Barclay Blues

At its most abstract, the draft is simply a convocation of middlemen-orbited teenagers at the Barclays Center, who, at the discretion of other men in rooms far away, will very soon be called up on stage to put on a hat and respectfully embrace a very tall, very pale man, at which point someone will take a photograph.

Can we trust content creators in the political arena?

For the first time ever, social media networks have become the main news source for people globally, according to the latest Reuters Digital News Report, used…

Is There Anyone Who Can Respond to My FOIA Requests? Anyone?

Asking the federal government for public records didn’t always feel like a shell game. But bounced emails and broken portals seem like the new normal.

The MEP's guide to milking the European Parliament

Meet Septimus Slypocket, a fictional member of the European Parliament determined to make the most of his five-year stint representing the people of…

A new type of levee is taking root in Northern California

Combining flood mitigation with wetland habitat restoration, "horizontal levees" could protect coastal cities and wildlife from rising seas.

Floods can leave communities facing higher overdose deaths for years

Disrupted treatment, unstable housing, and ongoing trauma help explain a troubling pattern of overdoses now emerging after Hurricane Helene.

They’re making record profits, but oil companies still won’t ‘drill, baby, drill’

The war in the Middle East has sent Big Oil’s profits soaring. Companies are pocketing the money rather than expanding drilling.

Europe’s Cities Were Designed For A Climate That No Longer Exists

At least 10,000 Europeans died in a single week of June — and the response starts with street design.