When Science Becomes a Slogan

The president of the United States cannot control the trajectory of a hurricane, but he can we learned in 2019-force the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to endorse a trajectory that he invented.

Climate Denial Will Flourish

On the last Saturday before Donald Trump took office, in January 2017, I watched the controlled chaos of a hackathon unfold in a library at the University of Pennsylvania.

The Black Roots of American Education

How freedpeople and their advocates persuaded the nation to embrace public schooling for all

Kennedy and the Lost Cause

In his 1956 book, Profiles in Courage, the future president promoted the southern mythology of Reconstruction. One Massachusetts grandmother wasn't having it.

Against a Sea of Troubles

Isolated and abused, women in the Merchant Marine are finally speaking out.

Who Was Cleopatra's Daughter?

The perils of searching for feminist heroes in antiquity

Adam Smith Wasn't a Progressive

Stop quoting him out of context on taxation, education, and monopoly.

Powerful stories of frontline communities' climate solutions can change the world

When you're trying to persuade people to do something important, you can present statistics, policy statements, graphs, and spreadsheets. But without a story that paints a picture of what's at stake, touches the heartstrings, and sparks the imagination to envision possibilities, it's hard to move people to take action. One formula for accelerating transformational change is to amplify the right message from the right messenger at the right moment in time.

Teacher's Pest

Ron DeSantis has unleashed his culture wars on Florida educators

A Matter of Faith

Conservative Christians gutted abortion rights. Jewish women are suing to save them.

Why America Needs To Be 'Open to Debate

Clea Conner on the need for healthy conflict

A Whale of a Problem

Should sustainable seafood assessments care about human livelihoods?

'All the Parents Want Is a Chance To Make That Choice'

Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears wants state education dollars "to follow the child instead of the brick building."

The Dirty Secrets of Elite College Admissions

The Supreme Court is set to kill affirmative action. Just not for rich white kids.

Номе Front

Months after they fled, ukrainians return home, seeking normalcy-or at least closure. Instead they find rubble and dust.

A Reporter at Large: Second Nature

How rewilders in India are working to reverse environmental destruction.

Anti-Woke, Inc.

Will skewering corporate do-gooders and civil-rights activists make Vivek Ramaswamy a right-wing star?

The Rise and Fall of Alphabay, Part 2: Into the Trap

The stunning culmination of a worldwide quest to capture the dark web's biggest kingpin-and destroy the underworld economy he ruled.

America's Best Online Learning Schools 2023

From full university degree programs to professional development courses to classes for hobbyists or those just wanting to learn something new, the range of education available online is enormous. The choices can be daunting.

After Affirmative Action

The Supreme Court is expected to rule racial preferences in college admissions are unconstitutional. How will that change american schools and society?

The Queen Mother

The question of reparations couldn't be more urgent, as the health care crisis for black Americans worsens. In Queen Mother Audley Moore, we have a newly relevant template for change.

Beware the 'New Google'

TikTok's search engine pumps toxic misinformation to its young users

Is Generation Covid Screwed?

Teens coming of age since the pandemic are shunning college in record numbers. The consequences for themand the country-could be dire

"We Caught Our Stalker"

For five years, he filled their days with dread, their nights with fear. Then they fought back.

Finance for Teens

Our homeschooling family didn’t sign up for this class, but there’s lots to learn from economic turmoil.

A Trial for Tesla's Autopilot

A lawsuit over a fatal crash says the EV maker exaggerates its automated driving capabilities

Voyage of the Gross

Even though every other option is better most of New York's trash still goes into a hole in the ground

Debate Intensifies on How Much Trail Access to Give E-bikes

The sun was almost setting when 14-year-old Daniel Giffin crossed the finish line on his electric mountain bike last August, nearly the last in the pack of thousands of cyclists riding across the state of Iowa in the stifling late-summer heat.

Art Therapy for Human Suffering

Guila Clara Kessous, UNESCO Artist for Peace and art therapist, uses drama therapy to help people "let go" of their suffering through a cathartic process. It is a way for people in Rwanda, Bangladesh, Congo, and Afghanistan to find solace. Guila paints the portrait of four people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who she accompanied to their respective countries. She has also designed a course on "Theatre and Humans Rights" that is taught at Harvard University.

Bluegrass Fiddling

Mac Magaha-Nashville's Dancing Fiddler