“If they don’t pay,” President Donald Trump warned of NATO allies, “I’m not going to defend them.” Currently, his official position is that the United States would reconsider its defense commitments if its allies fail to demonstrate resol...
Tropical forests are one of our most crucial defenses against climate change, but they are disappearing at an alarming rate. A record 6.7 million hectares of rainforest were lost in 2024, largely due to agriculture and human-caused wildfires—result...
Picture this: You are freshly 16 years old, zooming down the New Jersey Turnpike with music blasting at 2 AM, hitting 103 miles per hour like it is nothing. The feeling is nipped by the glare of flashing blue lights. Panic does not set in, however, b...
There’s something haunting South Asian schools: “ghost teachers.” These aren’t the specters of teachers past. They’re fictitious teachers, who exist only on paper to misappropriate education funds, or they’re real teachers who rarely show...
There’s something haunting South Asian schools: “ghost teachers.” These aren’t the specters of teachers past. They’re fictitious teachers, who exist only on paper to misappropriate education funds, or they’re real teachers who rarely show...
Though the civil war that shattered Côte d’Ivoire has been over for almost three years, the nation is still struggling to piece itself back together. Since taking hold of the presidency in 2011, after four months of crisis and bloodshed, Alassane ...
Though the civil war that shattered Côte d’Ivoire has been over for almost three years, the nation is still struggling to piece itself back together. Since taking hold of the presidency in 2011, after four months of crisis and bloodshed, Alassane ...
In December of last year, two boats chartered by the environmental vigilante group Sea Shepherd, the Bob Barker and the Sam Simon, embarked on an epic 110-day, 10,000-mile chase in an effort to catch the Thunder, an infamous fish-poaching trawler. Af...
In December of last year, two boats chartered by the environmental vigilante group Sea Shepherd, the Bob Barker and the Sam Simon, embarked on an epic 110-day, 10,000-mile chase in an effort to catch the Thunder, an infamous fish-poaching trawler. Af...
The community members of Villa Soldati, a slum on the southwest end of Buenos Aires’ sprawling outskirts, are stuck between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand, nearly half of the residents live in decrepit public housing developments and find...
The community members of Villa Soldati, a slum on the southwest end of Buenos Aires’ sprawling outskirts, are stuck between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand, nearly half of the residents live in decrepit public housing developments and find...
Red had had enough. Casa Diablo, the vegan Portland strip club where she danced, had crossed one too many lines. The daily, unchecked groping and pinching of dancers by clients and bouncers had become unbearable. The shady fees the club charged for b...
Red had had enough. Casa Diablo, the vegan Portland strip club where she danced, had crossed one too many lines. The daily, unchecked groping and pinching of dancers by clients and bouncers had become unbearable. The shady fees the club charged for b...
In a recent Gallup survey, respondents ranked different professions according to perceptions of honesty and ethical standards. Nurses hit the top of the list, and dead last were car salespeople — ranking even behind members of Congress. Although fe...
In a recent Gallup survey, respondents ranked different professions according to perceptions of honesty and ethical standards. Nurses hit the top of the list, and dead last were car salespeople — ranking even behind members of Congress. Although fe...
As if it weren’t already hard enough to get out of bed for early classes, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) may just make it that much more tempting to stay in. MOOCs are educational online courses available to the public, providing mass quantiti...
As if it weren’t already hard enough to get out of bed for early classes, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) may just make it that much more tempting to stay in. MOOCs are educational online courses available to the public, providing mass quantiti...
There are many things that can give financial markets jitters, but only a few do so with clockwork regularity. The United States Federal Reserve is such an entity, and its reputation for making the market quiver is well-earned. Shudders mainly occur ...
There are many things that can give financial markets jitters, but only a few do so with clockwork regularity. The United States Federal Reserve is such an entity, and its reputation for making the market quiver is well-earned. Shudders mainly occur ...
Much to the dismay of environmentalists, progressives, and worried citizens, the national political climate remains frozen on climate change while ice caps melt. Under the shadow of the global inability to address the issue, alarmed and alert America...
Much to the dismay of environmentalists, progressives, and worried citizens, the national political climate remains frozen on climate change while ice caps melt. Under the shadow of the global inability to address the issue, alarmed and alert America...
In 2003, Raul Valdez, a Mexican immigrant and lawful permanent resident of the United States, was convicted of cannabis-related drug charges. Valdez served 60 days in jail; had he been a citizen this would have been the end of the affair. But in 2014...
In 2003, Raul Valdez, a Mexican immigrant and lawful permanent resident of the United States, was convicted of cannabis-related drug charges. Valdez served 60 days in jail; had he been a citizen this would have been the end of the affair. But in 2014...
Ann Ravel is the chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission. You have previously described the Federal Election Commission (FEC) as “worse than dysfunctional.” Do you think dysfunction is inherent to its structure, or is the dysfunction a...
Ann Ravel is the chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission. You have previously described the Federal Election Commission (FEC) as “worse than dysfunctional.” Do you think dysfunction is inherent to its structure, or is the dysfunction a...
Helena Norberg-Hodge is the founder and director of Local Futures, a nonprofit organization that advocates economic localization, particularly in agriculture. In 2011, she co-directed and produced a documentary titled “The Economics of Happiness....
Helena Norberg-Hodge is the founder and director of Local Futures, a nonprofit organization that advocates economic localization, particularly in agriculture. In 2011, she co-directed and produced a documentary titled “The Economics of Happiness....