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Surrounding counties boast even higher increases.

New Zealand’s recent budget policy puts the health and well-being of its citizens over economic growth.

A new first-of-its-kind study puts a number on how political lobbyists can change the course of climate policy.

We put presidents on our money, but isn’t there more to life than politics?

With the seemingly endless growth of the Democratic primary field, we may suffer from choice overload. The result? In fear of making the wrong choice, we may fail to make any — i.e., don’t vote.

“Prohibitionist strategy is unsustainable,” reads the policy plan.

On Friday, Uber will start publicly trading on the New York Stock Exchange, and drivers want to see some of that money.

Should all speech be free? How much intolerance should society tolerate?

It marks a major shift in the government’s battle against the opioid crisis.

A plan to forgive almost a trillion dollars in debt would solve the student loan debt crisis, but can it work?

In most states, LGBTQ Americans have no legal protections against discrimination in the workplace.

2019 is on track to becoming a record-high year for measles cases in the U.S.

The 2020 presidential candidate said companies like Amazon should “pay their fair share” as automation begins to displace human workers.

On Thursday, New Zealand moved to ban an array of semi-automatic guns and firearms components following a mass shooting that killed 50 people.

Here’s why universal basic income will hurt the 99%, and make the 1% even richer.

A consortium of scientists and engineers have proposed that the U.S. and Mexico build a series of guarded solar, wind, natural gas and desalination facilities along the entirety of the border.

It’s almost time to ‘spring forward.’

Human value is tied to the job market. Will automation be a full-on crisis?

Finland’s recent decline in international test scores has led many to question whether its education system is truly the best.

A new study outlines why the tobacco and coal industries warrant “corporate death sentences.”

That’s one way to reduce the national debt.

Finland and the U.S. have chosen opposing answers to the question of how much standardized testing is too much.

Are Americans growing more skeptical of promises of investment from massive (digital) companies?

In one generation, the climate of many American cities will experience a noticeable shift.

The key to Finland’s success is to view education not as a privilege, but a right.

Philosophers and practical ethicists might gain something from considering the Overton window of political possibilities.

“It is unthinkable in this day and time that the law requires a sex-change operation to change gender.”

The Oxfam report prompted Anand Giridharadas to tweet: “Don’t be Pinkered into everything’s-getting-better complacency.”

In his final years, Martin Luther King, Jr. become increasingly focused on the problem of poverty in America.