Why the way we measure poverty matters
A national panel is recommending changes to a key poverty measurement. It might sound technical, but the stakes are high.
Je Suis Istanbul
We should not need to share a culture, skin color, religion, or system of government with another human being to mourn their loss.
On a Philippine island, indigenous groups take the fight to big palm oil
After years of struggling against the odds for the rights to their land, the indigenous peoples of Palawan appear to be making progress.
How decision-making is affected by social conformity
Despite the rise of social media and digital influence, studies suggest that our tendency to conform socially remains unchanged—though brain imaging reveals surprising links between conformity, decision-making, and the orbitofrontal cortex.
How student loans became America’s financial catastrophe
From hopeful beginnings to a broken system, student loans reveal how policy choices turned higher learning into a lifelong financial trap.
Amazon workers’ astounding win, and how corporate America is trying to take back power
Let’s hope it marks the beginning of a renewal of worker power in America.
“America’s moment of reckoning”: Cornel West says nationwide uprising is sign of “empire imploding”
“There is a connection between the seeds that you sow of violence externally and internally.”
A year of global displacement
This year’s record-breaking global displacement crisis calls for greater protections and investment by the international community instead of more indifference and cruelty.
Supreme Court upholds Idaho’s stringent abortion ban, escalating the national reproductive rights crisis
In a controversial decision, the U.S. Supreme Court reinstates Idaho's strict abortion law, igniting a national debate over reproductive rights.
How fascist misinformation and violence are fueling a national crisis in the UK
Fascist mobs fueled by misinformation are wreaking havoc across the UK, exposing deep-seated issues of racism and political extremism.