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/ 1 year agoCongress needs to pass 12 funding bills in 11 days to avert a shutdown – here’s why that isn’t likely
Lawmakers have given themselves a virtually impossible task – and the stakes are high.
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/ 1 year agoThe US broke global trade rules to try to fix climate change – to finish the job, it has to fix the trade system
Joe Biden’s ‘buy American’ effort with EVs likely violated World Trade Organization rules that the US helped create. The US has...
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/ 1 year agoPaper ballots are good, but accurately hand-counting them all is next to impossible
Hand-counting every ballot might sound like a great idea, but it’s both slower and less accurate than machine-counting votes.
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/ 1 year agoI love swords, so I designed a course on how to use them to succeed in life
A former fencer who fell in love with the samurai sword explains how learning to wield the weapon can help people...
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/ 1 year agoSaudi reforms are softening Islam’s role, but critics warn the kingdom will still take a hard line against dissent
A scholar who has closely followed reforms that MBS has made to Wahhabism, an austere form of Islam, explains the changes...
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/ 1 year agoClimate change is destroying reefs, but the effects are more than ecological – coral’s been woven into culture and spirituality for centuries
Coral has been woven into traditions, art and even religion in communities around the world.
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/ 1 year agoCalifornia and Florida grew quickly on the promise of perfect climates in the 1900s – today, they lead the country in climate change risks
From semitropical playgrounds to life-endangering climate risks: Going back over a century, California’s and Florida’s growth has been predicated on climate...
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/ 1 year agoHow do flies find every stinky garbage dumpster? A biologist explains their sensory superpower
Flies often beat out competitors for food because of their specialized sensing organs called antennae.
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/ 1 year agoShould AI be permitted in college classrooms? 4 scholars weigh in
Scholars differ over whether having students use AI in their assignments will help or hurt their careers after graduation.
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/ 1 year agoJobs are up, wages less so – and lower purchasing power could still lead the US into a recession
The latest labor figures are less encouraging than they might seem.
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/ 1 year agoTrump’s mug shot is now a means of entertainment and fundraising − but it will go down in history as an important cultural artifact
Former President Donald Trump’s mug shot is in line with the traditional mug shots that arrested people first took in the...
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/ 1 year agoNorth America’s summer of wildfire smoke: 2023 was only the beginning
Thick smoke pouring in from Canada’s wildfires canceled baseball games and pushed air quality in major US cities to the worst...
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/ 1 year ago‘The Blind Side’ lawsuit spotlights tricky areas of family law
Two very distinct legal processes are at issue in the Michael Oher case.
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/ 1 year agoAs concern about Mitch McConnell’s health grows, his legacy remains strong
In the wake of two public episodes of Mitch McConnell appearing to ‘freeze,’ a longtime Kentucky journalist explains how an uncharismatic...
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/ 1 year agoWhite men have controlled women’s reproductive rights throughout American history – the post-Dobbs era is no different
In the US, white men have long had the power to make decisions about women’s reproductive health care. Those decisions have...
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/ 1 year agoOverly flexible connective tissue causes problems in joints and throughout the body − and is often missed by doctors
Hypermobility can be painful and lead to frequent injuries and systemic health problems. Unfortunately, many doctors aren’t familiar with these conditions,...
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/ 1 year agoUnited Auto Workers strike – if it happens – should channel the legacy of Walter Reuther, who led the union at the peak of its power
Reuther was both ambitious and pragmatic, scoring many victories for autoworkers.
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/ 1 year agoSpace junk in Earth orbit and on the Moon will increase with future missions − but nobody’s in charge of cleaning it up
Treaties meant to ensure sustainability in space don’t currently regulate private companies, and not every country has signed on to an...
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/ 1 year agoMichael Oher, Mike Tyson and the question of whether you own your life story
Publishers and studios routinely pay large sums to acquire ‘life story rights.’ Two law scholars explain why the phrase is misleading.
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/ 1 year agoPeruvian writers tell of a future rooted in the past and contemporary societal issues
In the Global South, a group of writers are rejecting the norms of science fiction and commenting on the future in...
