Riotsville, U.S.A. spotlights the surprising tactics that were used to help police forces militarize in the 1960s. | Magnolia Pictures How the director of an
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The pandemic child care crisis is still here
Amanda Northrop/Vox Families are now grappling with inflation and a shortage of day care staff. On the Senate floor in early August, just two days
The Supreme Court case that’s likely to handcuff the Clean Water Act
A wake from a passing tugboat buffets the shoreline of the Mississippi River on March 18, in New Orleans, Louisiana. | Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty
Billionaires get too much credit for philanthropy
Amanda Northrop/Vox The ultrawealthy are donating more than ever. That doesn’t mean the rest of us are giving less. Over the past two decades, fewer
Amazon’s robots are getting closer to replacing human hands
A robot sorts and stacks bins at an Amazon fulfillment center in Eastvale on August 31, 2021. | Watchara Phomicinda/MediaNews Group/The Press-Enterprise via Getty Images
Hurricane Ian is about to crash into a very crowded Florida
Hurricane Ian is heading toward Florida and is expected to make landfall at Category 3 strength. | NOAA via Getty Images Populations are growing in
Who’s really using up the water in the American West?
Hint: Water scarcity in the Western US has more to do with our diets than our lawns. The Western United States is currently battling the
The rise of Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s new far-right prime minister, explained
Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Italian far-right party Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy), gestures during a campaign rally in Turin, Italy, on September 13, 2022.
39 years ago today, one man saved us from world-ending nuclear war
Former Soviet Col. Stanislav Petrov, the man who prevented a nuclear war, pictured in his home in 2004. | Scott Peterson/Getty Images On September 26,
How — and why — to take the train across the country
Getty Images/CSA Images RF Long-distance trains in the US are very slow, but it’s much more environmentally friendly and rewarding. Last year, I took the