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Historian Restall challenges established interpretations of the encounter between Montezuma and Hernando Cortes in When Montezuma Met Cortes (Ecco, Jan.). What led you to write about the meeting between Montezuma [...]

You argue that climate change is as much a political and economic phenomenon as an environmental one. Are the solutions political and economic too? Absolutely. We must react to what. [...]

An interview with historian Matthew Restall is presented. His decision to write a book about the meeting of Moctezuma, a ruler of Tenochtitlan and Spanish Conquistador Hernando Cortés, mentioning his effort to inform the public about his research on the happenings of the event. He shares the use of multiple European languages in written accounts in order to reconstruct the fuller account of their meeting. He also believes in the importance of rethinking various historical events.

The article presents an interview with Ashley Dawson. He presents his views on his book "Extreme Cities: The Perils and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of Climate Change" and talks about how the political and economic aspects are affecting climate change and the solutions for the issues and possibility of retreat from coastal cities.