Society

A collage featuring the text "Forgotten Hardships," with images of distressed people, a graph with a declining trend, and various historical imagery in red and black tones.
Life was dirty, difficult, and dangerous for almost everyone who ever existed
9 minutes of cruel history may cure the anti-progress delusion.
Jason Crawford
Global Development
A new vision for the advancement of humanity
The world needs a moral defense of progress based in humanism and agency.
Jason Crawford
A person holds up a cardboard sign with the message "psychedelics are not a crime" in a crowded room.
Drugs
Psychedelic drugs and the law: What’s next?
The push to legalize magic mushrooms, MDMA, LSD, and other hallucinogens is likely to heighten tensions between state and federal law.
Ben Seal | Knowable Magazine
back to college
36 million Americans have college credits but no degree. Let’s fix that.
In partnership with Lumina
russian propaganda
Activism
Volunteers cold call Russians to tell them the truth about Ukraine
Kristin Houser
anonymous russia
Hacking
Anonymous hacks Russian TV, plays Ukraine war footage 
Kristin Houser
airbnbs in Ukraine
Activism
People are booking Airbnbs in Ukraine they’re never going to use 
Kristin Houser
DAO Ukraine
Blockchain
DAO raises millions of dollars in crypto to support Ukraine 
Kristin Houser
Guy Fawkes mask is the symbol of the Anonymous Hackers collective
Hacking
The hacker group Anonymous has waged a cyber war against Russia 
Paul Haskell-Dowland and Jennifer Medbury
DIY heater
Homelessness
Open-source DIY heater helps unsheltered stay warm in winter
Kristin Houser
food insecure seniors
Food
Autonomous Ford delivers produce, milk to food insecure seniors 
Kristin Houser
Fixing Justice
The nation’s most diverse unite for change
In partnership with Skoll Foundation
Freethink Team
rough sleepers
Homelessness
UK trials “NAPpads” to help rough sleepers survive the winter
Kristin Houser