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Abortion Rights in America: The Future of Roe V. Wade and Women’s Rights
For years, abortion advocates have raised alarm bells on the risk of abortion rights being taken away. Today, that possibility has arrived. A tidal wave of anti-abortion bills have been introduced in…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Avi Loeb: Intelligent Life Beyond Earth
Are we alone? Avi Loeb, Harvard’s top astronomer, doesn’t seem to think so. He believes that our solar system was recently visited by advanced alien technology from a distant star. In 2017, scientist…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Heather McGhee: What Racism Costs Everyone
What does racism cost us? Tying together economics and deeply personal stories from across the United States that convey the cost of a broken system, political strategist Heather McGhee roots out the…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Shaka Senghor: A Father's Invitation to Love, Honesty and Freedom
Fatherhood is far from a one-dimensional experience—often, aspects of our identity such as race and other influential circumstances have influenced how we end up having and raising our children. Shak…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
CLIMATE ONE: Cow Poop and Compost: Digesting the Methane Menace
In a 20-year time frame, methane is 80 times more damaging to the climate than carbon dioxide. Nationally, 37% of methane emissions come from cows. 17% of all US methane emissions come from food wast…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Black Women Lead: Stories From the Bay Area
As we celebrate Black History Month, we honor the leadership of Black women from the Bay Area, including congresswoman Barbara Lee and Vice President Kamala Harris. Today, a historic number of Black …
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Amy Zegart: Spies, Lies and Algorithms
Amy Zegart is one of America’s leading intelligence experts, but she recognizes that few people understand the world of spying, at a time when it has never been more ubiquitous, particularly using te…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Michael Dine: This Way to the Universe
Professor Michael Dine is renowned in his field of physics. Dine is widely recognized as having made profound contributions to our understanding of matter, time, the Big Bang, and even what might hav…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
The Economic State of Latinos in America
In a new report, McKinsey & Company finds that Latinos increasingly embody the American Dream----from starting more businesses, seeing higher rates of intergenerational mobility, and achieving a larg…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
The History of Free Speech from Socrates to Social Media
Hailed as the “first freedom,” free speech is one of the bedrocks of democracy. But it is a challenging principle, subject to erosion in times of fear and upheaval. Today, both in democracies and in …
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago