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For 60 years, the US government has been laying secret doomsday plans in the event of a nuclear war.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the social media giant needs the government’s help when it comes to making certain decisions.

Putin’s government is increasingly acting as an outlaw state across the international stage.

Technology is redefining who we trust, and this shift in trust has fundamental consequences.

David Miliband thinks the refugee crisis is solvable. So how do we start?

How can Americans restore their confidence in their government?

Despite the deeply tragic, terrifying and high-profile nature of gun violence, the United States has not been able to make significant progress on the problem. The arguments on all sides are exhaustingly familiar, and so is the lack of governmental and societal action. In the meantime, more and more people are dying—researchers say more than 45,000 a year. A group of passi...

Who controls a woman’s body? Herself? Her church? Her community? Her government?

How can we stay safe in the increasingly tech-driven world?

A problem as big as climate change relies on millions of incremental solutions of all sizes, but also requires leaders who can keep their eye on the big picture. Not all the movement on climate needs to come from the government, but making progress will rely in large part on executive action. Vice President Kamala Harris has a clear vision for the role that the U.S. govern...

Disinformation online is on the minds of voters, candidates, government officials, and technology platforms as the US election gets closer. Already experts have seen disinformation campaigns around the Covid-19 pandemic, which could spell trouble in November.

Any organization, public or private, with any connection to Ukraine, should be exercising extreme technological vigilance, says cybersecurity expert Sandra Joyce, Executive Vice President and Head of Global Intelligence at Mandiant. In addition to the attacks on the ground, Russia could come at Ukraine virtually, with a wide range of targets and tactics and varying levels...

Haris Tarin and Rabia Chaudry on being Muslim and American in 2017.

Learn about early 20th century Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, and why he matters today.

There's no denying the world is already paying for climate change. The price is stronger hurricanes, bigger wildfires, and unpredictable heat waves. So, how can people living on a changing globe literally pay to mitigate the effects of climate change? One solution is to utilize the social cost of carbon, says economist Michael Greenstone.

Are courage and confidence alone enough for success?

When President Biden expanded the nation's Child Tax Credit in March, US Senator Michael Bennet applauded the move. Bennet, a democrat from Colorado, has been working to increase support for families since he introduced the American Family Act in Congress in 2017. Now he wants to make the Credit, which pays most American families $250 or $300/child each month, permanent. H...

What does it mean to be American? How is that story best told and understood?

How can ethical corporate culture benefit the bottom line and boost productivity?

What does it mean to be American? How is that story best told and understood?