The Filthy Truth About Your Tap Water
The US is proposing bold action to clean thousands of “forever chemicals” out of drinking water. It’s long overdue.
The Daylight Saving Time Mess Just Won’t Go Away
Changing the clocks is bad for your health and bad for the economy. The US and Europe are trying to stop the seasonal switches, but with little success.
Startups Want to Cash In on the US Student Debt Crisis
Companies like SoFi and Chipper offer to help people manage their college loans. But they’re not likely to fix the flawed economics of education.
The East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment Created a Perfect TikTok Storm
The social media platform helped push the story into the mainstream while also fueling misinformation and conspiracy theories.
The Mastodon Bump Is Now a Slump
Active users have fallen by more than 1 million since the exodus from Elon Musk’s Twitter, suggesting the decentralized platform is not a direct replacement.