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Good Medicine
How to talk to your doctor about moneyHow to talk to your doctor about money
Good Medicine

Health care in America is too expensive. But you can make your physician your ally.

By Dylan Scott
Video
How Georgia manufactured the Peach State mythHow Georgia manufactured the Peach State myth
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Video

It was never really about the fruit.

By Frank Posillico
Podcasts
The rage-bait candidate who wants to govern FloridaThe rage-bait candidate who wants to govern Florida
Podcast
Podcasts

James Fishback espouses openly racist and antisemitic views. Young GOP voters are paying attention.

By Miles Bryan and Sean Rameswaram
Policy
I got hit with a surprise tariff. Now that they’re illegal, do I get a refund?I got hit with a surprise tariff. Now that they’re illegal, do I get a refund?
Policy

The saga for customers and companies is just beginning.

By Joseph Zeballos-Roig
Podcasts
How people are making millions on the Iran warHow people are making millions on the Iran war
Podcast
Podcasts

Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are testing the moral and ethical limits of betting.

By Hady Mawajdeh and Sean Rameswaram
Future Perfect
What a massive blind taste test of vegan milk, cheese, and ice cream found — explained in one chartWhat a massive blind taste test of vegan milk, cheese, and ice cream found — explained in one chart
Future Perfect

What people really think about plant-based dairy.

By Kenny Torrella
Podcasts
The accidental rise of BotoxThe accidental rise of Botox
Podcast
Podcasts

Botox is a toxin. It’s also an ubiquitous medical treatment.

By Sally Helm
Climate
Scientists finally have something hopeful to tell us about monarch butterfliesScientists finally have something hopeful to tell us about monarch butterflies
Climate

A first look at new research from the forests of central Mexico.

By Benji Jones
Politics
A top Trump aide resigned over Iran. Liberals should stay away from him.A top Trump aide resigned over Iran. Liberals should stay away from him.
Politics

Antiwar antisemitism is still antisemitism.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
The “populist” crusade to make the suburbs more segregated and expensiveThe “populist” crusade to make the suburbs more segregated and expensive
Politics

The crackdown on corporate landlords just got more counterproductive.

By Eric Levitz
Advice
The fine line between healthy confidence and delusionThe fine line between healthy confidence and delusion
Advice

You just have to strike a balance between optimism and realism.

By Allie Volpe
Explain It to Me
Is sugar addictive?Is sugar addictive?
Podcast
Explain It to Me

How to beat the sugar rush.

By Jonquilyn Hill
Advice
So you owe the IRS a lot of money? Here’s what to do.So you owe the IRS a lot of money? Here’s what to do.
Advice

This doesn’t mean you did anything wrong — and there are plenty of ways to dig yourself out.

By Julia Sullivan
Politics
How Trump’s war with Iran is helping PutinHow Trump’s war with Iran is helping Putin
Politics

The spiraling conflict is a lifeline for Russia’s leader.

By Joshua Keating
Policy
The fight over transgender rights in America has entered a new phaseThe fight over transgender rights in America has entered a new phase
Policy

The policy fight is moving well beyond sports and youth medicine. The political response hasn’t caught up.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
The Logoff
Trump’s Hormuz problem, briefly explainedTrump’s Hormuz problem, briefly explained
The Logoff

Trump is looking for help with the Strait of Hormuz. He’s not having much luck.

By Cameron Peters
Culture
The Oscar was never really Timothée Chalamet’s to begin withThe Oscar was never really Timothée Chalamet’s to begin with
Culture

Why the actor’s Oscars defeat to Michael B. Jordan makes total sense.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Culture
Sinners never needed the Oscars to be greatSinners never needed the Oscars to be great
Culture

The movie was treated like it was crashing the very party it nabbed a historic number of invites to.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Advice
The best financial advice I ever receivedThe best financial advice I ever received
Advice

If you’re afraid to deal with your taxes, hiring an accountant will change your life.

By Julia Ries Wexler
Culture
Me Too revealed a lot of villains. Why is Epstein the one we still care about?Me Too revealed a lot of villains. Why is Epstein the one we still care about?
Culture

How the Epstein story became an American parable.

