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Archives for May 2025

Public Health
This city’s lead poisoning crisis should be a national scandalThis city’s lead poisoning crisis should be a national scandal
Public Health

What happens when the federal government will no longer respond to a local health crisis?

By Dylan Scott
Future Perfect
These stories could change how you feel about AIThese stories could change how you feel about AI
Future Perfect

From disaster warnings to drug development, how AI is generating real-world wins.

By Bryan Walsh
Supreme Court
Trump just threw one of his most powerful allies under the busTrump just threw one of his most powerful allies under the bus
Supreme Court

Maybe it’s unwise to pick a fight with the folks who control the Supreme Court?

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court just gave 500,000 immigrants some truly awful newsThe Supreme Court just gave 500,000 immigrants some truly awful news
Supreme Court

Trump may kick half a million immigrants, from nations with unstable or authoritarian regimes, out of the US.

By Ian Millhiser
Culture
J.K. Rowling’s transphobia: A historyJ.K. Rowling’s transphobia: A history
Culture

An exhausting — if not exhaustive — timeline of J.K. Rowling’s transphobia.

By Aja Romano
Future Perfect
Harvard just fired a tenured professor for the first time in 80 years. Good.Harvard just fired a tenured professor for the first time in 80 years. Good.
Future Perfect

A step forward in academia’s existential fight against scientific fraud.

By Kelsey Piper
The Gray Area
Are we reading Machiavelli wrong?Are we reading Machiavelli wrong?
Podcast
The Gray Area

What we’re missing in Machiavelli’s The Prince, explained by an expert.

By Sean Illing
Policy
America might finally make childbirth freeAmerica might finally make childbirth free
Policy

An unlikely alliance is supporting a new bipartisan bill in Congress.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Today, Explained newsletter
Has the world had it with Israel?Has the world had it with Israel?
Podcast
Today, Explained newsletter

Criticism of Israel is ramping up. What does that mean for the war in Gaza?

By Avishay Artsy
World Politics
Ukraine hasn’t won over Trump. But it might not need to.Ukraine hasn’t won over Trump. But it might not need to.
World Politics

Less has changed than you might think in the US-Ukraine relationship.

By Joshua Keating
Even Better
Losing my hair sucked. Trying to regrow it has been even worse.Losing my hair sucked. Trying to regrow it has been even worse.
Even Better

A barrage of products promise you can get your hair — and self-esteem — back.

By Maria Yagoda
Down to Earth
How does this bird know how to sew?How does this bird know how to sew?
Down to Earth

What most of us get wrong about animal instincts.

By Benji Jones
Donald Trump
The sweeping federal court order blocking Trump’s tariffs, explainedThe sweeping federal court order blocking Trump’s tariffs, explained
Donald Trump

If this decision stands on appeal, it’s a big loss for Trump that will make it difficult for his trade war to continue.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court wants to make it easier to buildThe Supreme Court wants to make it easier to build
Supreme Court

The Court’s latest decision is a love letter to the abundance agenda.

By Ian Millhiser
The Future of Meat
Why the right wants to ban this innovation before you get to try itWhy the right wants to ban this innovation before you get to try it
The Future of Meat

When animal cruelty trumps capitalism.

By Eric Levitz