The Restaurants That Don’t Want to Break Up With Gas Stoves
After Berkeley, California, became the first city in the US to ban natural gas in new buildings in 2019, it gained an unlikely opponent: the California Restaurant Association. The industry group sued ...
15 Touko 202417min
The Rise of Modi, Part 2: How India’s Leader Came Back From the Brink
In 2002, Narendra Modi was facing the biggest political crisis of his career. But in the aftermath of riots that left more than 1,000 people dead – most of them Muslims – he saw an opportunity to turn...
14 Touko 202420min
The Rise of Modi, Part 1: Why India’s Leader Is So Popular – and Polarizing
Narendra Modi is arguably the world’s most popular politician. With nearly 1 billion Indians eligible to vote in a six-week election that concludes on June 4, Modi and his party are expected to win a ...
14 Touko 202417min
Emmanuel Macron’s Plan to Transform Europe
When he was first elected to lead France in 2017, President Emmanuel Macron promised nothing less than a revolution. Since then, he’s pushed through controversial pension reforms, slashed taxes, and m...
13 Touko 202418min
The Startups Trying to Save Us From Space Junk
There are more than 100 million pieces of space trash — defunct satellites, rocket parts, dead batteries — all floating around in Earth’s orbit.That can pose a problem in space, of course, but it’s an...
10 Touko 202413min
Tim Cook Won’t Be Apple CEO Forever. Who’s Next?
Tim Cook picked up the mantle from Steve Jobs as CEO of Apple over a decade ago and grew it into a multi-trillion dollar company. Now, as Cook nears traditional retirement age, speculation abounds abo...
8 Touko 202415min
Americans Are Spending Billions With ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’
“Buy Now, Pay Later” options have exploded in popularity and availability, and in the midst of stubborn inflation, Americans are even using them to buy essentials like groceries. But not all of the BN...
7 Touko 202416min
The Man Who Lost $36 Billion in a Week
Bill Hwang amassed a fortune of $36 billion on Wall Street through his family office, Archegos Capital Management. But over the course of one week in 2021, the firm imploded. Federal prosecutors have ...
6 Touko 202417min
