Keith Lamont Scott and the Crime of Fleeing While Black
A new state Supreme Court decision may signal a path forward for Charlotte’s enraged protesters. By Jared Keller…
Did Fracking Wastewater Disposal Cause East Texas’ Biggest Earthquake?
It would appear so, according to a new study. Yet the Texas agency tasked with regulating oil drillers…
Europeans See Some Asylum Seekers as More Worthy Than Others
New research suggests neither mass acceptance nor mass rejection of new immigrants from the Middle East. By Tom…
Obesity Probably Didn’t Evolve to Protect Us From Famine
Researchers use genetics to test the “thrifty gene hypothesis” and find it lacking. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Justin…
From Muir to Matriarchs: The New, Female-Penned Nature Novel
As apocalyptic weather events grow ever more frequent, a group of women nature writers is urging readers to…
California’s Soberanes Fire Is the Most Expensive in America — Ever
Costs to combat the fire have now exceeded $200 million. By Madeleine Thomas (Photo: David McNew/Getty Images) The…
The Looming Lifeline Internet Subsidy Crisis
How FCC Internet speed requirements—designed to prevent Internet Service Providers from providing slow Internet—will make large numbers of…
The Time to Build Our Social Infrastructure Is Right Now
You can’t have community preparedness without the community. By Greta Byrum Sherry Alligood is comforted by Visiting Angels…
A Push for Family Court Reform
A briefing in Congress explores the need to better protect victims of domestic violence in custody cases. By…
Shelf Help: ‘Exiled in America: Life on the Margins in a Residential Motel’
A lively evocation of a precarious, misunderstood community’s rhythms, textures, and tools for living together. By Peter C.…