Future Perfect Archive
Archives for October 2020


A detailed road map for building a US energy innovation ecosystem.


Trump’s failure on Covid-19 is still among the worst in the world.

“It’s so important that we get this right. We don’t have a history of doing this well.”


Brazilians on the edge of the Amazon rainforest are working with cattle ranchers — not against them — to save the climate.


In his new book Why Vegan?, the pioneering philosopher of animal rights takes stock of the movement’s progress — and why there’s so much work left to do

Why this computer scientist thinks reality might be a video game.


The European Parliament voted down a ban on food labels that compare plant-based products to their meat counterparts.


Wisconsin’s coronavirus cases have skyrocketed. Here’s why.


Trump almost took responsibility. Then he didn’t.


The decision to wait for more evidence means it’s very unlikely a Covid-19 vaccine will see any form of approval before Election Day.

75 million American citizens can’t vote in this election. What if we changed that?


One researcher says we are “playing Russian roulette.”

Real-time data on how the economy responded to Covid-19 suggests the problem is the disease itself.


Facebook billionaire co-founder Dustin Moskovitz has put more than $20 million into a little-known Democratic super PAC that is spending big.


Oregon and Washington, DC, voters may relax their laws for psychedelic drugs.