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Israel’s election, scheduled for next October, could decide whether Gaza sees a real and durable peace.
The CDC has lost one-third of its staff this year. What now?
What TV can teach us about Instagram.
They unite — and divide — a deeply polarized audience.
The Trump administration is going to extraordinary — and likely illegal — measures to pay members of the US military.
Trump played a part — but there are also broader reasons why it happened now.
The Republican justices hunt for a reason to gut America’s most successful civil rights law.
Why A House of Dynamite is so damn scary.
The retro, cryptofascist aesthetic of all those ICE recruitment ads, explained.
Enforcing the border doesn’t require nullifying the Constitution.
People are joyful — but Hamas is asserting its power.
Trump-style diplomacy made the deal work, and could undo it.
Experts created a coding scheme for kids’ media quality. Here’s what’s at the top and bottom.
New political science research suggests democracy can survive leaders like Trump. But there’s a catch.