The case for optimism in the Arab worldThe Arab Spring is not over. It has barely begun—fueled by a youth movement that will bring down the old order, one way or another
Dr. Sara Seager on unlocking the universe’s mysteriesA renowned Canadian exoplanet expert talks NASA’s big announcement and the allure of finding another Earth
What went wrong in MosulIraqi forces were losing the battle. Then the airstrikes began, turning the tide—but at a horrible cost. Inside the terrifying fight for Mosul.
Daily Trump Tracker: The ’really bad dudes’ do not abideTrump continues to assail undocumented immigrants while a potential ambassador to the EU gets caught in his own lies in another day from the Trump White House
Who belongs on Canada’s sex offender registry?A contentious ruling in Alberta would let judges decide, calling the entire program into question
’You work for us!’ Republicans face the musicInside one of America’s raucous town hall events, where Republican Senators are feeling the heat from anti-Trump organizers
Nerds are literal, and other things we learned from TRAPPIST-1Scott Feschuk on NASA’s newly discovered solar system (and those weird, un-fact-checkable illustrations)
Boxing as a ’living metaphor of the struggle for equality’George Elliott Clarke, Canada’s poet laureate, on the importance of sports in the lives of black Canadians
Donald Trump’s America has big ’Daddy’ issuesTrump’s followers have begun calling him "Daddy," a gesture of self-surrender with deep cultural resonance
Why some businesses might be OK with a populist Trudeau budgetA federal budget that targets income inequality with ’soak the rich’ tax hikes would anger many executives, but not all of them