June 2026
Students branch out and climb trees to learn up close how to care for them and why they help cities flourish
Cities benefit from trees, which can cool concrete sprawls and improve air quality.
I have spent the past 6 months reading hundreds of poems by young people – I was surprised to find hope, not despair
Young poets wrestled with loneliness, fractured families, violence and other challenges – but also showed an unwillingness to surrender to despair.
The danger of US‑Iran ceasefire agreement is what it leaves out
A strong deal would build in real penalties for going back to war: automatic, reversible costs that fall on anyone who restarts the fighting.
Pennsylvania coroners refuse to release autopsy reports – and that hinders research on deaths in custody
When coroners shield their records from public view, they’re not just violating the public trust. Often, they’re also breaking the law.
How the US Supreme Court decides its cases – a step‑by‑step guide
Grasping how the nation’s highest court makes policy requires stepping into an exceptionally regulated and sometimes hidden routine.
I study the Declaration of Independence, and here’s why the colonists’ grievances are surprisingly relevant, 250 years later
A partisan judiciary, arbitrary power, officials beyond the reach of the people – these are the grievances that drove a revolution.
Juneteenth, Jim Crow and how the fight of one Black Texas family to make freedom real offers lessons for Texas lawmakers trying to erase history from the classroom
For the formerly enslaved Black people in Texas, Juneteenth meant more than freedom. It meant reuniting families and building schools and developing political power.
How are Saudis viewing the US‑Iran war? Our polling suggests Gulf kingdom is split on key issues
Surveys in the Gulf kingdom point at ongoing support for the US-Saudi alliance.
How the development of solar and wind farms on the Tibetan Plateau is affecting local communities
China’s national government policies on energy and economic development are changing pastoral life on the Tibetan Plateau.
Seat the rich! World Cup ticket inflation reflects widening gap between haves and have‑nots
The wild swings of dynamic pricing, ongoing accusations of FIFA corruption and questions of host-nation probity have created a huge backlash.