Supply Chain Hurdles Complicate Food Companies’ Climate Pledges
Five years ago McDonald’s said it planned to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than a third in parts of its operations by 2030. A few years later, it pledged…
Budget Drones Prove Their Value in a Billion-Dollar War
They are made of plastic or plastic foam, weigh only a few pounds and are often launched simply by having a soldier throw them into the air, as if tossing…
Biden, Warning Trump Could ‘Destroy’ Democracy, Moves Past G.O.P. Primary
This spring, as the Republican presidential primary race was just beginning, the Democratic National Committee commissioned polling on how the leading Republicans — Donald J. Trump and Ron DeSantis —…
Opinion | Donald Trump’s Abortion Shell Game
As recently as last week, in remarks to the Concerned Women of America Summit, Trump bragged about the anti-abortion record of his administration. “I’m also proud to be the most…
Here’s Life on an Expedition to Track Declining Arctic Ice
Three years after its marathon voyage across the Central Arctic Ocean frozen in the ice, the German scientific research ship Polarstern has once again reached the North Pole. This time…
Opinion | Work: ‘The American Disease’
Listen to and follow ‘Matter of Opinion’Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music Americans are sick of business as usual. This year alone, more than 275 strikes have broken out…
For South Korea’s Senior Subway Riders, the Joy Is in the Journey
The subway rumbled toward its final stop north of Seoul. Along the way, hordes disembarked, with the determined, brisk gait of those with somewhere to be. Far from the city…
Will ‘Poor Man’s Cocaine’ Fuel the Next U.S. Drug Crisis? | naked capitalism
Yves here. The anecdote below may be a fabrication to discourage cocaine use, but it sounds plausible. Two rats are in separate cages. One has a lot of rat amusements,…
Microsoft Closes In on Activision Deal After Britain Signals Approval
Microsoft came one step closer on Friday to completing its $69 billion purchase of the video game maker Activision Blizzard, in a deal that has become an example of how…
Governor Who Quit Politics Amid Scandal Eyes a New Job: Mayor
James E. McGreevey, a former New Jersey governor who resigned two decades ago in scandal, has built his career on reinvention. So much so that when he enters a classroom…