Is your makeup making you sick?
I’ve been getting my hair braided ever since I was a little girl. In elementary school my Moesha obsession meant...
The surprisingly strong case for feeling great about your coffee habit
There are few news subjects more reliably depressing than nutritional science. A glance at the headlines will tell you that...
The progressive plan to reclaim the working class
For years, one of the bedrock adages of electoral politics was “it’s the economy, stupid.” The quip, coined by former...
The glaring error in the Virginia Supreme Court’s gerrymandering decision
By a 4-3 vote, the Virginia Supreme Court just struck down that state’s recently enacted congressional maps, which were intended...
Levees can no longer save New Orleans
This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The...
Did Trump actually help Venezuela?
It’s been four months since the US captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and brought him to the US to stand...
How worried should I be about hantavirus?
The details of the ongoing outbreak of hantavirus may sound uncomfortably familiar to all of us who lived through Covid-19:...
The old tech that could help stop the next airborne pandemic
It’s hard to imagine modern life without glycols. They are used in cosmetics, fog machines, and food. As you read...
Elon Musk could lose his case against OpenAI — and still get what he wants
So, what’s a guy got to do to become a billionaire around here? Greg Brockman scribbled the question in his...
Is Trump’s Justice Department trying to discredit itself?
On Wednesday, when FBI agents raided the office of one of the most powerful Democrats in Virginia, Fox News just...
Who’s actually listening to all the health influencers dominating social media
A generation or two ago, when you had a medical question, the solution was obvious: Ask your doctor. But these...
The exploding costs of fighting US wildfires
This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration....
The next redistricting war will be even harder for Democrats
Just as the redistricting wars were coming to a close, the Supreme Court blew up the entire landscape with a...
The FBI investigates a journalist
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting...
5 ways the Iran standoff could end
Despite the US and Iran exchanging fire and new missile attacks aimed at the United Arab Emirates this week, the...
