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Politics Archive

Archives for October 2025

Politics
What Gaza has been like since the ceasefireWhat Gaza has been like since the ceasefire
Podcast
Politics

People are joyful — but Hamas is asserting its power.

By Avishay Artsy and Noel King
Politics
The Gaza peace deal’s greatest strength is also its greatest weaknessThe Gaza peace deal’s greatest strength is also its greatest weakness
Politics

Trump-style diplomacy made the deal work, and could undo it.

By Joshua Keating
Politics
Can America recover from Trump? Here’s what new data says.Can America recover from Trump? Here’s what new data says.
Politics

New political science research suggests democracy can survive leaders like Trump. But there’s a catch.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
The uncomfortable problem with America’s greatest civil rights lawThe uncomfortable problem with America’s greatest civil rights law
Politics

Maybe we don’t want to centralize power over elections in this particular federal government?

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The bleak lesson Israel — and the world — might learn from the Gaza war’s endThe bleak lesson Israel — and the world — might learn from the Gaza war’s end
Politics

It’s worth celebrating. But there’s reason to fear what it portends.

By Joshua Keating
Politics
Is America on the brink?Is America on the brink?
Podcast
Politics

An expert on political violence offers warnings — and some hope.

By Sean Illing
Future Perfect
The world is producing more food crops than ever beforeThe world is producing more food crops than ever before
Future Perfect

We’ve made tremendous progress against famine — but hunger hasn’t disappeared.

By Bryan Walsh
Today, Explained newsletter
Will the Gaza ceasefire really stick?Will the Gaza ceasefire really stick?
Today, Explained newsletter

And five other questions about the deal, answered.

By Cameron Peters and Zack Beauchamp
Politics
The insidious legal strategy Trump and Stephen Miller are using against their enemiesThe insidious legal strategy Trump and Stephen Miller are using against their enemies
Politics

They’re bringing weak cases that will likely fail — again, and again, and again.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
The real lesson of Zohran Mamdani’s education controversyThe real lesson of Zohran Mamdani’s education controversy
Politics

The NYC mayoral candidate’s new proposal spotlights a flaw in progressive thought.

By Eric Levitz
The Logoff
Trump’s indictment of Letitia James, briefly explainedTrump’s indictment of Letitia James, briefly explained
The Logoff

Trump is checking off his enemies list.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
What the National Guard is doing in ChicagoWhat the National Guard is doing in Chicago
Podcast
Politics

The mood in the city is tense.

By Noel King and Danielle Hewitt
Politics
How everything became left or right “coded”How everything became left or right “coded”
Politics

The answer isn’t just about parties dividing on policies.

By Claude S. Fischer
Politics
The Comey prosecution is revealing Trump’s weaknessThe Comey prosecution is revealing Trump’s weakness
Politics

Is the Comey case getting tossed?

By Dylan Scott and Andrew Prokop
The Logoff
A Trump social media post you should actually pay attention toA Trump social media post you should actually pay attention to
The Logoff

Trump threatens to jail a governor.

By Cameron Peters