What Jesse Jackson taught Democrats
Rev. Jesse Jackson — a titanic civil rights leader, politician, and activist — died on Tuesday at the age of...
The Brazilian playbook for defending democracy
Brazil’s former president was sentenced to 27 years in prison late last year for plotting a coup. The details may...
America After Trump
American democracy is not in a good place. Institutional breakdown and mistrust define our political moment. Polarization has broken our...
The Trump threat looming over late-night TV, briefly explained
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How communities rally when the government fails them
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Americans spend less of their income on food than almost ever. Why doesn’t it feel that way?
Everything about the American economy right now feels weird. The hiring picture is weird; the stock market is weird; and...
The mysterious symptom popping up in some GLP-1 users
If you watched the Super Bowl, you might have noticed that a lot of the ads were for weight-loss drugs....
Anti-system voters are turning on Trump over Epstein
If Joe Rogan is any indication, February 2026 may go down as the month that the Epstein files saga cemented...
One of the hottest therapy styles is scientifically shaky — so why does it seem to work?
Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. It’s...
The real reasons people love playing games
Games are often treated as trivial. They can be seen as mere distractions. At worst, they’re time-wasting indulgences. The philosopher...
Is it love? Or is it an AI romance scam?
Happy Valentine’s Day. Don’t let romance scams — which ramp up around the holiday and are at an all-time high...
The Democratic governor building a playbook to resist ICE
Few Democratic politicians have leaned into the fight against the Trump administration as aggressively as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. While...
Trump’s biggest war is one he almost never talks about
Key takeaways The most extensive military campaign of President Donald Trump’s second term has been in Somalia, not higher-profile flashpoints...
What the latest viral AI apocalypse warning gets wrong
In a viral essay on X, “Something Big Is Happening,” Matt Shumer writes that the world is living through a...
In the fight against climate change, Trump sides with climate change
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