Star Trek: Exploring The Forgotten Environmental Plotline
The universe ofStar Trekis one that never stops expanding, with a lot happening since the late 1960s when the show was first created. There have been some drastic changes, like the shift (both politically and visually) of the Klingons, who have gone from the main villains of the showto brash friends of the Federation. There’s been plenty of ebb and flow in alpha quadrant politics as well. The show has never tried to shy away from tacking topical issues head on, usingfuturistic allegory to deal with societal problems such as racism, sexism,warfare, and even consumerism....