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Izzie Ramirez

Izzie Ramirez

Former Deputy Editor, Future Perfect

    Latest articles by Izzie Ramirez

    24 things we think will happen in 2024
    Future Perfect

    From Trump to Tesla, how 2024 will shake out, according to the Future Perfect team.

    By Bryan Walsh, Dylan Matthews and 4 more
    10 actually good things that happened in 2023
    Future Perfect

    This was a hard year. But these 10 news stories remind us a better future is possible.

    By Kenny Torrella, Oshan Jarow and 1 more
    Gebisa Ejeta is finding lasting solutions to hunger
    The 2023 Future Perfect 50

    The Ethiopian American plant geneticist designed better sorghum — saving thousands, if not millions, of lives.

    By Izzie Ramirez
    How we selected the Future Perfect 50 list
    The 2023 Future Perfect 50

    Here’s how the Future Perfect team determined the 2023 cohort of up-and-coming and unsung thought leaders.

    By Izzie Ramirez
    Culture
    Formula 1 grew too fast. Now its new fans are tuning out.Formula 1 grew too fast. Now its new fans are tuning out.
    Culture

    The Las Vegas Grand Prix proves F1 needs more than glitz and glamour.

    By Izzie Ramirez
    It’s time to break up with fast fashion
    You should probably buy less stuff

    It isn’t classist to say that Americans do not need hauls of dozens of garments.

    By Izzie Ramirez
    Climate
    The Winnemem Wintu won land back for their tribe. Here’s what’s next.The Winnemem Wintu won land back for their tribe. Here’s what’s next.
    Climate

    They hope to solidify the connections among Indigenous rights, nature, and wildlife.

    By Izzie Ramirez
    Technology
    9 questions about the missing Titanic submersible, answered9 questions about the missing Titanic submersible, answered
    Technology

    The crew of the missing sub is dead, following a “catastrophic implosion,” the US Coast Guard said Thursday.

    By Whizy Kim, Adam Clark Estes and 1 more
    Discrimination isn’t just infuriating. It steals Black people’s time.
    Race

    Vox analyzed dozens of studies and found that racism adds up in insidious ways.

    By Sean Collins and Izzie Ramirez
    Money
    Catalytic converters are being stolen in record numbers. Here’s why.Catalytic converters are being stolen in record numbers. Here’s why.
    Money

    The nationwide epidemic of catalytic converter thefts, explained.

    By Izzie Ramirez