Simone Hawkins, the deputy chancellor overseeing early childhood education at the New York City Department of Education, is stepping down in September, just as Mayor […]
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U.S. Cities Take the Lead on Green Practices as Federal Climate Policy Stalls
American cities are accelerating sustainability efforts at a pace that increasingly operates independently of federal climate policy. From Portland’s billion-dollar climate fund to Los Angeles’s […]
What a Century of Jury Duty Participation Reveals About Who Shows Up
Jury duty participation patterns reflect deep economic and demographic fault lines in American society. Summoned citizens don’t all answer the call at equal rates, and […]
Olympics Economic Impact: Why Host Cities Face Decades of Debt
Hosting the Olympic Games typically imposes financial burdens on cities that persist for decades, with costs routinely tripling initial projections and debt repayment stretching across […]
AI Companies Warn Washington That Open-Weight Restrictions Could Weaken U.S. Competitiveness
A coalition of technology companies is urging U.S. policymakers to avoid broad restrictions on open-weight artificial intelligence models, arguing that keeping the technology accessible could […]
Gallup Report Finds 24% of U.S. Workers Trapped in Jobs They Want to Leave Over Health Insurance Fear
Nearly one in four American workers — approximately 23 million adults — report staying in jobs they want to leave because they are afraid of […]
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Crosses $1 Billion to Become the Highest Grossing Film of 2026
Universal Pictures, Illumination, and Nintendo’s The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has crossed $1 billion at the worldwide box office, becoming the first film of 2026 […]
The History of the Secret Service: From Counterfeiting Task Force to Presidential Protection Agency
The United States Secret Service was created to chase counterfeiters, not to protect presidents. President Abraham Lincoln signed the legislation authorizing the agency on April […]
Voices on the Brink: Fighting to Keep Native American Languages Alive
Of the 197 living Native American languages documented in the United States, 193 are classified as endangered — meaning the vast majority have so few […]
U.S. Inflation Drops to 3.5% in June, but Grocery Bills and Gas Prices Keep Squeezing Household Budgets
The headline inflation rate fell sharply in June to 3.5% from 4.2% in May, the first annual decline in five months, but the relief is […]