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May 9, 2016
Parveen Akhtar
British Dream Now a Reality, as London Elects Its First Muslim Mayor
Sadiq Khan's election shows that social mobility is still possible in the West.
May 5, 2016
Simon Reich
Clinton and Trump: Visions of America Abroad
When it comes to foreign policy, the choice is simple.
May 3, 2016
Naeemah Clark
For Public Figures, Being Black and “Being Black” Are Two Different Things
When Larry Wilmore called President Obama "my n—" at this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner, it was a powerful moment of connection.
May 2, 2016
Nancy Modesitt
Could Knowing How Much Your Coworker Earns Help Close the Gender Pay Gap?
Why salary transparency might be unnecessary.
April 29, 2016
Jeffrey Powell
To Fight Zika, Let’s Genetically Modify Mosquitoes
The old-fashioned way to fight insect-borne diseases.
April 26, 2016
Peter K. Yu
Will Prince’s Music Become More Accessible After His Death?
How mortality affects copyright fights.
April 25, 2016
Alan Hyde
Uber’s $100 Million Settlement Settles Very Little
Why drivers are getting less than they bargained for.
April 21, 2016
Tammy Chang
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Nicole Gergen
Is Lead in Water a Problem Beyond Flint?
We won't know unless we do the testing to find out.
April 20, 2016
Sarah Gold McBride
When Americans Thought Hair Was a Window to the Soul
And how it contributed to our own racist history.
April 19, 2016
Joseph P. Laycock
Can a Burgeoning Satanic Movement Effect Political Change?
Riding on the popularity of "The Witch," one group hopes to change America's identity as a "Christian nation."
April 15, 2016
Joshua Shepherd
Octopuses Are Smart, But Are They Conscious?
How Inky's daring escape calls animal intelligence into question.
April 14, 2016
David Kipping
How to Hide Earth From an Alien Civilization
And why we might not want to.
April 13, 2016
Chris Lamb
Breaking the Color Line: The Politics of Signing Jackie Robinson
The true story of baseball's desegregation.
April 12, 2016
Shima Baradaran Baughman
U.S. Shell Companies Are Just as Common as Panamanian Ones
How the Panama Papers have exposed our own country's lax regulations.
April 11, 2016
Deborah Berry
The Sharing Economy Comes to Scientific Research
How pooling resources can save scientists time and money.
April 8, 2016
Samuel Redman
Why Do We Still Flock to Exhibits of Dead People?
The reason "Body Worlds" and copycat exhibits attract visitors.
April 7, 2016
Katherine Meizel
The End of an Era of
Idol
Fourteen years later, looking back on what "American Idol" meant for a country recently traumatized by terror.
April 6, 2016
Moshe Y. Vardi
Are Robots Job Creators?
Or are they the reason for the economic decline of working-class Americans?
April 5, 2016
Elizabeth Basha
How Drones Can Improve Scientific Research
They aren't just for Amazon anymore.
April 4, 2016
Daniel Hough
The Panama Paper Leaks Are a Chance to Fix a Broken Financial System
In creating shell companies and setting up what is essentially a tax haven, Mossack Fonesca didn't break any laws—and that's the problem.
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