As COP31 opens in Türkiye, the American midterm elections raise a difficult question. Are international climate negotiations or public resistance more effective in changing government policy? On November 3, 2026, American voters went to the polls for the midterm elections. In dozens of American communities, residents had organized petitions to place restrictions on data-center development on the November ballot. The elections provided an opportunity for communities to express

She was a respected composer whose songs attracted the attention of Felix Mendelssohn, Robert and Clara Schumann, Ferdinand Hiller and other important figures of German musical life. She published extensively, performed before audiences and was praised by contemporary critics for the originality and emotional power of her music. She was Josephine Lang. Harald and Sharon Krebs describe her as one of the most gifted, prolific and widely published song composers of the nineteent