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Archives for September 2025

Podcasts
Why the clean energy revolution can outrun the Trump administrationWhy the clean energy revolution can outrun the Trump administration
Podcast
Podcasts

Environmental activist and writer Bill McKibben on why “you can’t stop the sun.”

By Sean Illing
Future Perfect
The accessibility revolution hiding in your AirPodsThe accessibility revolution hiding in your AirPods
Future Perfect

The most life-changing feature on your phone is hiding in “Accessibility.”

By Bryan Walsh
Politics
The comforting fiction that Charlie Kirk’s killer was far-rightThe comforting fiction that Charlie Kirk’s killer was far-right
Politics

Why some progressives lied to themselves about Tyler Robinson.

By Eric Levitz
Podcasts
Kash Patel’s weird weekKash Patel’s weird week
Podcast
Podcasts

Why Trump is happy with his FBI director despite his stumbles.

By Kelli Wessinger and Sean Rameswaram
Politics
The free speech paradoxThe free speech paradox
Politics

What Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension tells us about the tensions within a democracy.

By Sean Illing
Politics
This is how Trump ends democracyThis is how Trump ends democracy
Politics

The past week has revealed Trump’s road map to one-party rule. Will Americans let him follow it?

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
The right’s big lie about Jimmy Kimmel’s suspensionThe right’s big lie about Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension
Politics

The conservative defense of Trump’s FCC rests on a myth.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
The growing consensus that Israel is committing genocideThe growing consensus that Israel is committing genocide
Politics

A UN commission joined a chorus of experts in calling Israel’s actions a genocide. Will the world listen?

By Abdallah Fayyad
Future Perfect
We’ve been wrong about new technology before. Are we wrong about AI?We’ve been wrong about new technology before. Are we wrong about AI?
Future Perfect

Why current AI usage data might mislead us about the future.

By Dylan Matthews
The Logoff
Trump’s brazen attack on free speechTrump’s brazen attack on free speech
The Logoff

How the Trump administration took Jimmy Kimmel off the air.

By Cameron Peters
Culture
A political violence scholar explains what the furor over Charlie Kirk’s killing is missingA political violence scholar explains what the furor over Charlie Kirk’s killing is missing
Culture

What studying hundreds of political assassinations has revealed.

By Constance Grady
Culture
How Jimmy Kimmel became Trump’s nemesisHow Jimmy Kimmel became Trump’s nemesis
Culture

The former Man Show host has gone from the least political voice in late night to a victim of the war on woke.

By Constance Grady
Future Perfect
The cheapest way to stop animal crueltyThe cheapest way to stop animal cruelty
Future Perfect

How to prevent one hour of animal suffering for just one penny.

By Kenny Torrella
Life
How to rediscover your creativity in 3 simple stepsHow to rediscover your creativity in 3 simple steps
Life

The key is to think like a kid.

By Allie Volpe
Technology
Your doctor might be using ChatGPT for a second opinion. Should you?Your doctor might be using ChatGPT for a second opinion. Should you?
Technology

The do’s and don’ts of asking an AI for health advice.

By Adam Clark Estes