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Archives for October 2025

Policy
The end of rent debt?The end of rent debt?
Policy

Tenants are going on strike against their landlords.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Future Perfect
This experiment could end all life. Or it won’t. Should we try it?This experiment could end all life. Or it won’t. Should we try it?
Future Perfect

Our reality could have a mirror image — and it has some serious risks and benefits.

By Shayna Korol
Politics
The leaked Young Republicans group chat points toward a bigger problemThe leaked Young Republicans group chat points toward a bigger problem
Politics

Leading right-wing figures are debating: Has blatant antisemitism become worryingly normalized among the young right?

By Andrew Prokop
Explain It to Me
Sorry, it’s true: The US really does have crappy breadSorry, it’s true: The US really does have crappy bread
Podcast
Explain It to Me

The difference between a baguette here and in France is a matter of law.

By Jonquilyn Hill
Politics
How the Supreme Court placed ICE above the lawHow the Supreme Court placed ICE above the law
Politics

Broadly, there are 5 ways to constrain rogue federal law enforcement agents. The Supreme Court nuked 3 of them.

By Ian Millhiser
Future Perfect
Think your AI chatbot has become conscious? Here’s what to do.Think your AI chatbot has become conscious? Here’s what to do.
Future Perfect

If you believe there’s a soul trapped inside ChatGPT, I have good news for you.

By Sigal Samuel
Podcasts
Our understanding of memory is all wrongOur understanding of memory is all wrong
Podcast
Podcasts

An expert on the best ways to strengthen yours.

By Sean Illing
Future Perfect
The traffic revolution that’s making cities cleaner — and happierThe traffic revolution that’s making cities cleaner — and happier
Future Perfect

More cities are finally choosing bikes over cars.

By Bryan Walsh
Politics
Is the US about to attack Venezuela?Is the US about to attack Venezuela?
Politics

Airstrikes, bounties, a military build-up: This could be about drugs — or it could be the start of regime change.

By Joshua Keating
Policy
Trump manages to disappoint nearly everyone with his new IVF planTrump manages to disappoint nearly everyone with his new IVF plan
Policy

The president earned positive coverage nonetheless for proposals that won’t help most patients.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Podcasts
Why Marjorie Taylor Greene is suddenly trashing her partyWhy Marjorie Taylor Greene is suddenly trashing her party
Podcast
Podcasts

The diehard MAGA lawmaker’s new fight with the GOP, explained.

By Danielle Hewitt and Noel King
Politics
Why is this government shutdown so weird?Why is this government shutdown so weird?
Politics

Four questions about the ongoing deadlock, answered by an expert.

By Cameron Peters
The humble plant that could save the world — or destroy it
Climate

Clean energy expansion could destroy this crucial climate solution.

By Anna North
The Logoff
The complicated but unsettling indictment of John BoltonThe complicated but unsettling indictment of John Bolton
The Logoff

What to know about charges against Trump’s former national security adviser.

By Cameron Peters
How soybeans took over America — and the world
Future Perfect

This technology could feed a world of 10 billion. We’re squandering it, and the trade war with China could make it worse.

By Marina Bolotnikova