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An Amazon data center sits next to a neighborhood in northern Virginia. Nathan Howard/Getty Images

Economy

5 ways data centers endanger their local communities and the country as a whole

Staff Writer - June 8, 2026

Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at an event hosted by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in Orono, Maine, on May 24, 2026. AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty

Economy

Democrats don’t get why they’ve lost most working class voters

Houston rolls out a human trafficking awareness campaign ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Ropnaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images

Economy

The World Cup and human trafficking: What the research reveals about the real risks at major sporting events

Across the U.S., people are calling for companies to pay for the damage they have done to the environment. Alex Kent/AFP via Getty Images

Economy

The US Constitution and laws do not protect oil companies from being sued over the harm they cause to the climate

Mayor Mary Sheffield wants to cut property taxes in Detroit. Monica Morgan/Getty Images

Economy

Detroit’s high property taxes are driving a housing affordability crisis – how can city leaders bring down costs?

Economy

Are fossil fuel companies telling investors enough about the risks of...

Staff Writer - February 15, 2017

Economy

Trump’s vow to ‘destroy’ Johnson Amendment could wreak havoc on charitable...

Staff Writer - February 12, 2017

Economy

Does it matter if Trump doesn’t like economists?

Staff Writer - February 10, 2017

Economy

Why Brazil is winning its fight against corruption

Staff Writer - February 2, 2017

Economy

Trump’s trade policy is more predictable and less isolationist than critics...

Staff Writer - February 1, 2017

Economy

What does ‘America first’ mean for American economic interests?

Staff Writer - January 31, 2017

Economy

Paid family leave policies are expanding, but are new mothers actually...

Staff Writer - January 22, 2017

Economy

Trump snubs ethical norms because we’ve forgotten why they matter

Staff Writer - January 18, 2017

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The Democratic Republic of Congo is scaling up health operations to contain the Ebola epidemic. Michel Lunanga/Getty Images

culture

What’s wrong with how US and Uganda plan to stop Ebola spreading

Staff Writer - May 30, 2026

Katrine L. Wallace, University of Illinois Chicago As public health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo work to...

When you experience something that can’t easily be explained, do you think of the supernatural? Zeferli/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Is my brain wired to never see a ghost? A psychologist...

May 28, 2026

But women continue to die from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth until one year after birth. Goodboy Picture Company/E+ Collection via Getty Images

Nearly half of maternal deaths in Pennsylvania occur more than 6...

May 27, 2026

Across the U.S., people are calling for companies to pay for the damage they have done to the environment. Alex Kent/AFP via Getty Images

The US Constitution and laws do not protect oil companies from...

May 24, 2026

This device measures acceleration and rotation by shining lasers into small clouds of rubidium atoms. Sandia National Laboratories

Quantum sensors use atoms, electrons and light as ultra‑steady rulers –...

May 20, 2026