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Archives for November 2025

Future Perfect
A shocking new warning about global poverty should unsettle everyoneA shocking new warning about global poverty should unsettle everyone
Future Perfect

One of humanity’s biggest achievements may be slipping away.

By Bryan Walsh
Podcasts
How to fix the broken visa system for high-skill workersHow to fix the broken visa system for high-skill workers
Podcast
Podcasts

An entrepreneur explains what’s broken about America’s system for skilled immigration.

By Peter Balonon-Rosen and Astead Herndon
Future Perfect
The global decline in murder, explained in one chartThe global decline in murder, explained in one chart
Future Perfect

The world is aging out of killing one another.

By Bryan Walsh
Podcasts
Does the fate of the US economy now hinge on one company?Does the fate of the US economy now hinge on one company?
Podcast
Podcasts

The entire stock market, and therefore the entire economy, depends on it maintaining pretty impossible growth metrics.

By Hady Mawajdeh and Noel King
Future Perfect
How America broke the turkeyHow America broke the turkey
Future Perfect

An investigation reveals how the company behind the White House turkey pardon — and the rest of the industry — really treats its birds.

By Kenny Torrella
Culture
Gen Z is changing what status symbols look likeGen Z is changing what status symbols look like
Culture

From Trader Joe’s totes to Starbucks Bearista cups, low-end items carry more meaning in the affordability era.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Podcasts
How Trump made his Justice Department a tool for retributionHow Trump made his Justice Department a tool for retribution
Podcast
Podcasts

Thousands of DOJ attorneys have left since Trump took office. Here’s where that leaves the department.

By Ariana Aspuru and Noel King
Technology
Here’s a glimmer of hope about AI and jobsHere’s a glimmer of hope about AI and jobs
Technology

What history can teach us about the AI job apocalypse.

By Adam Clark Estes
The Highlight
How routine police stops are becoming viral social media fodderHow routine police stops are becoming viral social media fodder
The Highlight

Police body cameras were supposed to ensure justice. They’ve turned into YouTube content.

By Jack Meserve
Future Perfect
8 million turkeys will be thrown in the trash this Thanksgiving8 million turkeys will be thrown in the trash this Thanksgiving
Future Perfect

We don’t have to accept all that death and waste for a dry, flavorless bird no one likes.

By Marina Bolotnikova
Explain It to Me
How to avoid the dreaded Thanksgiving food comaHow to avoid the dreaded Thanksgiving food coma
Explain It to Me

A practical guide to eating on Turkey Day.

By Jonquilyn Hill
The Logoff
The National Guard shooting in DC, briefly explainedThe National Guard shooting in DC, briefly explained
The Logoff

There’s still much we don’t know, but the shooting could further inflame concerns about political violence in the US.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Is there any peace deal that Putin would accept?Is there any peace deal that Putin would accept?
Politics

An end to the war in Ukraine may not be possible as long as Russia’s president is still in power.

By Joshua Keating
Life
What Americans don’t get about the first US popeWhat Americans don’t get about the first US pope
Life

Pope Leo’s politics are more complicated than simply “anti-Trump.”

By Christian Paz
The long, fun list of things we could do with unlimited clean energy
The Case for Growth

Imagine we had cheap and abundant energy. Some radical ideas are actually within our reach.

By Umair Irfan