Future Perfect

Putting Americans back to work in factories isn’t just hard. It’s impossible.

The inconvenient truth about trade.

It’s the most invisible — and the hardest to solve.

Everyone likes cheap consumer goods that will get more expensive under Trump’s tariffs.

Don’t buy the hype about “de-extinction.”

Tariffs aren’t helping globalization’s losers — they’re victimizing them again.

Tech pioneer Jaron Lanier argues for a different way to think about AI.

Dementia has long resisted treatment. But one answer could be surprisingly simple.

Bright headlights can make it easier for drivers to see the road. But there’s a dark side.

Eating more meat won’t make America healthy again.

Want to improve someone’s well-being? These are the “best buys” identified so far.

And no, it’s not Chick-fil-A.

Fewer children are dying than ever — but we can’t let progress stop.

Arizona is delaying its cage-free standards to free up the egg supply. Experts say it won’t help much.

Imagine how much worse things would be if the federal government had even more power than it does now.

The brutal debate over how to rescue foreign aid.

The president’s cruel, reckless plan to speed up slaughterhouse lines, explained in one chart.

I want to fight rising authoritarianism. But I’m scared of becoming a target.

Wait, what is a friend anyway?

It’s the 21st century — instant bank transfers should be the norm everywhere.

Science depends on animal testing. But the work comes at a steep, hidden cost.

The lack of romantic partnerships is an underrated factor causing fertility decline, says researcher Alice Evans.

The bipartisan case for abundance, briefly explained.

Our Covid mistakes did lasting damage. No one wants to talk about it.

What the beef industry knew about its environmental impact — and how it spent decades blocking climate action.

Remember when elites cared about the rest of the world?

The author John Green on how Trump cuts to aid will kill TB patients — and what we can do about it.

The hidden cost of animal-based beauty trends.

Academia runs on underpaid, overworked PhD students. It doesn’t have to.

From HIV to malnutrition, here’s what the loss of 83 percent of USAID programs looks like.

From mRNA vaccines to remote work, the technologies that blunted the worst of the pandemic.

The president took away life-saving aid. You can give some of it back.

But can the rest of us trust it?

Remote work has surged. Is it about to all be automated away?

For years, dairy milk was plummeting. The vibe shift — and America’s protein obsession — is bringing it back.