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Innovations in people power are changing how government decisions are made, from Brazil to Kenya, Switzerland and Taiwan. This story was fir...
When it comes to negative experiences in childhood, the body seems to keep score. But even small changes can positively affect health in lat...
We live in a society where it’s easier to get a Michelin-star meal delivered to our doorstep than it is to get a medical mask that protects...
Keep a distance from each other. Work from home. Or rely on a social safety net. The measures against the coronavirus pandemic are made by a...
The longest year of the 21st century is about to end; New Year resolutions ahoy. It's that time again when we embrace self-care, and a boomi...
It’s in your smartphone, you brush your teeth with it and it’s even in your mattress. Plastic is everywhere – and it’s not going anywhere so...
Progress is a measure of things being different, not necessarily better. And talking about it as an achievement can actually make it more di...
Mainstream economics still thinks growth is essential, but this blind belief in GDP is just enriching the rich and killing the planet. We do...
The grief caused by death is similar to the pain of distance, but our photographs can help bridge the gap to our loved ones. The pictures we...
2020 has been a trying year for parents, with close to a million school kids affected by lockdowns and school closures. Parents have struggl...
The World Health Organization focused on investing in mental health as the theme for this year’s World Mental Health Day. That might sound s...
The idea that individuals can't solve the climate crisis has gained momentum in progressive circles. They say we can’t change the world by s...
There's an idea among many 'climate people' that large-scale environmental disaster will finally force governments to act. But talking about...
Philosophy can seem like endless discussions of a bunch of abstract theories. So in episode two of The Good Life, Emily Dreyfuss spoke to ph...
The technological chapter of climate transformation can be whatever we choose to make it. If we allow it to be a bulldozing, profit-driven e...
We’re uncomfortable with death – we either run from it or approach it with a stiff upper lip. But the pandemic has confronted us with our ow...
The evidence is clear: once US Americans drop their labels, they are more aligned on what they actually believe their government should do –...
A new study finds just how divergent the interests of US partisan donors are from those of the party base. With the 2020 election expected t...
As a doctor in Kenya, I saw that quality care is almost always sacrificed to profit – something that happens around the world. Now is the ti...
Blockchain technology is going to change everything: the shipping industry, the financial system, government … in fact, what won’t it change...
Most borders are recent inventions, so why can’t we imagine a world without them? They’re historical hangovers that perpetuate suffering and...
20 years ago, Fred Luskin designed a programme to help victims of conflicts forgive the perpetrators of horrific crimes. The Stanford scient...
Ecological breakdown isn’t being caused by everyone equally. The richest 1% emit 100 times more than the poorest half of humanity. If we are...
For all their talent or intelligence, a person stranded on a desert island with no technology, infrastructure or labour wouldn’t be able to...
There’s no shortage of books, magazines and websites offering parenting advice. But the idea that parents can turn children into better and...
It’s time for progressives to come together under a shared vision and a common plan – this time following an uncommon strategy. Here’s how....
The Correspondent is a year old! In our first editorial report, we share what we’re most proud of having achieved and the decision-making be...
I’m trans and a Harry Potter fan. When writer JK Rowling came out of the closet as transphobic, I had a huge shock. But I do see her point,...
Writing first for a Dutch audience, Rutger calls for us all to fight against rising sea levels that are sinking the Netherlands deeper into...
The US is on its way to becoming an authoritarian state. That requires a radically different kind of journalism that doesn’t just cover the...
The pandemic is new, but the question of how to live a good life is as old as the Ancient Greeks. Emily Dreyfuss speaks to Eliza Anyangwe ab...
Despite the sometimes deadly consequences, church and state have always made sure abortion was legally restricted in Argentina. But the tide...
Our weather has changed so rapidly that we now stand on the brink of collapse. But simply speaking about the impending apocalypse will do no...
Our efforts to fight poverty are often based on the misconception that poor people must pull themselves up out of the mire. But the relentle...
For months now, social media has been awash with pictures of one food group: baked goods. Sourdough loaves, naan bread, and boiled bagels ab...
People die violent deaths in both the US and Nigeria – why do I fear it there and not here? Where people have little power, they become more...
Governments chosen by elections face profound challenges the world over, including in Greece, the birthplace of democracy. So where better t...
Anxiety has been stigmatised as a disorder or disease. But we never would have survived as a species without it. Had we listened closely to...
Race is a social construct, not a biological reality. Nonetheless, ancient theories of race have been resurfacing in recent years. Why is it...
Gordon Hempton travels the world with a microphone: his audio portraits are an act of resistance to human noise pollution. This bonus track...
Gordon Hempton travels the world with a microphone: his audio portraits are an act of resistance to human noise pollution. Music: Pat Methen...
Michael Lewis dreams of a world where Americans elect a president who actually wants the job. Illustration by Arunas Kacinskas, for The Corr...
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News was a huge part of Swiss author Rolf Dobelli's life, but one day he decided to quit the news cold turkey. Rob Wijnberg, founder of The...
David Fahrenthold of the Washington Post won a Pulitzer for his Trump coverage, but he couldn’t have done it without help from his readers....