Emphatic and empathetic 5-minute commentary on the uprising in Iran.

Of all the opinion pieces that have been published on the Trump-Kim-summit, this one clearly stands out.

Who was behind the 2009 hack and leak of emails that fuelled climate change sceptics and derailed climate action? A good, and refreshingly short investigative series from the BBC. 5 episodes of 15...

A direct hit by hurricane Maria has turned Puerto Rico black, leaving almost all of its 3.4 million inhabitants without power. Nearly half are without fresh water. 80 percent of all crops are wiped...

It’s one of the defining themes of our times: More and more people losing trust in institutions. However, maybe we should talk more about the flip side of the coin: Are institutions trusting people...

Playful approach, interesting outcomes. Rank the twelve most powerful global leaders and see how you compare to the consensus of everyone else.

A deep dive on famines, their causes and what changed over the past 150 years.

Of the various forms of discrimination against particular groups, ableism gets comparatively little attention. That’s even more surprising when we consider that more than one billion people live with...

«We don’t leave crisis mode; we just move from one (or more) primary sources of crisis into the next.» This essay captures what most of us are currently feeling — have been feeling for a while — and...

Big cover essay on the «pre-eminent European leader of the post-1989 era», by The New Statesman’s international editor. And even though he describes Merkel as «fiendishly hard to define», he does an...

Our democratic habits have been killed off by an internet kleptocracy that profits from disinformation, polarization, and rage. Here’s how to fix that.» — That’s quite the teaser. But Anne Applebaum...

This is the only reasonable way to cover the upcoming royal wedding. Don’t forget to tap on the squirrel.

Two months ago, I stood at the foot of this monumental 1000 metre wall in Yosemite. Looking up alone made me shiver. Not this guy.

Here’s a feeling I have: I don’t think Mark Zuckerberg is a bad person, or driven by the wrong motives. However, he’s most certainly out of his depth when it comes to the societal implications of the...

If you always wondered why doors in video games are so hard to design, this explainer will put you at ease. If you belong to the other 99.99% of humankind, you can marvel at how surprisingly fascin...

A day in the media reality of an ordinary Russian citizen. The Economist lets you see the war in Ukraine as state-controlled media in Russia portray it. Key quote: «Where propaganda once sought...

A remarkable politician bids goodbye. I think her farewell speech is worth reading in full, but here’s the key quote: «I do hope I have demonstrated something else entirely. That you can be anxious,...

Imagine a captivating crime series like «The Killing», but with a real story and only in audio. This is the first season of Serial, a new podcast by the makers of This American Life. The story of a...

Would you kill a person in order to save five others? You’ve heard about this dilemma, but here’s the twist: Those among you who are native English speakers are less likely to agree than those for...