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Archives for October 2025

Politics
Americans have a secret weapon against TrumpAmericans have a secret weapon against Trump
Politics

A new strategy to stop business elites from bending the knee.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
The tariffs case is Trump’s ultimate loyalty test for the Supreme CourtThe tariffs case is Trump’s ultimate loyalty test for the Supreme Court
Politics

If the Republican justices apply the same rules to Trump that they did to Biden, Trump’s tariffs must fall.

By Ian Millhiser
The Logoff
DOJ indicts a congressional candidate in ChicagoDOJ indicts a congressional candidate in Chicago
The Logoff

Kat Abughazaleh described her indictment as “a political prosecution.”

By Cameron Peters
Future Perfect
The best way to help Hurricane Melissa survivors may not be what you thinkThe best way to help Hurricane Melissa survivors may not be what you think
Future Perfect

People in the Caribbean need help now — and for years to come.

By Sara Herschander
Future Perfect
There’s a bigger story in the OpenAI for-profit newsThere’s a bigger story in the OpenAI for-profit news
Future Perfect

AI can help create bioweapons. So can we use AI to create safeguards?

By Shayna Korol
Politics
The real reason why Democrats are so unpopularThe real reason why Democrats are so unpopular
Politics

Does the case for centrism stand up to scrutiny?

By Eric Levitz
Life
How to be a better complainerHow to be a better complainer
Life

A guide to venting without annoying everyone you know.

By Allie Volpe
Politics
Trump has forgotten why he won in 2024Trump has forgotten why he won in 2024
Politics

Voters are still really angry about inflation and high prices.

By Andrew Prokop
Podcasts
Trump’s East Wing demolition is nothing like previous White House renovationsTrump’s East Wing demolition is nothing like previous White House renovations
Podcast
Podcasts

The ballroom project is totally unprecedented.

By Denise Guerra and Noel King
Politics
The 8 wars Trump claims to have ended, explainedThe 8 wars Trump claims to have ended, explained
Politics

The president’s peacemaking claims range from partly true to misleading to baffling.

By Joshua Keating
Politics
Zohran Mamdani’s child care gambleZohran Mamdani’s child care gamble
Politics

Can the NYC mayoral race prove it’s a winning issue?

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Climate
This beloved animal is back from the brink of extinction — with one big caveatThis beloved animal is back from the brink of extinction — with one big caveat
Climate

Decades of protection helped these sea creatures recover. So why are some scientists worried?

By Benji Jones
The Logoff
Trump’s pettiest tariff, briefly explainedTrump’s pettiest tariff, briefly explained
The Logoff

Trump is mad at an anti-tariff ad from Canada — so he’s ratcheting up his tariffs.

By Cameron Peters
Podcasts
Can AI make health care more human?Can AI make health care more human?
Podcast
Podcasts

The surprising path to more truly personal medicine.

By Jonquilyn Hill
Today, Explained newsletter
How pro sports gambled away the integrity of the gameHow pro sports gambled away the integrity of the game
Today, Explained newsletter

5 questions about the NBA’s seismic gambling indictments, answered.

By Cameron Peters and Bryan Walsh