Sunlight pours through sliding glass doors, pooling across the leaves of a fiddle-leaf fig and the gentle curves of a midcentury modern chair. On days like these, the doors are left open so that the sprawl of RealReal-scouring students, artists, and ...
If you experience domestic violence, a victims’ compensation fund should defray the medical and legal costs of victimization. If you are deemed the wrong kind of person, however, Rhode Island’s victim compensation fund will turn you away. Rhode I...
Albania’s newest cabinet member is pregnant…with 83 babies. But do not worry, she is not human. Meet Diella, Albania’s “AI minister.” Diella was “born” on January 19, 2025, with the job of managing Albania’s ‘e-Albania’ platform, ...
Despite multiple colonial erasure efforts, there are over 4,000 different Indigenous languages spoken worldwide. Indigenous peoples have tirelessly fought to maintain their languages as a core part of their identity, preserving connections to histori...
Despite multiple colonial erasure efforts, there are over 4,000 different Indigenous languages spoken worldwide. Indigenous peoples have tirelessly fought to maintain their languages as a core part of their identity, preserving connections to histori...
Environmental conservation initiatives have become synonymous with the left, but it has not always been this way. In the 20th century, American presidents from both sides of the aisle favored expanding recreational parks. While environmentalism as a ...
Environmental conservation initiatives have become synonymous with the left, but it has not always been this way. In the 20th century, American presidents from both sides of the aisle favored expanding recreational parks. While environmentalism as a ...
On March 15, 2025, over 100,000 demonstrators gathered around Republic Square in Belgrade, Serbia, to protest government corruption facilitated by President Aleksandar Vučić. The protest was just one of many nationwide that erupted after the collap...
On March 15, 2025, over 100,000 demonstrators gathered around Republic Square in Belgrade, Serbia, to protest government corruption facilitated by President Aleksandar Vučić. The protest was just one of many nationwide that erupted after the collap...
“At least 250 million people worldwide still face appalling and dehumanizing discrimination based on caste and similar systems of inherited status.” Caste is a system of inherited social hierarchy that rigidly defines people’s status, occupatio...
“At least 250 million people worldwide still face appalling and dehumanizing discrimination based on caste and similar systems of inherited status.” Caste is a system of inherited social hierarchy that rigidly defines people’s status, occupatio...
Imagine the world-famous American breakfast: a stack of pancakes dripping in maple syrup, bacon, eggs, and, of course, a glass of Florida orange juice. But this iconic assemblage is in danger—citrus production in Florida has plummeted 92 percent ov...
Imagine the world-famous American breakfast: a stack of pancakes dripping in maple syrup, bacon, eggs, and, of course, a glass of Florida orange juice. But this iconic assemblage is in danger—citrus production in Florida has plummeted 92 percent ov...
On the afternoon of May 15, 2024, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stepped out of a community center in Handlová, greeting a small crowd of supporters gathered behind a barricade. He moved toward them, extending his hand—then, gunshots rang out. ...
On the afternoon of May 15, 2024, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stepped out of a community center in Handlová, greeting a small crowd of supporters gathered behind a barricade. He moved toward them, extending his hand—then, gunshots rang out. ...
America’s ruling class of millionaires and billionaires has never been more visible or devastatingly powerful. Under President Donald Trump, the wholly unaccountable figures that comprise the American oligarchy are robbing our social services, grow...
America’s ruling class of millionaires and billionaires has never been more visible or devastatingly powerful. Under President Donald Trump, the wholly unaccountable figures that comprise the American oligarchy are robbing our social services, grow...
As wildfires raze entire neighborhoods, currents pull coastal villages into the Atlantic, and hurricanes displace more and more people each year, homeowners face a grim reality: The costs of climate change are spiraling out of control. Homeownership ...
As wildfires raze entire neighborhoods, currents pull coastal villages into the Atlantic, and hurricanes displace more and more people each year, homeowners face a grim reality: The costs of climate change are spiraling out of control. Homeownership ...
Slack pings and jargon like ‘scaling up’ and ‘A/B testing’ hummed through my childhood. Growing up, I would head to my dad’s office in downtown Palo Alto, where product managers became my babysitters and software engineers cooed over how mu...
Slack pings and jargon like ‘scaling up’ and ‘A/B testing’ hummed through my childhood. Growing up, I would head to my dad’s office in downtown Palo Alto, where product managers became my babysitters and software engineers cooed over how mu...
On December 17, 2022, Julia (pseudonym) received an admission offer from Stanford University with full financial aid. “I was overwhelmed with joy,” she told me. “My parents don’t have to pay for my education!” Julia lives in Syria, a ...
On December 17, 2022, Julia (pseudonym) received an admission offer from Stanford University with full financial aid. “I was overwhelmed with joy,” she told me. “My parents don’t have to pay for my education!” Julia lives in Syria, a ...
Names are more than just labels—they are steeped in histories and tangled in identities. When a name changes, where does its history go? Does it disappear in the shadow of its past, buried in the grave of its former identity? Or does it stay, trail...
Names are more than just labels—they are steeped in histories and tangled in identities. When a name changes, where does its history go? Does it disappear in the shadow of its past, buried in the grave of its former identity? Or does it stay, trail...
A few months ago, Asaad al-Shaibani was a jihadist. Now, he is Syria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and a fierce champion of the free market. “We need the help of the international community to support us in this new experiment,” al-Shaibani tol...
A few months ago, Asaad al-Shaibani was a jihadist. Now, he is Syria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and a fierce champion of the free market. “We need the help of the international community to support us in this new experiment,” al-Shaibani tol...