Oliver Lazarus

In response to a growing divide between Silicon Valley and the defense community, the DOD has decided to take matters into its own hands, launching its own technology accelerator. 

Google's Jigsaw is hoping to save the online comment section through machine moderation. 

After decades of being the party of "family values," has the GOP ceded their moral high ground to the Democrats in this election?

Yes, men boast and engage in explicit sexual conversation when they're alone, but this type of language has consequences that extend far beyond the "locker room."

What does the median household income sound like in Manhattan? What about the slow pace of sea level rise in New Orleans? The Data-Driven DJ fills us in here.

Hurricane Matthew poses an interesting problem for the candidates: How do you strike a balance between politics and respect in a swing state like Florida? 

Thousands of women took to the streets to protest a total ban of abortions in Poland. Yesterday, they celebrated a major victory when lawmakers backed down.

Not included in last night's vice presidential debate was a candidate with arguably more political experience than either Mike Pence or Tim Kaine: Bill Weld, Gary Johnson's running mate.

Wil Hylton chronicles the travails of Marilyn Mosby and her husband Nick, who were becoming leading forces for justice in Baltimore in the wake of the Freddie Gray death.

Frank Thompson oversaw Oregon's only two executions in the last 54 years. Now, he speaks out as an advocate against the death penalty.

The stage play "Oslo" examines the personal stories behind the Oslo Peace Accords, and how Shimon Peres came to be its most important character. 

As CEO John Stumpf testifies before Congress for the second time in two weeks, California Treasurer John Chiang explains why he's standing up to the bank. 

A new book examines the history, as well as the unintended consequences, of turning backyard farms into factories of animal production and consumption. 

At a rally to close New York City's largest and most controversial jail, its former prisoners describe a "culture of violence." 

While prime ministers and ambassadors at the U.N. consider the international impacts of climate change, across town, a group of mayors is attempting to refocus the issue.

Two architects have been chronicling the physical design of all the parliaments within U.N. member states in an attempt to understand how design influences politics. 

Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf was grilled by Elizabeth Warren yesterday. But did this U.S. senator actually accomplish anything?

Larry Diamond, a political sociologist at Stanford’s Hoover Institution, has found that 27 countries have experienced a breakdown in democracy between 2000 and 2015.

This is the first time the U.N. has called a high-level summit focused on an international response to the migrant and refugee issue. What can we expect to come of it?

Neil deGrasse Tyson joins us to talk about the intersection of science and pop culture and the importance of always having a cosmic outlook.