The Brutalist Report

The Conversation

• Why a quick compromise to the first government shutdown in nearly 7 years seems unlikely [34d]
• Jane Goodall, the gentle disrupter whose research on chimpanzees redefined what it meant to be human [35d]
• Violent acts in houses of worship are rare but deadly – here’s what the data shows [35d]
• Many book bans could be judging titles mainly by their covers [35d]
• Flood-prone Houston faces hard choices for handling too much water [35d]
• Conventional anti-corruption tools often fail to address root causes – but loss of US leadership could still spell trouble for efforts abroad [35d]
• From ‘Frankenstein’ to ‘Dracula,’ exploring the dark world of death and the undead offers a reminder of our mortality [35d]
• Cellphones in schools – more states are taking action to reduce student distraction without eliminating tech access [35d]
• Many US states are rethinking how students use cellphones − but digital tech still has a place in the classroom [35d]