Wet spring testing aging dams across Michigan and Wisconsin, the future in a warming world
The kind of flooding Michigan and Wisconsin are experiencing in 2026 is what forecasters expect to see more of as global temperatures rise.
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Water conservation works in Western cities, but climate change is outpacing it
Phoenix, Las Vegas and Denver give a glimpse into the future of the water-scarce West, suggesting the region needs to be thinking about bigger solutions.
As parents seek out ‘vaccine friendly’ clinics, pediatricians worry about eroding trust
Most pediatricians support childhood vaccinations. Here’s why they’re seeing unvaccinated kids anyway.
Dolores Huerta feared speaking about her abuse for years; the farmworkers she advocates for understand
They grapple with a system where their income, housing or immigration status may depend on supervisors who perpetuate sexual violence without oversight.
Drop in opioid overdose deaths nears 50% since 2023
“We’re seeing things you would expect — like reductions in emergency department visits and reductions in Medicaid costs. But we’re also seeing a positive impact on violent crime and recidivism.
How polling failures, gambling legalization and political gridlock paved the way for the explosive rise of prediction markets
On prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket, users can stake real money on just about anything. But this isn’t simple entertainment: In theory, these wagers serve as a means of collecting the public’s insights into the future.
Pittsburgh’s post-steel economy is a success – and a warning for other cities
One core question is not why the steel industry in Pittsburgh collapsed, but why steel production remained so concentrated in the region for so long.
With federal benefits cuts looming, Colorado is trying to protect families with children
While federal anti-poverty initiatives like the child tax credit expansion have stalled, states like Colorado are increasingly leveraging their tax codes to combat poverty.
Program that has supported more than 533,000 affordable rental homes in rural America getting phased out
Unless the government reinvigorates the program or replaces it with something else, much of rural America’s affordable rental housing could gradually disappear.
Opinion: AI is ‘The Thneed’ of the 21st Century
AI itself shows alarming parallels to the “Fine-Something-That-All-People-Need” in more ways than one.
Water conservation works in Western cities, but climate change is outpacing it
Phoenix, Las Vegas and Denver give a glimpse into the future of the water-scarce West, suggesting the region needs to be thinking about bigger solutions.
As parents seek out ‘vaccine friendly’ clinics, pediatricians worry about eroding trust
Most pediatricians support childhood vaccinations. Here’s why they’re seeing unvaccinated kids anyway.
Dolores Huerta feared speaking about her abuse for years; the farmworkers she advocates for understand
They grapple with a system where their income, housing or immigration status may depend on supervisors who perpetuate sexual violence without oversight.
Drop in opioid overdose deaths nears 50% since 2023
“We’re seeing things you would expect — like reductions in emergency department visits and reductions in Medicaid costs. But we’re also seeing a positive impact on violent crime and recidivism.
How polling failures, gambling legalization and political gridlock paved the way for the explosive rise of prediction markets
On prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket, users can stake real money on just about anything. But this isn’t simple entertainment: In theory, these wagers serve as a means of collecting the public’s insights into the future.
Pittsburgh’s post-steel economy is a success – and a warning for other cities
One core question is not why the steel industry in Pittsburgh collapsed, but why steel production remained so concentrated in the region for so long.
With federal benefits cuts looming, Colorado is trying to protect families with children
While federal anti-poverty initiatives like the child tax credit expansion have stalled, states like Colorado are increasingly leveraging their tax codes to combat poverty.
Program that has supported more than 533,000 affordable rental homes in rural America getting phased out
Unless the government reinvigorates the program or replaces it with something else, much of rural America’s affordable rental housing could gradually disappear.
Opinion: AI is ‘The Thneed’ of the 21st Century
AI itself shows alarming parallels to the “Fine-Something-That-All-People-Need” in more ways than one.
