I am longtime devotee of the God of Progress. Forward is good. More is better. Faster means I’m winning. If something hurts, it’s probably growth. If something feels empty, well, that is just the ...

Even amid the roughest of backdrops, progress continues. This year brought the world not only several high-profile setbacks—from democratic backsliding in the United States to war in the Middle ...

A tech C.E.O. explains why A.I. probably won’t cure diseases anytime soon. Hint: You still need humans. By Kevin Roose Casey Newton and Rachel Cohn The leaders of the biggest A.I. labs argue that ...

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Paul Klee’s Angelus Novus recently touched down in Berlin. For a few months this summer, U-Bahn stations were covered with posters bearing blown-up images of Klee’s iconic beige angel, advertising its ...

The ideas in the Path Forward series present a roadmap for policymakers who want to offer a compelling alternative to populist authoritarianism by addressing people’s problems with bold ideas. The U.S ...

14 July 2025 - A decade after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations released today the 10th edition of its annual progress report, The Sustainable Development ...

Politicians in Washington insist that China will stop at nothing to achieve global supremacy. Solons in Beijing see the U.S. struggling to maintain its dominance in the face of their country’s rise.

President Donald Trump has been derailing U.S. efforts to cut planet-warming emissions since he moved back into the White House. Now we have a more precise accounting of the expected damage. The U.S.

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