The world is a much better place than it used to be, especially for young children.  Insecticide-treated mosquito nets and novel treatments have made malaria much less deadly for millions of kids. Many countries now have the tools and techniques they need to nurse even very premature babies back to health. And the stupendous rise […]

In Bogotá’s historic downtown, a modest government building sits in the shadow of a gilded statue of Simón Bolívar, the 19th-century liberator who freed much of South America from Spanish rule. Inside, on the fourth floor, a manzana del cuidado, or care block, pulses with a different kind of revolution. On a bright October morning, […]

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is facing renewed scrutiny over an apparent war crime committed in its campaign against alleged drug traffickers. What happened? The US has […]

Last year, California and Washington state banned farming octopuses for their meat, and bills have been introduced in seven other states — plus the US Senate — to do the same. Lawmakers in Chile and Spain are weighing a prohibition on farming them, too.  All this legislative activity, and yet there’s not a single octopus […]

President Donald Trump this week announced a rollback of fuel economy standards for cars, undoing one of President Joe Biden’s signature climate policies. The proposal would weaken emissions regulations for cars and light trucks that would otherwise encourage carmakers to produce more electric vehicles. As President Trump sees it, environmental regulations that attempt to improve […]