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Archives for November 2025

Podcasts
The GOP’s fight over Nazis is about who controls the party’s futureThe GOP’s fight over Nazis is about who controls the party’s future
Podcast
Podcasts

Will JD Vance’s vision set the GOP’s course after Trump?

By Miles Bryan and Noel King
Politics
What happens when allies don’t trust America to keep a secret?What happens when allies don’t trust America to keep a secret?
Politics

The global backlash to Trump’s politicization of US intelligence, explained.

By Joshua Keating
The Logoff
What changed after a record-long government shutdown, briefly explainedWhat changed after a record-long government shutdown, briefly explained
The Logoff

After 43 days, the government is almost open again.

By Cameron Peters
Podcasts
How the brain builds your world of soundHow the brain builds your world of sound
Podcast
Podcasts

The Sound Barrier is a four-episode series where we explore the limits of hearing and the ways we can break through.

By Noam Hassenfeld
Culture
Gen Z’s war against leggingsGen Z’s war against leggings
Culture

Do these leggings make millennials look old?

By Alex Abad-Santos
Politics
What we know about Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey EpsteinWhat we know about Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
Politics

“A pal is a wonderful thing.”

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
The Supreme Court just might save Trump from himselfThe Supreme Court just might save Trump from himself
Politics

And save you $1,000 in the process.

By Eric Levitz
Life
You should be having more slumber parties with your friendsYou should be having more slumber parties with your friends
Life

Everyone can benefit from an overnight hang with their pals.

By Allie Volpe
Future Perfect
The bloodshed in Sudan is visible from spaceThe bloodshed in Sudan is visible from space
Future Perfect

Four questions about the Sudanese civil war, answered.

By Sara Herschander
Explain It to Me
The 2 factors driving your health care costs higher and higherThe 2 factors driving your health care costs higher and higher
Explain It to Me

Another open enrollment, another eye-popping premium increase. Why?

By Jonquilyn Hill
Politics
The Democrats got the shutdown they wanted, and no one is happyThe Democrats got the shutdown they wanted, and no one is happy
Politics

A political scientist explains the Democrats’ bizarre shutdown strategy.

By Christian Paz
The world’s lemurs are going extinct. This is the only way to save them.
Climate

To protect Madagascar’s iconic animals, wildlife groups need to think beyond wildlife.

By Benji Jones
Politics
The Supreme Court will decide whether to toss out thousands of ballotsThe Supreme Court will decide whether to toss out thousands of ballots
Politics

The Republican Party’s arguments in Watson v. RNC is probably too much even for this Supreme Court.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Democrats were never going to win the shutdown fightDemocrats were never going to win the shutdown fight
Politics

Yes, polls showed more people blaming Trump. But on their substantive demands, the party was drawing dead.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
A Supreme Court case about dreadlocks could end up gutting MedicaidA Supreme Court case about dreadlocks could end up gutting Medicaid
Politics

The Republican justices find something they care about more than they care about religion.

By Ian Millhiser