at the United Nations and new UU World columnist.

Reasonable people disagree on appropriate levels of immigration, but to have substantive debate, we must refute racist scapegoating and tactics of dehumanization.

While many corporations offer feel-good commercials promoting multiculturalism and equality, their political arms (like the Chamber of Commerce) and political investments perpetuate the dominance of wealth over our elections and the public interest.

Because opposition to reproductive rights is so often presented as religious, UUs have a special opportunity to present faith-based arguments for reproductive justice.

This week, we introduce Jeff Milchen: kayaker, democracy activist, and new UU World columnist.