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Trapped At The Bottom Of The Sea
It was supposed to be a routine job for a team of men who repair underwater pipelines. Then one diver’s air-supply cord snapped—when he was 300 feet down.
Young U.S. Jews Shift on Israel
Millennial and Gen Z progressives question American support of Israeli policies, a point of tension for the Democratic Party
Bridging the Endowment Wealth Gap
A new venture fund aims to help HBCUs get in on promising startups
Fighting Fire With Founders
Silicon Valley startups are taking aim at deadly wildfires. But saving lives will require cutting through red tape, fast.
Doing the Work at Work
What are companies desperate for diversity consultants actually buying?
The Room Where It Happened
Derrick Ingramam is still shut inside the hell’s kitchen apartment the police tried to invade.
I Cry for the Mountains
After a wildfire swept through the land where his family raised their cattle for more than a century, a rancher takes a tour of what’s left—and what might come next
Black Land Matters
After a century of dispossession, young Black farmers are restoring their rightful place in American agriculture.
The Truth About Reconciliation
Can America heal itself? The reckoning after the Greensboro Massacre provides some lessons.
Too Little, Too Slow, Too Late Is Not an Option
On climate change, it is a lot later than a lot of us want to admit
Facebook Won't Apologize for Instagram Youth
It’s making a kid-focused version of its photo-sharing app, regardless of what critics say
The Virtues of Volunteering
My column on fulfilling ways to spend retirement (“Living in Retirement,” April) continues to generate inspirational responses from readers, many of whom have sung the praises of volunteering. You also volunteered the names of additional service groups that you have found rewarding. I’ll cite a number of them for those of you in search of a cause that strikes a chord.
The System: Zak Cheney-Rice
We’ll Be Here Again Chauvin’s verdict is self-preservation disguised as redemption.
Forests – Last Stands
The soothing escapes that old-growth forests provide are probably much closer than you think. But they’re under siege
When the Government Makes Wildfires Worse
Federal policies are subsidizing people’s choices to build homes in harm’s way.
'The Intellectual Johnny Appleseed Of The Counterculture'
A conversation with Whole Earth Catalog founder, Merry Prankster, and woolly mammoth de-extinctionist Stewart Brand
Cult Country
Is this a new age of cultism— or a new cult panic?
‘It's Always Been About Exclusion'
America is a diverse nation of immigrants—but it was not intended to be, and its historical biases continue to haunt the present.
The Human Side of Fracking
Living with the allure and danger of a lucrative, dirty industry
How Will We Remember The Pandemic?
The science of how our memories form— and how they shape our future
Return the National Parks to the Tribes
The jewels of America’s landscape should belong to America’s original peoples.
The World's 50 Most Innovative Companies – Education
Adamas Belva Syah Devara – Cofounder and CEO of Ruangguru
58 minutes with … Julia Galef
The tech elite’s favorite pop intellectual.
Richard Carranza's Last Stand
Mayor de Blasio hired an ''equity warrior'' as schools chancellor. How parental politics-and the pandemic-left him defeated
National Teacher Of The Year
Tabatha Rosproy, age 33, Winfield, Kansas
Don't waste your money on these 23 things
Avoiding unforced spending errors will let you save for the stuff you really want
The Last Pandemic
Technological breakthroughs and policy progress mean humanity may never again have to endure a disaster like Covid-19.
In 2020, Teachers Unions and Police Unions Showed Their True Colors
It’s time for the left and the right to take a hard look at their favorite public-sector Unions.
‘Big Burden' For Schools Trying To Give Kids Internet Access
When the coronavirus pandemic shut down schools, educators had to figure out how to get kids online. Fast.
Malala Takes Her Passions To The Small Screen With Apple
Malala Yousafzai is a Nobel laureate known around the world for her activism, but she’s also a cartoon fan, and is taking her love of television and film to Apple TV+.