Hi, all! If you’ve read the “About On the Level” page on our website (if not, check it out here!), you may have noticed a reference to “other successful non-violent movements” and an accompanying link to a youtube video. I’m going to take today’s newsletter to give a little insight into that link and how …
About a month ago, a powerful piece by Constance Grady came out in Vox titled, “Who Runs the World? Not Teen Girls.” In essence, the piece argues that teen girls are the ultimate arbiters of pop culture and increasingly vocal politically, yet, they have little real power — adults do not listen to their opinions …
Hi, all! It’s an old cliche that Midwesterners (such as myself) like to talk about the weather at any and all hours of the day, and I’m going to lean into that trope today. But, I’m not alone in that decision this week: If you have any access to the internet or print newspaper, or …
Welcome back to Climate Culture! On the Level is here again to bring you reviews and essays of the latest pop culture happenings. The catch? We look at culture through a climate lens. This week, we’ve once again been dealing with disasters. The summer’s climate has been relentlessly depressing, and so I find myself looking …
Hi, all! Welcome (back) to our weekly newsletter, Movement Monday, wherein we offer an On the Level take on recent happenings in the climate movement. This week, I want to highlight an issue that’s from my home state of Minnesota but that has also been gracing national media, left and right (pun intended): the Enbridge …
Today, I am excited to introduce you to Climate Culture, the more playful of our two weekly series. Climate Culture is a reflection on the intersections of climate and pop culture… or the lack thereof. Those who know me know that while I follow the climate movement quite closely, I also love to read pop …
When Climate Disaster Comes Knocking, So Must Action At 23, I’ve lived with climate change my whole life. However, last week was one that stood out for defining moments in this slippery slope of dangerous change. Here in Bozeman, MT, the weather kept inching hotter and drier, and so I sweated it out, or retreated …
