Brazil Pledges the ‘Largest Restoration Commitment Ever Made by a Single Nation’
In the next decade and a half, Brazil has pledged to rehabilitate 22 million hectares of forests, cropland,…
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Suspected of Corruption at Home, Powerful Foreigners Are Finding Refuge in the United States
Officials fleeing prosecution in Colombia, China, South Korea, Bolivia, and Panama are taking advantage of lax enforcement of…
Street Hustle: The Truth Behind the ‘New’ Police Tool for Fighting Fentanyl
A drug test manufacturer has repackaged an old, error-prone chemical formula and is marketing it as a new,…
Can a Cat Make a Community?
Animals bring people together—and more sociologists should study them. By Lisa Wade Minou. (Photo: Lisa Wade) Last month my…
The Rise of the Euroskeptic
To survive, the European Union may need to listen to its own naysayers. By Luis Martin-Estudillo A Vote…
Inside New York City’s Unique Police Task Force Dedicated to Hate Crimes
For decades, a hate crimes task force has been on the case in New York. But even that…
Will Donald Trump Put an End to NASA’s Climate Research Mission?
NASA does more than explore other planets; it studies our own. Agency scientists worry Donald Trump will abort…
Chicken Soup and Other Remedies: The Complicated History of Jews and Medicine
Exploring an exhibit on American Jews and the practice of medicine at the Jewish Museum of Maryland. By…
The Ongoing Mess at a Pro-Donald Trump Political Committee
America Comes First can’t seem to decide if it’s a PAC or a super PAC, but in either…
Trump Supporters Are More Likely to Oppose Public Policies When They Think About Black People
That’s the finding of a new study by two political scientists. By Lisa Wade Donald Trump greets supporters…