The data proves that regulating police behavior results in fewer killings of civilians.

Co-Op City was built as a grand experiment in social-justice housing. Fifty years later, its civic values are paying off.

Their success proves that you don’t need political power — or a Supreme Court majority — to get fair congressional districts.

Americans may find themselves following the state’s stay-at-home playbook in this year’s presidential election.

Taiwan has built a pragmatic, solutions-oriented society where democracy is expected to deliver results. Amid the pandemic, it’s paying off.

As Washington State moves to ban companies from selling its spring water, the story of Hood River County shows how even a small place can stop the extraction of its most precious resource.

A country where many parents once hid their children’s existence from the government has achieved something once thought impossible: universal birth registration.

A country that opposes human rights and democracy is also coming up with some smart solutions. Can we emulate the good without endorsing the bad?

Recently, Australian scientists proved something we once thought impossible: we can regrow the ocean forests we’ve destroyed. Now they’ve set their sights on a tougher challenge… and they can’t do it alone.

Mexico’s tax on sugary drinks will save thousands of lives and millions of dollars. Ahhh… sweet social change.

A city on Lake Erie convinced its waterfront property owners to give the public their waterfronts for free. It’s a case that could transform the Great Lakes forever.

At the Bicycle Architecture Biennale, spacious parking garages and elegant water crossings point the way to a two-wheeled utopia.

When a small-town clinic in England started prescribing human connection to its lonely patients, rates of chats over coffee increased—and hospital visits fell.

Our future survival may depend on our ability to adopt more selfless habits. One city has proven we can do it.