Something feels broken, and it isn't just your news feed. Across wealthy democracies, people are sensing that extraordinary technological power and individual freedom aren't...
The most dangerous moment for American democracy may not come when those attempting to dismantle it believe they are winning. It may come when they begin to fear they are running...
Liberals and conservatives are not arguing from different moral planets — they are arguing from different maps of the same territory. The territory is harm. The argument is about...
What if changing the world doesn't require a giant leap? Perhaps creating a more loving world begins with the smallest choices we make each day -- one baby step at a time.
You pick up your phone to check one quick notification, and forty minutes later you're rage-scrolling through political arguments, feeling vaguely terrible about your life, your...
Rural communities hit by floods, wildfires, and hurricanes don't just lose homes and crops — they lose the fragile scaffolding that keeps mental health and sobriety intact. The...
The most consequential economic force of the next fifty years is not artificial intelligence, climate change, or geopolitical rivalry. It is something far quieter and far more...
On August 19, the U.S. Treasury quietly announced it would at least double the size of certain debt buyback operations, and bond markets moved immediately. Most Americans...
Somewhere in California, a farmer is staring at cracked earth one season and a flooded field the next, and the bank is not particularly interested in hearing about either....
Many are worried about the risk of war between the U.S. and Iran. But the truth is, the U.S. has been fighting with Iran for decades in an economic war waged via sanctions.
As the climate crisis is increasingly felt across the globe, protesters take to the streets and politicians scrabble to respond, a crucial question is beginning to emerge.
The next great agricultural revolution is here. Wine growers have a neat, if unusual, trick for making more flavorful wine?—?don’t water the vines
In the long-running television drama “Breaking Bad,” viewers watched the moral devolution of Walter White, a cancer-stricken high school chemistry teacher who tried to provide for the financial future of his family by cooking methamphetamine.
A new study quantifies the effects of political lobbying on the likelihood of climate policy enactment.
By end of the century, rising seas will flood more than 500 coastal cities, affecting 1.5 billion people worldwide. Some estimates predict surging sea level rise of two meters by 2100.
Biomining is the kind of technique promised by science fiction: a vast tank filled with microorganisms that leach metal from ore, old mobile phones and hard drives.
If we’re serious about feeding the world’s growing population healthy food, and not ruining the planet, we need to get used to a new style of eating.
Seventy years ago, Eric Blair, writing under a pseudonym George Orwell, published “1984,” now generally considered a classic of dystopian fiction.
Humans are pleasure-seeking and will avoid pain at all costs, which is, of course, an attempt at controlling the natural rhythms and cycles of life. As soon as you let go of your need to know exactly how you will be supported by God, you will be supported by God completely, and exactly as needed...
Let's dare to dream of a Beloved Community where starvation, famine, hunger, and malnutrition will not be tolerated because the civilized community of nations won't allow it. We should dare to dream of a world being reborn in freedom, justice, and peace, a world that nurtures all...
Harmful particulate matter in the atmosphere can produce birth defects and even fatalities during pregnancy, according to research in rats.
Robert Reich explains why labor unions impact the middle class and raise wages.
Antarctica is further from civilisation than any other place on Earth. The Greenland ice sheet is closer to home but around one tenth the size of its southern sibling.
The claim that humanity only has just over a decade left due to climate change is based on a misunderstanding.
Since the 1920s, the car has revolutionised the way people travel; eliminating the constraints of distance while offering a personal, fast and convenient way to get from one place to another.
In November 2018, the Woolsey Fire scorched nearly 100,000 acres of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, destroying forests, fields and more than 1,500 structures, and forcing the evacuation of nearly 300,000 people over 14 days.
Robert Reich and W. Kamau Bell explain the criminalization of poverty and the flaws in our criminal justice system.
Less than half of school-aged children in the United States are flourishing, research finds.
Green growth has emerged as the dominant narrative for tackling contemporary environmental problems.
The New Moon arrives in Leo August 12 at 8:36 PM UTC, and with it comes a singular...
A study reveals that while many online daters strive for honesty, a notable percentage...
Mars is entering Cancer on August 12 and this shift changes how you move through...
There is a moment most of us remember — standing in front of someone we loved, arms...
Recent research explores the complex dynamics of altruistic cruelty, revealing that...
You imagined the newborn haze would be hard, but you did not quite picture yourself...
What if peace of mind depends not on remembering every hurt, but on keeping only the...
Many individuals unknowingly adopt limiting beliefs from others, which can lead to...
