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Politics Archive

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
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
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
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
Future Perfect
What will happen to the US when Harvard can’t be HarvardWhat will happen to the US when Harvard can’t be Harvard
Future Perfect

The real cost of forcing foreign students away from elite universities like Harvard.

By Bryan Walsh
Politics
The real reason DOGE failed isn’t what you thinkThe real reason DOGE failed isn’t what you think
Politics

Musk tried to act as the CEO for the federal workforce. His effort fell apart — due to some surprising resistance.

By Andrew Prokop
The Logoff
The cost of a pardonThe cost of a pardon
The Logoff

Donald Trump is on a white-collar pardon spree.

By Cameron Peters
On the Right
Why the left gets the far right wrongWhy the left gets the far right wrong
On the Right

The left’s attachment to thinking of politics in “material” terms is causing it to misread the moment.

By Zack Beauchamp
The Logoff
RFK Jr.’s strike against Covid vaccinesRFK Jr.’s strike against Covid vaccines
The Logoff

The HHS secretary is tampering with vaccine recommendations.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
There are two Gen ZsThere are two Gen Zs
Politics

The new political divide splitting young Americans in half.

By Christian Paz