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Archives for October 2025

What to do when every crisis needs your $20
Future Perfect

Everyone needs help on GoFundMe. So how do we give?

By Sara Herschander
The Logoff
A Trump social media post you should actually pay attention toA Trump social media post you should actually pay attention to
The Logoff

Trump threatens to jail a governor.

By Cameron Peters
Technology
We’re swimming in AI slop. Here’s how to tell the difference.We’re swimming in AI slop. Here’s how to tell the difference.
Podcast
Technology

AI-generated video slop is filling feeds. It’s time to learn how we can tell if something is real.

By Ariana Aspuru and Sean Rameswaram
Future Perfect
Animal abusers are getting let off the hook. Trump and his Supreme Court are partly to blame.Animal abusers are getting let off the hook. Trump and his Supreme Court are partly to blame.
Future Perfect

A lot of animal abuse is falling through the cracks.

By Kenny Torrella
Culture
In times of uncertainty, Gen Z is “locked in”In times of uncertainty, Gen Z is “locked in”
Culture

The self-help mantra that’s helping young people navigate their economic anxiety.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Culture
The one Jane Austen scene people are still arguing aboutThe one Jane Austen scene people are still arguing about
Culture

Reckoning with Jane Austen and empire on her 250th anniversary.

By Constance Grady
Politics
Are Trump’s voters turning against him?Are Trump’s voters turning against him?
Politics

Many of his newest supporters are having doubts.

By Christian Paz
Politics
The Supreme Court fights over whether medical expertise actually existsThe Supreme Court fights over whether medical expertise actually exists
Politics

The Republican justices seem eager to kill state bans on anti-LGBTQ conversion therapy.

By Ian Millhiser
Podcasts
Why are US medicines so darn expensive?Why are US medicines so darn expensive?
Podcast
Podcasts

And can Trump actually do something about it?

By Kelli Wessinger and Sean Rameswaram
Politics
Netanyahu prolonged the war to save himself. It may have worked.Netanyahu prolonged the war to save himself. It may have worked.
Politics

The Israeli prime minister’s unlikely political survival — and the devastating toll of two years of war.

By Joshua Keating
The Logoff
Trump’s war on cities, briefly explainedTrump’s war on cities, briefly explained
The Logoff

Trump is attempting to deploy the National Guard in Portland and Chicago.

By Cameron Peters
Today, Explained newsletter
Is Israel’s war in Gaza actually about to end?Is Israel’s war in Gaza actually about to end?
Today, Explained newsletter

5 questions about Trump’s Gaza plan.

By Cameron Peters and Joshua Keating
Politics
Why does Bari Weiss keep winning?Why does Bari Weiss keep winning?
Politics

The “anti-woke” commentator quit the New York Times in protest 5 years ago. Now she’ll be CBS News’s top editor. How?

By Andrew Prokop
Future Perfect
2024 was a record-setting year for lifesaving vaccines2024 was a record-setting year for lifesaving vaccines
Future Perfect

Vaccines delivered by Gavi saved the lives of 1.7 million people in poor countries

By Bryan Walsh
Podcasts
How KPop Demon Hunters became everyone’s idolHow KPop Demon Hunters became everyone’s idol
Podcast
Podcasts

The real reason why the animated movie resonates.

By Denise Guerra and Noel King