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How parking explains everything
No matter how you measure it, there is a lot of parking in the U.S. According to some estimates there are as many as six parking spaces for every car…
8 months ago
What's motivating volunteers across the country, especially this Thanksgiving
From building homes to ushering theater-goers to re-enacting medieval history for middle-schoolers – yes, you read that right – acts of volunteerism …
8 months ago
AI is transforming crime, too
By the midpoint of 2025, the U.S. was on track to set a new yearly record in the number of reported data breaches.
That’s according to data compiled b…
8 months ago
Sen. Kelly says Trump doesn't “understand the Constitution”
Facing the threat of a potential military court martial and possible questions from the FBI, Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona spoke to NPR's Sco…
8 months ago
Navigating vaccine misinformation with a pediatrician
The CDC recently rewrote its vaccine guidance to suggest shots might cause autism, renewing false claims about vaccines and causing anxiety among par…
8 months, 1 week ago
Can progressive mayors save the Democratic Party?
New York City’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani built a coalition of voters who were engaged by his charisma and his campaign’s focus on key issues such a…
8 months, 1 week ago
Trump moves closer to closing the Education Department
When President Trump nominated Linda McMahon as education secretary, he told her to put herself out of a job. She moved one step closer to that this …
8 months, 1 week ago
Expensive and exhausting: Why caregivers need to care for themselves, too
Caregiving services for seniors can easily cost more each year than what the average American makes. And health insurers, both government and private…
8 months, 1 week ago
How Chicago's ICE resistance was born
Activists in Chicago have been tracking federal immigration enforcement agents' movements, following their cars and alerting neighbors with whistles.…
8 months, 1 week ago
When it comes to the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia, it's complicated
President Trump is deepening the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia, despite the government coming under fire for human right abuses, despite the co…
8 months, 1 week ago