When formal systems stop working, neighbors turn to each other in what many call 'mutual aid'

Organizers say that interest in local, grassroots initiatives to meet community needs has been growing. Often called “mutual ...

How to watch the last supermoon of the year

The last supermoon of the year will soon shine in December skies. When a full moon is closer to Earth in its orbit, a ...
Opinion

Speaker Johnson’s choice to lead by following the president goes against 200 years of House speakers building up the office’s power

The position, modeled after parliamentary leaders in the British House of Commons, was meant to act as a nonpartisan moderator and referee. The framers famously disliked political parties, and they ...

New York’s wealthy warn of a tax exodus after Mamdani’s win – but the data says otherwise

(THE CONVERSATION) New York’s mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, campaigned on a promise to raise the city’s income tax on its richest residents from 3.9% to 5.9%. Combined with the state income tax, which ...

Iran’s president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis – how Tehran got into water bankruptcy

(THE CONVERSATION) Fall marks the start of Iran’s rainy season, but large parts of the country have barely seen a drop as the nation faces one of its worst droughts in decades. Several key reservoirs ...

Rural high school students are more likely than city kids to get their diplomas, but they remain less likely to go to college

Research suggests that rural students finish or complete high school at a higher rate than urban students. While approximately 90% of rural high school students graduated in 2020, 82% of urban high ...

When the world’s largest battery power plant caught fire, toxic metals rained down – wetlands captured the fallout

(THE CONVERSATION) When fire broke out at the world’s largest battery energy storage facility in January 2025, its thick smoke blanketed surrounding wetlands, farms and nearby communities on the ...

Why do people get headaches and migraines? A child neurologist explains the science of head pain and how to treat it

While the brain itself doesn’t have any nerve sensors to feel pain, blood vessels in the head and structures that protect and surround the brain do sense pain. When these tissues detect injury or ...

Texas cities have some of the highest preterm birth rates in the US, highlighting maternal health crisis nationwide

The March of Dimes report scored the U.S. overall a D+ grade on preterm birth rate at 10.4%, but states differ dramatically in their scores. New Hampshire, for example, scored an A- with 7.9% of ...

Stalin’s postwar terror targeted Soviet Jews – in the name of ‘anti-cosmopolitanism’

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Melania Trump reveals White House holiday decorations and her theme, 'Home Is Where the Heart Is'

Melania Trump has decorated the White House for the holidays, and her theme is “Home Is Where the Heart Is.” The first lady's decor also nods to next year's 250th anniversary of the signing of ...

What is mutual aid? And why are more people turning to informal efforts to help each other?

Organizers say that in response to government funding cuts, high prices and political uncertainty, interest in mutual aid ...