18
Feb
The new gold
What’s driving a global rush for critical minerals? Lisa Sachs on the environmental challenges of clean technology.
13 min read
Michael Bluhm
Michael Bluhm is a senior editor with The Signal.
15
Feb
Ghost ballots
Why are U.S. elections becoming less competitive? Richard H. Pildes on how redistricting is nourishing extremism and alienating American voters.
12 min read
10
Feb
Just a job
Is something fundamentally changing in how Americans think about work? Jonathan Malesic on the causes and consequences of the Great Resignation.
12 min read
04
Feb
Fury road
What’s behind the convoy of angry truckers wreaking havoc in Canada? Parker Donham on things not being what they may seem—and why Trump-style populism doesn’t work north of the 49th parallel.
8 min read
01
Feb
We meet again
How are the U.S. and Europe thinking about the Russian threat in Ukraine? Anatol Lieven on how Vladimir Putin could be reviving NATO.
10 min read
21
Jan
Southbound
Why are black people moving away from America’s Northern cities? Keneshia Grant on the causes and consequences of a new Great Migration.
13 min read
13
Jan
Left turn
Why are voters across Latin America rejecting right-wing authoritarian populists? Amy Erica Smith on economic inequality, cultural backlash, and a shifting anger with elites.
12 min read
07
Jan
Under pressure
How did a gas pipeline from Russia to Germany become central to the fate of Ukraine? Anatol Lieven on the intense game of diplomacy going on with Moscow, Berlin, Washington, and Kyiv.
12 min read
04
Jan
One year later
What really happened on January 6? Seth Masket on the enduring impact of Donald Trump’s claims about the 2020 election.
11 min read
17
Dec
A new geography
How is the pandemic changing who lives where in the world? Richard Florida on the ways Covid-19 has accelerated the widening of existing social divisions.
13 min read