A few weeks ago, I became convinced I ought to buy a compass. Also a tent, a LifeStraw, and solar chargers. Was I embarrassed about this 48-hour panic? Yes. But reading an op-ed at two in the morning ...

‘I’m reading prepper handbooks with a more practical interest’: meet the writer with an apocalypse obsession From food hoarders to wannabe Mars explorers, groups around the world are bracing for the ...

Doomsday preppers may have stockpiles ready to ride out the COVID-19 pandemic, but they won't have been prepared for how people have come together during the outbreak, according to one author.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. WITH HIS LOAFERS, KHAKIS, and polo shirt, James Talmage Stevens isn’t exactly dressed ...

From the outside America may seem to be a land of endless optimism and confidence. But could it be in danger of falling apart? An increasing number of Americans seem to think so, and they're preparing ...