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Archives for June 2025

Culture
The horrifying revelations of the Idaho student murdersThe horrifying revelations of the Idaho student murders
Culture

What the Idaho student murder investigation tells us about how criminal justice should work.

By Aja Romano
Politics
The Republican spending bill is a disaster for reproductive rightsThe Republican spending bill is a disaster for reproductive rights
Politics

How Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” attacks abortion and reproductive care, in 2 charts.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
The most surprising victim of Trump’s terrible tax agendaThe most surprising victim of Trump’s terrible tax agenda
Politics

The president’s “big, beautiful bill” just got worse.

By Eric Levitz
Culture
Why is everyone crashing out?Why is everyone crashing out?
Culture

Gen Z is embracing emotional distress — with a new name.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Explain It to Me
Can we ever understand our dogs?Can we ever understand our dogs?
Podcast
Explain It to Me

The animal researcher who tried to experience the world through the nose of a dog.

By Miles Bryan
Even Better
Is this fitness metric just making us feel worse?Is this fitness metric just making us feel worse?
Even Better

How 20,000 steps became a new sign of wellness.

By Allie Volpe
Today, Explained podcast
What the rise of “buy now, pay later” services tells us about the economyWhat the rise of “buy now, pay later” services tells us about the economy
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

Burritos on a payment plan, explained.

By Miles Bryan and Noel King
Future Perfect
How the largest digital camera ever made is revolutionizing our view of spaceHow the largest digital camera ever made is revolutionizing our view of space
Future Perfect

This new telescope lets you hold 10 million galaxies in your hand.

By Bryan Walsh
Politics
The Democratic Party is ripe for a takeoverThe Democratic Party is ripe for a takeover
Politics

Is this the start of the Democrats’ Tea Party?

By Christian Paz
Supreme Court
The hilarious implications of the Supreme Court’s new porn decisionThe hilarious implications of the Supreme Court’s new porn decision
Supreme Court

The Court’s opinion has disturbing things to say about privacy, but the biggest losers are likely to be judges themselves.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
What the “12-day war” teaches us about Trump’s foreign policyWhat the “12-day war” teaches us about Trump’s foreign policy
Politics

Trump attacked Iran. What he did next was even more revealing.

By Andrew Prokop
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court just imposed a “Don’t Say Gay” regime on every public school in AmericaThe Supreme Court just imposed a “Don’t Say Gay” regime on every public school in America
Supreme Court

The Republican justices’ decision fundamentally altered how public schools must operate.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship decision isn’t as devastating as you thinkThe Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship decision isn’t as devastating as you think
Supreme Court

This decision isn’t really about birthright citizenship.

By Ian Millhiser
Future Perfect
A million kids won’t live to kindergarten because of this disastrous decisionA million kids won’t live to kindergarten because of this disastrous decision
Future Perfect

The world’s war on child death was going well. Then RFK Jr. came along.

By Kelsey Piper
Cancel the grizzly bear
Down to Earth

The Endangered Species Act has a major problem. This unlikely move could help save it.

By Christine Peterson