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Future Perfect Archive

Archives for September 2020

Future Perfect
What Trump said about Covid-19 in private versus what he said in publicWhat Trump said about Covid-19 in private versus what he said in public
Future Perfect

Trump’s public remarks about the coronavirus were very different from what he told a journalist one-on-one.

By German Lopez
Future Perfect
Why North Carolina has giant lagoons of pig poopWhy North Carolina has giant lagoons of pig poop
Podcast
Future Perfect

Introducing Future Perfect season 3, all about the human cost of factory farming.

By Dylan Matthews and Byrd Pinkerton
Future Perfect
A new study from Rwanda is the latest evidence for just giving people moneyA new study from Rwanda is the latest evidence for just giving people money
Future Perfect

USAID compared a job training program to handing out cash. Cash looks better.

By Kelsey Piper
Future Perfect
Trump’s attempts to corrupt the CDC, explainedTrump’s attempts to corrupt the CDC, explained
Future Perfect

Trump has undermined the government entity tasked with protecting us from a pandemic.

By German Lopez
Future Perfect
Why Covid-19 case numbers are falling in the USWhy Covid-19 case numbers are falling in the US
Future Perfect

The official case count for Covid-19 in America is declining. But that’s not a reason to relax just yet.

By German Lopez
What Kenya can teach its neighbors — and the US — about improving the lives of the “unbanked”
Future Perfect

With cellphones in widespread use, getting everyone access to banking is within reach.

By Kelsey Piper
Politics
New audio proves it: Trump deliberately deceived America about the coronavirusNew audio proves it: Trump deliberately deceived America about the coronavirus
Politics

Trump admitted he wanted to downplay Covid-19 in recorded interviews with journalist Bob Woodward.

By German Lopez
Future Perfect
If the US had Canada’s Covid-19 death rate, 100,000 more Americans would likely be aliveIf the US had Canada’s Covid-19 death rate, 100,000 more Americans would likely be alive
Future Perfect

America really is worse on coronavirus than other developed countries — and Trump is a big reason.

By German Lopez
Andrew Yang on 2020, UBI, and fixing government
Podcast
Politics

The former presidential candidate discusses universal basic income, artificial intelligence, and his next job in politics.

By Ezra Klein
Future Perfect
Two experts explain why solving the housing crisis helps the climateTwo experts explain why solving the housing crisis helps the climate
Podcast
Future Perfect

Annie Fryman and Leonora Camner join the Future Perfect podcast to explain what the rest of the country can learn from California’s housing struggles.

By Dylan Matthews
Just 4 states meet these basic criteria to reopen and stay safe
Explainers

Most states still need to reduce coronavirus cases and build up their testing capacity.

By German Lopez
Future Perfect
How a basic income experiment helped these Kenyans weather the Covid-19 crisisHow a basic income experiment helped these Kenyans weather the Covid-19 crisis
Future Perfect

People getting a UBI were less likely to go hungry as Kenya shut down.

By Kelsey Piper
Technology
Larry Ellison has abruptly shut down the foundation he spent years setting upLarry Ellison has abruptly shut down the foundation he spent years setting up
Technology

The Oracle billionaire has made a drastic decision yet again so he can focus on combating Covid-19.

By Theodore Schleifer
Future Perfect
How New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo failed, then succeeded, on Covid-19How New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo failed, then succeeded, on Covid-19
Future Perfect

Cuomo was slow to act on the coronavirus. But once he did, he got most of it right.

By German Lopez