Category: Invited post

In an era of climate change, our ethics code is clear: We need to end the AAA annual meeting

By Guest Contributor | January 13, 2018

By Dr. Jason Hickel I remember when the AAA shifted from the old printed program to the new default paperless version. It was part of a noble effort to “green” the meetings, and of course we all welcomed it. But I couldn’t help but think it was all a bit quaint given that the annual meeting itself is so obviously an enormous carbon bomb. The programs are barely a drop in the bucket. Each year some 6,000 anthropologists descend on {+}

About last night: Honduras Elections

By Guest Contributor | December 2, 2017

By Rosemary Joyce Last night, the incumbent president of Honduras declared a state of emergency, suspending the constitutional guarantee of the right to move freely around the country. He ordered the armed forces and the police, whose militarization he has promoted, to remove protests that have closed roads, taken bridges, and occupied public spaces throughout the country. In his order to remove protesters, he added an order to remove protesters from private property as well– technically making it illegal for {+}