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Archives for October 2025

Climate
3 things about Hurricane Melissa that make it so unusual and dangerous3 things about Hurricane Melissa that make it so unusual and dangerous
Climate

The Category 5 storm is an extraordinary threat — even in a season that felt unusually quiet.

By Umair Irfan
Politics
The GOP’s top think tank just defended an open NaziThe GOP’s top think tank just defended an open Nazi
Politics

Reasonable people can disagree about whether Hitler was good, says the Heritage Foundation.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
Trump just decided ICE has been too niceTrump just decided ICE has been too nice
Politics

A new purge of ICE leaders and the empowerment of Border Patrol sets the stage for a more extreme crackdown in US cities.

By Andrew Prokop
Podcasts
The “welfare queen” stereotype is back — and it’s going viralThe “welfare queen” stereotype is back — and it’s going viral
Podcast
Podcasts

The government shutdown and the new war on food stamps.

By Danielle Hewitt and Noel King
Culture
The right is obsessed with The Lord of the Rings. But they don’t understand it.The right is obsessed with The Lord of the Rings. But they don’t understand it.
Culture

The bizarre conservative misunderstanding of The Lord of the Rings, explained.

By Constance Grady
Future Perfect
The challenge of creating brains in a labThe challenge of creating brains in a lab
Future Perfect

Lab-grown brains don’t have to inspire horror.

By Shayna Korol
Politics
The job market is getting worse. So why are stocks booming?The job market is getting worse. So why are stocks booming?
Politics

The paradox at the heart of today’s economy.

By Eric Levitz
The myth of the carnivore caveman
Future Perfect

You are not going to like where our ancestors got their protein.

By Gabriel Rosenberg and Jan Dutkiewicz
Politics
Are Latino voters really Republicans now?Are Latino voters really Republicans now?
Politics

We may be about to find out.

By Christian Paz
The Logoff
Why does Trump want the National Guard doing crowd control?Why does Trump want the National Guard doing crowd control?
The Logoff

Trump’s National Guard “quick reaction forces,” briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
Culture
Are you old, or do you know who Sombr is?Are you old, or do you know who Sombr is?
Culture

A youth gently explains the phenom for elderly millennials.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Video
The messy truth about free speechThe messy truth about free speech
Play
Video

Jimmy Kimmel was just one round in the ongoing debate over free speech.

By Gina Barton
Future Perfect
We may never get bird flu — or egg prices — under controlWe may never get bird flu — or egg prices — under control
Future Perfect

That déjà vu you’re feeling? Blame the chicken meat industry.

By Kenny Torrella
Politics
Trump isn’t interested in war with China. But it might be interested in him.Trump isn’t interested in war with China. But it might be interested in him.
Politics

A trade truce, a nuclear threat: What to make of the Trump-Xi meeting.

By Joshua Keating
Technology
Elon Musk made his own Wikipedia. What could go wrong?Elon Musk made his own Wikipedia. What could go wrong?
Technology

What the billionaire’s new encyclopedia tells us about the future of knowledge.

By Adam Clark Estes