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An aerial view shows cooling vent fans on the roof next to generators on the lower level of a Digital Realty data center in Ashburn, Virginia on November 12, 2025. Data centers are the physical infrastructure that make our digital lives possible, yet most people have never seen one up close or understand how they operate. Roughly 12,000 data centers are in operation in the world, with about half in the US, according to Cloudscene, a data center directory.

Campaigns & Elections How rising electric rates could affect the 2026 midterms

Darrell M. West

March 20, 2026

Religion & Society A shameful double standard on religious freedom

Melissa Rogers

March 20, 2026

This aerial view shows the Controlled Thermal Resources (CRT) drilling rig in Calipatria, California, December 15, 2021

Climate & Energy The arrival of geothermal in American energy policy

Barry G. Rabe

March 13, 2026

Federal Fiscal & Tax Policy Tax season with a hollowed-out IRS: What do taxpayers need to know?

Vanessa Williamson, Ellis Chen

March 10, 2026

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