From the Editors
Devil in the algorithm
Social media platforms are damaging democracy, and it’s not primarily about what speech they do or don’t moderate.
Why books get banned
People fear the impact of difficult books. They aren’t entirely wrong.
Three reasons gerrymandering is bad for democracy (no matter who does it)
It’s not just about an overall partisan advantage.
What kind of faith should Ketanji Brown Jackson have?
We seem to want public figures with inconsequential beliefs.
Guantánamo and the wages of imperialism
What happens when one country believes it has the right to send troops into another country, impose its will, and abuse the rule of law?
The price of gas in a global economy
Our dependence on fossil fuels is filling Vladimir Putin’s war chest.
Pfizer didn’t create its COVID vaccine alone
Yet it’s holding tight to its life-saving information—and its record-breaking profits.
Why should we care about what’s happening to the Uyghurs?
Chamath Palihapitiya’s question is worth taking seriously.
Our greatest national security threat isn’t covered by the military spending bill
It’s climate change.
The Biden administration’s offshore drilling bonanza is voluntary—and dangerous
It’s time for the president’s actions on fossil fuels to match his words.
The forced migration of Native Americans pushed them to inferior land
A recent study illuminates the economic cost of land theft. What might reparations look like?
The Russian troops at the Ukraine border are part of a larger ploy
What can the US do to change Putin’s political calculus?
American democracy can’t survive without federal election reform
The party in Trump’s thrall is going after the very notion of fair elections. Yet Congress has failed to act.
The dangerous doctrine of qualified immunity for police
When officers can duck consequences for civil rights violations, policing is more dangerous for everyone.
Why do we teach history?
Behind the curriculum debates lurks a deeper question about what it means to form citizens.
The recent increase in SNAP benefits was long overdue
Food stamps may be the most effective tool we have for fighting domestic poverty.
For Haitian migrants, temporary protected status is not enough
TPS is a short-term solution to an enduring problem rooted in centuries of Haitian history.
Whose religious freedom is at stake with Texas’s new abortion law?
Some rabbis are claiming that SB 8 violates the obligations of their faith.
The first question about the war in Afghanistan is why we were even there
There was never a good way to leave—or stay.
US climate action at last?
Congress may finally be poised to do something, though not enough.