There are certain scientific principles that we, as a society, take for granted: that an object in motion will stay in motion; that atoms...

Already one of the leading causes of death in the United States, traffic accidents are alarmingly on the rise. From 2015 to 2016, the...

Rhode Island needs energy. A series of power plant closings and maxed out pipelines have left the state –  and much of the New England...

Americans often decry the high rate of executive pay in this country. It is certainly true that American CEO’s are being paid more than...

The US healthcare system is a terrible value proposition. Compared to peer nations like France, Germany, and South Korea in the...

Nestled in the center of Idaho lies Blaine County: an oddly-shaped shaped area nearly twice the size of Rhode Island, with a panhandle...

As violence continues to plague war-torn South Sudan, even after efforts at ceasefires, refugees continue to pour out of the world’s...

In the mountains of Tibet, Asia’s sixth-longest river shares its headwaters with two of China’s most important. But the Mekong River,...

In 2010, the United Nations General Assembly explicitly recognized the human right to clean drinking water, and called upon states and...

Only around half of Americans trust the water coming out of their faucets, according to a  poll by the Associated Press. In light of...

Americans everywhere on the political spectrum agree: Today, equality of opportunity is more a dream than a reality. Almost two-thirds of...

Beauty standards, as promoters of mass consumerism and objectification, universally tend to be harmful. Add problematic racial dynamics,...

On September 23, standing in front of a banner declaring, “Ahead for a New Front,” French presidential runner-up Marine Le Pen announced...

Americans tend to think of massive hurricanes and the havoc that they wreak as once-in-a-lifetime disasters. Sensationalist news coverage...

On a brisk March morning in Washington last year, US officials announced that they were bringing criminal charges against seven Iranian...

There is a growing consensus across the country — and across the aisle — that the US is in desperate need of criminal justice reform to...

Hurricane Harvey — a category four hurricane — demolished the city of Houston, Texas, dropping up to 50 inches of rainfall and causing 66...

Upon their invention in the late 20th century, index funds revolutionized investing for the general public. They offer a low-fee,...

Public perception, especially among liberals and critics, is that the Trump administration has been blundering about, focused more on...

Morrisania is one of the most heavily policed neighborhoods in the Bronx. Despite living in a public housing complex there, Maria was...