October 8, 2018

Fed up with corruption and violence, Brazilians tilted toward the far-right candidate and his promise of an iron fist. He will face Fernando Haddad of the Workers’ Party.

In North Dakota and other farm states, the heated debate over the Supreme Court has nationalized the fight for the Senate, elating Republicans and worrying Democrats.

FEMA has paid out billions for disaster recovery efforts. But many projects seem to be undertaken in defiance of climate change, leaving structures nearly as vulnerable as before.

Public funds are flexing their financial might with private equity on issues from severance for Toys “R” Us workers to workplace harassment.

A growing canon of female-centered science fiction looks at questions of gender inequality, misogyny and institutionalized sexism.