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Future Perfect Archive

Archives for April 2019

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Sigal Samuel answers 8 key questions about the Chinese crackdown on Uighur MuslimsSigal Samuel answers 8 key questions about the Chinese crackdown on Uighur Muslims
Future Perfect

Future Perfect reporter Sigal Samuel has spent the past year investigating the humanitarian crisis in western China.

By Lautaro Grinspan
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
Amy Klobuchar has a plan to reverse the war on drugs — and doesn’t need Congress to do itAmy Klobuchar has a plan to reverse the war on drugs — and doesn’t need Congress to do it
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

Klobuchar’s clemency reform plan, explained.

By German Lopez
Future Perfect
Every Burger King in the country will have meatless Whoppers by the end of the yearEvery Burger King in the country will have meatless Whoppers by the end of the year
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The alternative meat movement is having a watershed moment.

By Sigal Samuel
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The growing backlash against facial recognition techThe growing backlash against facial recognition tech
Future Perfect

Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft are all mired in controversy over it.

By Sigal Samuel
Climate
Why the climate protests that disrupted London were differentWhy the climate protests that disrupted London were different
Climate

Extinction Rebellion skillfully used civil disobedience to sound the alarm on the climate emergency.

By Umair Irfan and Eliza Barclay
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Cory Booker is winning the charity primaryCory Booker is winning the charity primary
Future Perfect

His tax returns show he donates 15 percent of his income. But is that how we should pick a president?

By Kelsey Piper
Technology
What the hell happened at The Markup? Part 2: Co-founders Sue Gardner and Jeff Larson respond to Julia Angwin’s Recode Decode interviewWhat the hell happened at The Markup? Part 2: Co-founders Sue Gardner and Jeff Larson respond to Julia Angwin’s Recode Decode interview
Technology

Gardner said Angwin “is going out and just making up an entirely whole-cloth kind of theme around this advocacy thing.”

By Eric Johnson
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Sigal Samuel has investigated China’s brutal crackdown on Uighur Muslims. Ask her anything.Sigal Samuel has investigated China’s brutal crackdown on Uighur Muslims. Ask her anything.
Future Perfect

The Future Perfect reporter’s work helped shed light on one of the most harrowing humanitarian crises in the world today.

By Lautaro Grinspan
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Beyond Meat is going public. Investors are betting on a new future for food.Beyond Meat is going public. Investors are betting on a new future for food.
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Plant-based meat products might fix our food system.

By Kelsey Piper
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The myth of rational thinkingThe myth of rational thinking
Future Perfect

Why our pursuit of rationality leads to explosions of irrationality.

By Sean Illing
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Malaria is among the world’s biggest killers of children. Now there’s a vaccine.Malaria is among the world’s biggest killers of children. Now there’s a vaccine.
Future Perfect

The new malaria vaccine isn’t perfect. It’s still a huge deal.

By Kelsey Piper
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A Novocaine shortage in the UK is affecting an unexpected group: farm animalsA Novocaine shortage in the UK is affecting an unexpected group: farm animals
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The UK is one of the few places in the world that bothers with pain treatment for farm animals. Now they’re running out.

By Kelsey Piper
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Bill Gates is committed to giving away his fortune — but he keeps getting richerBill Gates is committed to giving away his fortune — but he keeps getting richer
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Gates is now worth $100 billion. Why is it so hard to give money away?

By Kelsey Piper
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Quebec figured out a simple way to get people to donate more to charityQuebec figured out a simple way to get people to donate more to charity
Future Perfect

Offering tax breaks sooner makes people give more, according to a new study.

By Kelsey Piper
How tech founders are trying to disrupt — and replicate — the Giving Pledge
Technology

Silicon Valley billionaires can make promises to give away fortunes to charity. Why can’t the rest of us?

By Theodore Schleifer