Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Author: Molly Bergen
01/26/2022
Scoop: White House plans expedited resettlement for Afghan refugees
President Biden's advisers are crafting a plan to accelerate bringing potentially thousands of Afghans to the U.S. from Qatar, according to a source with direct knowledge of the administration's internal deliberations on the subject.
01/26/2022
In historic vote, Los Angeles will phase out oil drilling
Once a magnet for urban oil drilling, the city now moves to curb its dependence on fossil fuel production.
01/26/2022
Lego to remove gender bias from its toys after enlightening child survey
Research found that stereotypes in Lego hinder girls, boys and their parents. So the Danish firm vowed to do something about it.
01/26/2022
Democracy and the polarization trap
The extreme polarization of European and American politics is now widely seen as a threat to democracy. But polarization is often misunderstood as simply political divisiveness that can be resolved if only the two sides came together to find common ground. That’s wrong.
01/26/2022
The quest to avert an asteroid apocalypse is going surprisingly well
NASA is studying how to dodge giant space rocks.
01/17/2022
Expanding the Legacy of King
No other American has a national holiday to memorialize their individual legacy. Precious few are immortalized in stone in our nation’s capital.
01/25/2022
Finally, a Desk for Working Parents
Wrangling small children on daily errands is a uniquely difficult task — one that’s made especially challenging by the fact that most American institutions have little more to offer parents and caregivers in the way of support than a pile of grimy plastic toys in a corner on the floor.
01/26/2022
LGBT rights: New French law to criminalize ‘conversion therapy’
France has passed a new law criminalizing the use of so-called "conversion therapy" to attempt to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of LGBTQ people.
01/26/2022
On life tenure, and its drawbacks
Stephen Breyer does the right thing. Others should be spared his burden of decision. We should end lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court.
01/17/2022
The big idea: could fixing housing fix everything else, too?
From inequality to pollution, Britain’s housing crisis sits at the root of a surprising range of problems.
01/25/2022
Gender & Language
Not everyone identifies as a woman or a man. The movement to recognize gender identities beyond female and male is growing in places like Western Europe and the United States, and changing languages around the world.
01/23/2022