Who Should Censor Online Speech?
Reading Time: 18 minutes David Kaye, UN special rapporteur on freedom of expression, distils the global challenges of our most consequential free-speech issue.
Facing Human Extinction, Activist Wants to ‘Go Down Swinging’
Reading Time: 18 minutes Randy Hayes had hoped for an “elegant transition” away from fossil fuels, but now there isn’t time for even a “semi-elegant transition.”
Why Trade Matters
Reading Time: 24 minutes RAND senior economist Dr. Howard Shatz gives us a primer on trade and globalization.
Powerful Democrat Lives Large on Corporate Cash
Reading Time: 16 minutes Since becoming chairman of the influential Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) has raised and spent tons of campaign cash. Journalist David Daley shares the facts.
The End of Guns
Reading Time: 20 minutes Can tasers and electric pulse technology replace the need for traditional guns?
The Solution to Democracy Is Less Democracy, Author Says
Reading Time: 16 minutes Yale Professor Ian Shapiro argues that strong political parties, not grassroots citizen efforts, are what’s needed to restore our democracy.
Trying to Understand Trump’s Finances Is Taxing
Reading Time: 19 minutes Martin Sheil, a former IRS investigator, walks us through what we know about Trump’s taxes.
It’s All About the Benjamins: The Trouble With Philanthropy Today
Reading Time: 15 minutes A look at why the personal agendas of wealthy philanthropists do not always serve the public good.
Green Shoots in the Future of Voting
Reading Time: 18 minutes Some stories and blueprints for success in the voting-rights battle.
What’s It Like to Work at Walmart?
Reading Time: 17 minutes An interview with a reporter who went undercover to work at Walmart.
Democracies Are Not Forever… Is the US Headed Down the Same Path As Rome?
Reading Time: 14 minutes A preeminent scholar of Rome examines the parallels to what we are experiencing today.
The Mueller Report: Further Proof That a Savior Isn’t Coming
Reading Time: 13 minutes A conversation with author and activist Sarah Kendzior about just how bad things are.
After Legalization of Gangs, Ecuador’s Murder Rate Dropped Sharply
Reading Time: 20 minutes Starting in 2007, Ecuador reformed its police and decriminalized gang membership. A study in 2017 showed the murder rate dropped by over 400 percent.
The Life, Captivity, and Trial of Bowe Bergdahl: A Symbol of America’s Failure in Afghanistan?
Reading Time: 15 minutes Bowe Bergdahl’s story exemplifies government dysfunction, political posturing, and a failed American policy.
Could Everything You Know About Global Population Growth Be Wrong?
Reading Time: 15 minutes Contrary to popular and long held assumptions, global population is declining. The environmental consequences are good, the economic consequences are bad, says this podcast guest.
Keystone XL Pipeline Again Nixed by Judge
Reading Time: 12 minutes In a likely appeal to the Supreme Court, attorney Steve Volker expects TransCanada to argue that the president is above the law. Their claim is that the “presidential permit” authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline is not reviewable by the courts.
How Public-Private Partnerships Are Killing Us
Reading Time: 15 minutes The weakness of government regulators and why the fox should not be guarding the henhouse.
An Explanation of America to Americans
Reading Time: 19 minutes An alternative view of the contours of power and politics in America.
Why Climate Change Is Not Just an Environmental Issue
Reading Time: 21 minutes Mike Berners-Lee looks at ways our global problems and challenges are connected.
Socialism vs. Capitalism… We’re Having the Wrong Debate
Reading Time: 14 minutes A look at how the excesses of capitalism have taken over everything from the lines at Disneyland to the carpool lane of your daily commute.