The Fix

Editor's Note

Jonathan Tepperman

Mississippi’s reading revolution

Anne Wicks

The state’s success shows that, if taught properly, all kids can succeed – and that change is possible even in big, bureaucratic systems.

Restoring trust in the media

William McKenzie

U.S. democracy needs a healthy fourth estate. Here’s how to build back the public’s faith in the news.

How talking can build a bridge to a better America

Chris Walsh

With partisanship rising and free speech under threat on U.S. college campuses, one organization is battling back by teaching students the lost art of constructive disagreement.

Making America affordable again

J.H. Cullum Clark

The United States isn’t building enough homes for its workers. But a handful of small cities have solved the problem – and show the way forward for the rest of the country.

Countering corruption in the United States

Albert Torres

America has become one of the world’s worst havens. But Denmark’s success shows that the problem is solvable.

Saving migrants from HIV/AIDS

Deborah L. Birx, M.D., Hannah Johnson

PEPFAR is one of the most successful foreign aid programs in history. Here’s how it can help those who fall through the cracks.

How Ukraine remade its military

Jonathan Tepperman

In just eight years, Kyiv took a force that could barely fight and turned into one that could stand down a superpower.

How one state almost solved America’s homelessness problem

Alap Davé

Americans are suffering through one of the worst homelessness crises in history. But one state – Utah – has shown that changing the way we think about the problem can virtually eradicate it.

The fight for the right to educate girls

Natalie Gonnella-Platts

Around the world, female students face extra obstacles. Nowhere are those worse than in Afghanistan. But one groundbreaking school has found a way.

Interview The network effect

Miranda Patrucic

How journalists, by working together across borders, can expose and help bring down transnational crime.