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Archives for November 2025

Future Perfect
Your washing machine is actually a time machineYour washing machine is actually a time machine
Future Perfect

We’ve forgotten how radical household appliances are.

By Bryan Walsh
Life
They’re growing up in the Trump era. Here’s what they want from the next president.They’re growing up in the Trump era. Here’s what they want from the next president.
Life

What a president for Gen Alpha might be like.

By Anna North
Podcasts
Why women are embracing testosteroneWhy women are embracing testosterone
Podcast
Podcasts

Can the hormone be an effective treatment for menopause?

By Miles Bryan and Noel King
Politics
The redistricting battle that could decide the 2026 elections, explainedThe redistricting battle that could decide the 2026 elections, explained
Politics

Democrats are finally fighting back in the redistricting war.

By Christian Paz
Future Perfect
Pandemics are a choicePandemics are a choice
Future Perfect

The end of pandemics is within reach. Why aren’t we acting like it?

By Stephanie Psaki
The tragedy of Laika, the first animal to orbit the earth
Future Perfect

Space dogs paved the way for human astronauts. Was it worth it?

By Shayna Korol
Podcasts
Why Lily Allen’s new breakup album has the internet hookedWhy Lily Allen’s new breakup album has the internet hooked
Podcast
Podcasts

Do people love West End Girl because it’s good, because it documents a trainwreck, or both?

By Peter Balonon-Rosen and Noel King
Politics
Did the government shutdown delay your flight?Did the government shutdown delay your flight?
Politics

Trump’s airport restrictions kick in.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Is there any way out of Sudan’s nightmare?Is there any way out of Sudan’s nightmare?
Politics

The world is finally waking up to this brutal war. But that doesn’t mean an end to it is coming soon.

By Joshua Keating
Climate
Clean energy could become a huge political winnerClean energy could become a huge political winner
Climate

Rising power bills quietly shaped this year’s races — and gave Democrats a new attack line on climate.

By Umair Irfan
Podcasts
The hidden, horrifying world behind all those recruitment scam textsThe hidden, horrifying world behind all those recruitment scam texts
Podcast
Podcasts

The people likely to be sending them are victims, too.

By Jonquilyn Hill
Podcasts
How AI might actually start a nuclear warHow AI might actually start a nuclear war
Podcast
Podcasts

Movies like A House of Dynamite get a lot right. But they’re missing an important danger.

By Kelli Wessinger and Noel King
Podcasts
What the government shutdown means for air travelWhat the government shutdown means for air travel
Podcast
Podcasts

“I literally can’t think of anything that’s been like that since 2001.”

By Hady Mawajdeh and Noel King
Podcasts
Voters signed up to deport criminals, not grandmasVoters signed up to deport criminals, not grandmas
Podcast
Podcasts

Vox’s Astead Herndon and immigration reporter Molly O’Toole unpack the latest (confusing) polls.

By Astead Herndon
Politics
The Democrats’ big election revealed a hidden constraint on TrumpThe Democrats’ big election revealed a hidden constraint on Trump
Politics

Federalism: It matters!

By Zack Beauchamp