By Constance Grady
Politics
The Supreme Court case attempting to sabotage voting by mail, explainedThe Supreme Court case attempting to sabotage voting by mail, explained
Politics

The Republican Party wants the Court to toss out thousands of ballots. Its arguments are laughably weak.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The Democrats are about to make a trillion-dollar mistakeThe Democrats are about to make a trillion-dollar mistake
Politics

The party must not surrender to the tax revolt.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
This war is putting Iranians in an impossible moral dilemmaThis war is putting Iranians in an impossible moral dilemma
Politics

People are terrified of the war — but some worry it will end too soon to free them.

By Roya Rastegar
Future Perfect
A guide to finding meaning at work in the age of AIA guide to finding meaning at work in the age of AI
Future Perfect

You don’t have to give up on a profession you love and become a plumber.

By Sigal Samuel
Podcasts
What would you do alone in a cage with nothing but cocaine?What would you do alone in a cage with nothing but cocaine?
Podcast
Podcasts

The ‘gray area’ of addiction.

By Sean Illing
Podcasts
The man behind the Paramount-Warner Bros. mergerThe man behind the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Podcast
Podcasts

Is David Ellison Hollywood’s nepo baby king?

By Avishay Artsy and Sean Rameswaram
Future Perfect
150 years ago, nine words changed the world150 years ago, nine words changed the world
Future Perfect

Why the telephone is the most important technology you’ve stopped thinking about.

By Bryan Walsh
Podcasts
Bernie Sanders explains his proposed billionaire taxBernie Sanders explains his proposed billionaire tax
Play
Podcasts

It would give $3,000 to every American in a household earning less than $150,000.

By Jesse Ash and Astead Herndon
Podcasts
How Trump’s pick to lead Homeland Security could be different from Kristi NoemHow Trump’s pick to lead Homeland Security could be different from Kristi Noem
Podcast
Podcasts

Trump’s new leader for DHS, briefly explained.

By Peter Balonon-Rosen and Sean Rameswaram
Video
How smart design can benefit senior livingHow smart design can benefit senior living
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Video

And why it matters for retirement communities.

By Lindsey Sitz
The Logoff
Trump’s Cuba ambitions, briefly explainedTrump’s Cuba ambitions, briefly explained
The Logoff

Is Cuba next?

By Cameron Peters
Future Perfect
How the war in Iran threatens food supply everywhereHow the war in Iran threatens food supply everywhere
Future Perfect

The ingredient that feeds the planet’s crops just got stuck in war.

By Ayurella Horn-Muller
Future Perfect
The US slashed research for cancer, Alzheimer’s, mental health — and nearly everything elseThe US slashed research for cancer, Alzheimer’s, mental health — and nearly everything else
Politics
The Iran war is not a video gameThe Iran war is not a video game
Politics

Based memes, real blood.

By Zack Beauchamp
Good Medicine
Nurse practitioners are rushing in to fill the gaps in US health careNurse practitioners are rushing in to fill the gaps in US health care
Good Medicine

You need a primary care appointment. Should you see an MD — or NP?

By Dylan Scott
Future Perfect
How to help everyday people suffering in Iran — and beyondHow to help everyday people suffering in Iran — and beyond
Future Perfect

Getting aid to civilians during wartime is difficult. Here’s the best approach.

By Sara Herschander
Video
The most interesting fruit in the world could go extinctThe most interesting fruit in the world could go extinct
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Video

And it’s almost happened before.

By Dolly Li
Culture
The 50-year struggle to get Best Casting into the OscarsThe 50-year struggle to get Best Casting into the Oscars
Culture

It’s one of the few female-dominated niches in Hollywood. They finally made it to the Academy Awards.

By Constance Grady
Culture
How Epstein’s biggest financial client shaped millennial teen cultureHow Epstein’s biggest financial client shaped millennial teen culture
Culture

Victoria’s Secret and Abercrombie & Fitch taught a generation of young people what was desirable.

By Constance Grady
The Logoff
A US atrocity in Iran, briefly explainedA US atrocity in Iran, briefly explained
The Logoff

It was a US strike that killed nearly 200 children on the first day of the Iran war, an investigation finds.

By Cameron Peters