As Global Cities Expand Rapidly, People Must Be at the Center of Planning
Today, more than half the world’s population lives in cities—a figure expected to grow by 2.4 billion by 2050. Cities are at the heart of humanity’s future, but they are…
The Christmas Story Has Always Been About Power
Like a shoddy police procedural with an easily-recognizable bad guy—the unshaven one with the heavy accent—the Christmas story has one villain in particular. Not Joseph, who didn’t believe Mary’s tale…
Why People Believe Trump and RFK Jr.’s Dangerous and Debunked Claims about Vaccines and Autism
In a recent interview with NBC, President-elect Donald Trump suggested that his nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will investigate the…
It Might Be Time To Find a New Way to Talk About Climate Action
Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk has made addressing climate change a central priority of his time running Pennsylvania’s third-most populous city. He ran for office in 2021 promising to align all…
Behind the High-Stakes Creation of Squid Game 2
Hwang Dong-hyuk has his work cut out for him. There are two more seasons of Squid Game coming up—the second premiering Dec. 26, and the third set for a 2025…