Politicians and corporations have placed the burden of environmental responsibility on the consumer — but how easy is it to go green when you’re barely getting by? — By Alison Stine How easy is it to go green, to make deliberate, eco-friendly choices when you’re barely getting by? Can you be green and poor, as I am? This is the question I have been pondering as politicians and corporations have placed the burden of environmental responsibility on the…

As businesses look to save money and space, providers such as WeWork are booming. But co-working is not all it’s cracked up to be. — By Filipa Pajević Co-working isn’t just booming — it’s taking over our cities. The co-working space provider WeWork is the biggest occupier of office space in London after the government. It has surpassed JP Morgan as the top commercial real estate holder in New York. …

I was a climate scientist in a climate-denying administration — and it cost me my job — By Maria Caffrey The Trump administration’s hostility towards climate science is not new. Interior climate staffer Joel Clement’s reassignment and the blocking of intelligence aide Rod Schoonover’s climate testimony, which forced both federal employees to resign in protest, are just two of the innumerable examples. These attempts to suppress climate…

Action may finally be taken over claims Facebook, Google Apple and Amazon have monopolised chosen fields — By Alex Hern The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced a wide-ranging antitrust review of “market-leading online platforms”, suggesting that long-awaited action may finally be taken against some of the world’s largest companies. But the confirmation of the investigation is sparse on detail, revealing only that the review “will…

If what it takes to create are long stretches of time alone, that’s something women have never had the luxury to expect — By Brigid Schulte A few months ago, as I struggled to carve out time in my crowded days for writing, a colleague suggested I read a book about the daily rituals of great artists. …

The trailblazing computer scientist talks about being in charge of the software for the 1969 Apollo moon landing — By Zoë Corbyn Computer pioneer Margaret Hamilton was critical to landing astronauts on the moon for the first time on 20 July 1969 and returning them safely a few days later. The young Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) computer programmer and working mother led the team that created the onboard…

The Democratic party mega-donor has to distinguish himself from other candidates with no widespread name recognition in the 2020 field — By Sam Levin Tom Steyer entered the Democratic primary with a singular advantage: the largest fortune of any 2020 candidate. It could also be his biggest liability. Reflecting on the ethics of a billionaire candidate at a time when growing inequality is a key election issue, the former hedge fund…

As a child I was fascinated by the moon landings. But after once gazing at the stars, our leaders now only look inwards. — By Suzanne Moore “I am very grateful that this wonderful event should happen in my lifetime. I was precisely 11 years, 0 months, 1 day old,” I wrote diligently in my moon scrapbook. I was obsessed with the moon landings, to put it mildly, collecting every newspaper clipping. I wrote…

The founder of the online classifieds site is a survivor from the era of internet optimism. He has given significant sums to protect the future of news — and rejects the idea his website helped cause journalism’s financial crisis. — By David Smith As the Craig in Craigslist, the free online noticeboard that changed everything, Craig Newmark can surely get his hands on just about anything. His new home in Greenwich Village, New York, contains everything from an ancient Roman mosaic to 18th-century British portraits to Simpsons figurines to artworks…