Microwaves By Jack Niedenthal   Majuro —The name of a country is never just a collection of words; it is a vessel of memory, belonging and even power. Our country’s name, the Marshall Islands, honors an English sea captain who spent only a few days here in 1788. Yet our people have lived on these atolls for several thousand years, nurturing a sophisticated and cherished oceanic culture. Our true name—Aelōn̄ Kein Ad, meaning “Our Islands” or “Our Atolls”—has always carried, in

At a recent Tokelau Language Week seminar in Aotearoa, Higano “Gano” Perez held up a hand-drawn fishing circle and invited the audience to imagine rowing an outrigger canoe into the open lagoon.

Nearly 200 parties participated in the 30th UN Climate Change Conference held Nov 10 to 21, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. Photo courtesy of UN By James C. Pearce The popularity of European Green parties is surging across Western Europe, where membership numbers are rising. In Britain, Greens are polling around 15 percent and are now the third largest party by membership numbers. In Germany, they have already served in a coalition. In the Netherlands, they’re about to form one. Euro