Argentina’s Lower House Votes to Legalize Early Term Abortion
If the historic bill passes the senate, Argentina's president has promised to sign it into law.
Suicide Rates Have Increased Across the U.S. Since 1999
From 1999 through 2016, suicide rates increased in nearly every state, according to a new report.
Scientists Create a Cheaper Way to Pull Carbon Dioxide From the Atmosphere
In a study released Thursday, a group of scientists announced the creation of what they say is a significantly cheaper method to scrub carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere.
PS Picks: Liz Phair’s Girly Sound Mixtapes
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
Felony Charges Against Seven Anti-Trump Protesters Are Dismissed
On Thursday, chastened prosecutors dropped felony charges that seven anti-Trump protesters were facing for their involvement in the #DisruptJ20 march on Inauguration Day 2017.
Meet the Palo Alto Pastor Who Resigned After His ‘Disgruntled, Beer-Burping’ Tweets Caused Community Outrage
Gregory Stevens explains what happened when the community he'd called an "elitist shit den of hate" found out about his online life.
The First Urban Ebola Case Has Been Confirmed in the Congo
The disease's presence in Mbandaka, population 1.2 million, is the first non-rural case in what appears to be a new epidemic of the notoriously contagious disease.
Pope Francis Takes on Wall Street
In a new essay, the pope calls for intensified regulation of the "sophisticated technologies" of financial markets.
Making Sense of the Challenges to the FCC’s Net Neutrality Rollback
On Wednesday, the Senate made use of an obscure legislative procedure to challenge the FCC's proposed changes to net neutrality regulations. We chatted with a law professor to break down the specifics.