John T. Pawlikowski

Jan 2, 2025 | americandiversityreport.com | John T. Pawlikowski

In recent years American public discourse has often heard the term “transactional morality.” In simple terms it means that getting to a social gol that is deemed worthy of pursuit can be carried on with little or no determined moral constraints. Flexibility is its prime characteristic. And that flexibility can include lies, deliberate misinformation and governmental control of public communication.

Oct 21, 2024 | ncronline.org | Brian Roewe |John T. Pawlikowski

Two years after reaching a global agreement to halt and reverse rapid biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse, countries are convening in Colombia this week to continue mapping out how exactly they'll do it.

Jan 16, 2024 | ncronline.org | Brian Roewe |John T. Pawlikowski |Susan Hendershot

John Kerry, a longtime U.S. politician who has been dedicated to addressing climate change and has welcomed and amplified Pope Francis' intervention on the issue, will be leaving his post as the lead climate negotiator for the United States. Multiple news outlets reported over the weekend that Kerry will be stepping down from his position as U.S. special presidential envoy for climate by the spring.

Jan 12, 2024 | americandiversityreport.com | John T. Pawlikowski

In my contribution to American Diversity Report at the beginning of 2023, I argued that we are living in an axial era where fundamental structures of human society are undergoing profound change. As we enter 2024, I would maintain with others such as former Senator John Kerry, now the U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Issues, that the final communique from the recent COP 28 conference in Dubai may represent an axial moment.