The Present

The Ghazipur dump keeps growing and growing every year, catching fire and leaching toxins into the ground. What can be done about it?

Among women, bisexuality is statistically on the rise.

Bernie speaks again about what democratic socialism means, and raises a debate about what freedom is.

Jonathan Rauch explains why the internet is so hostile to the truth, and what we can do to change that.

The report comes amid calls for antitrust investigations into big tech.

How does the largest welfare program imaginable have libertarian supporters?

The lack of it can also be a problem.

Surrounding counties boast even higher increases.

Who would prefer a 30-hour work week? A lot of people, it turns out.

Cranston won his second Tony Award for portraying Howard Beale in the play Network.

Research finds that only 10% of cities worldwide are affordable.

Just when you thought the student loan crisis couldn’t get any worse.

A majority both disapproves of him and think’s he’ll win next year. What gives?

In any sufficiently large protest, police officers may “kettle” protesters. Critics say it violates human rights, while advocates claim its one of the few safe tools available to police during a protest.

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

That’s five more unicorns than the previous three years combined.

Here’s how we can use the concept of “impact impression” for criminal reform.

YouTube’s constantly changing hate speech and harassment policies beg the question: Where exactly is the line?

Sobering accounts from one of the most pivotal battles in world history.

With the interest of these tech giants, it looks like cryptocurrencies are here to stay.

When it comes to climate change, today’s airplane pollution is a real problem.

It’s far earlier than most teams currently do.

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

A sobering look at the prospects for kids not wealthy enough to fail upward.

When it comes to leadership, we’re quite picky on who we let govern us.

Nontraditional education options are on the rise.

Are we witnessing the end of democracy in America?

What does a fast-casual diner have to do with natural disasters? Quite a bit, actually.

It will take a crack team of scientists, programmers and philosophers to cure the online hate pandemic.

Techno-fixes will not get us where we need to be to stop the effects of climate change.