The Supreme Court Gamble That Paid Off Bigly
Republicans have successfully kept President Obama from appointing a ninth member of the Supreme Court, but that’s a…
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Can Donald Trump Remake the Face of American Public Education?
Not as much as he might like. By Jared Keller (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) For many public school…
Was Borneo Once a Land of Tigers?
Local indigenous peoples insist that it was. Should scientists pay them more attention? By Taufik Wijaya A clouded…
Thousands of Potentially Wrongful Convictions and Years of Delayed Action
Four years after a Massachusetts crime lab chemist confessed to tainting evidence, more than 20,000 defendants still don’t…
The Marrakech Proclamation and the ‘COP of Action’
The Marrakech Action Proclamation represents a crucial show of solidarity in uncertain times, but it won’t foot developing…
One Man’s Quest to Save the Forests of Tanzania
Tumaini Matinda sacrifices his personal time, money, and energy to patrol the forests in northern Tanzania for illegal…
Unreliable and Unchallenged: Police Continue to Use Faulty Drug Kits
Years after the Las Vegas crime lab wanted to replace faulty police drug kits, they are still used…
What Are the Economic Costs of Deportation?
A new paper quantifies how deportation could hurt the economy. By Dwyer Gunn A migrant farm worker harvests…
John Kerry’s Swan Song at COP22
Yesterday in Marrakech, John Kerry made the climate case to Donald Trump. It shouldn’t have gone as well as it did.
Almost All Illegal Ivory Is Coming From Recently Killed Elephants
Tusks in illegal seizures usually come from elephants killed within the last three years and rarely from old…