A nostalgic look back at the era of the shared family computer, when logging on was intentional, time online was limited, and ...

Sadly, New York City only recycles about one-fifth of its garbage: around 8 percent of trash from homes and about 25 percent from businesses, according to the city’s Department of Sanitation. While ...

Former President Jimmy Carter died on December 29th 2024. He was a 100 years old. A long life and, by anyone’s standards, a consequential one. His single term in office (1977-1981), as NPR describes ...

With the brutal death of Alexey Navalny, there’s a lot of pain, anger, and despair on the Internet. I’m talking about normal people, not moral monsters, scoundrels, and prostitutes — and people feel ...

While most of America teeters on the edge of a fascist abyss, Maine has given democracy a much needed upgrade with the switch to ranked choice voting for the 2020 election.

The police’s violence comes as no surprise. Violence and oppression is built into the police’s origin story, and violence will continue to define policing unless serious changes are made.

Two enticing new films chronicle slow-paced odysseys. In Good One a father, his high-school-aged daughter, and a friend leave Brooklyn for a three-day hike in the Catskills. Close to You’s Sam travels ...

Do you understand the difference between a credit union and a bank?

Volunteers look to change the world but the agency’s practices have been debated for decades ...

An honest reflection on race, inequality, and justice in America ...

It’s true of life, and now it appears it’s true of AI: You get what you give. You only take out what you put in. And neither life nor AI are doing very well these days. Let’s leave aside the ...