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Three Trials in America Are Demonstrating the Limits of Our Justice System

Nicole Lewis and Dahlia Lithwick

Capitol Hill

Democrats Released a Cutting-Edge Plan to Tax Billionaires. Joe Manchin Is Murdering It.

Jordan Weissmann

World Series

What Could Finally Kill the Tomahawk Chop

David Pincus

Screen Time

The Dune Movie Falls Victim to the Very Trope the Book Critiques

Ali Karjoo-Ravary

Netflix’s New No. 1 Show Found Something Worse Than Serial Killers

Julia Craven

Halloween

All Hail the Only Candy That’s Learned From Its Mistakes

Daniel Schroeder

Pay Dirt

My Aunt Has Been Spending My Grandmother’s Savings on Psychics

Athena Valentine

Eternals Is a Disaster of Intergalactic Proportions

Dana Stevens

Not Everything We Watch Has to Be “Meaningful.” This Series Proves It.

Erin Wisti

Nature

The Problem With All the New Hit Books About Trees

Laura Miller

The Pandemic Was the Perfect Time to Bird. Except for Me.

Ethan Freedman

How Dogs Can Help Find—and Protect—Endangered Animals

Courtney L. Sexton

Nothing in the world will make what I did okay or fix the hurt I caused.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Not What Mom Wanted

Help! Accommodating My Unvaccinated Friend Has Become an Exhausting Chore.

Help! I’ve Already Lost 30 Pounds, but My Husband Won’t Stop Telling Me to Lose More.

Help! I Don’t Know What to Think After Hearing My Co-Worker’s Judgmental Comments.

Care and Feeding

My Husband Is Refusing to Take His Paid Paternity Leave, and I’m Furious

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Henry Grabar

Where the Heck Are We Going to Charge All of the Electric Cars?

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Madeline Ashby

Imagine a Sport That Allows Athletes of All Abilities to Compete on an Equal Playing Field

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Madeline Ashby

Can There Be Ethical Investment in Asteroid Mining?

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Tochi Onyebuchi

Read a Near-Future Story About a Very Different Way of Seeing Trees

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Tochi Onyebuchi

How We Might Celebrate the Lost Contributions of Women in Science in 2071

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Jenée Desmond-Harris and Willa Paskin

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Not What Mom Wanted

Eternals Is a Disaster of Intergalactic Proportions

Dana Stevens

All Hail the Only Halloween Candy That’s Learned From Its Mistakes

Daniel Schroeder

New Jersey Is the Best-Run State in America

Really!

Ben Mathis-Lilley

The Rise and Fall of the Comedian Who Revolutionized Stand-Up

Without Mort Sahl, it’s hard to imagine the likes of George Carlin, Richard Pryor, or Dave Chappelle.

Fred Kaplan

Culture

What it all means

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Maybe Shiv Roy Just Sucks

Lili Loofbourow

Three seasons in, what do we really know about her?

Not Everything We Watch Has to Be “Meaningful.” This Series Proves It.

Erin Wisti

What Could Finally Kill the Tomahawk Chop

David Pincus

Eternals Is a Disaster of Intergalactic Proportions

Dana Stevens

Netflix’s New No. 1 Show Found Something Worse Than Serial Killers

Julia Craven

The Rise and Fall of the Comedian Who Revolutionized Stand-Up

Fred Kaplan

The Game Fans Love Too Much to Spoil

Diego Nicolás Argüello

Tech & Business

Where we’re headed

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Zillow Just Pressed Pause on Flipping Houses

Henry Grabar

Imagine a Sport That Allows Athletes of All Abilities to Compete on an Equal Playing Field

Madeline Ashby

Can There Be Ethical Investment in Asteroid Mining?

Madeline Ashby

Read a Near-Future Story About a Very Different Way of Seeing Trees

Tochi Onyebuchi

How We Might Celebrate the Lost Contributions of Women in Science in 2071

Tochi Onyebuchi

Democrats Released a Cutting-Edge Plan to Tax Billionaires. Joe Manchin Is Now Busy Murdering It.

Jordan Weissmann

How Leakers Get Dealt With in Silicon Valley

Aaron Mak

Where the Heck Are We Going to Charge All of the Electric Cars?

Henry Grabar

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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The Strange New Trend That’s Enraging Hiring Managers

Alison Green

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Not What Mom Wanted

Jenée Desmond-Harris and Willa Paskin

Help! I Framed My Stepsister for a Crime as a Child. The Grownup Aftermath Has Been Disastrous.

Jenée Desmond-Harris

Dear Care and Feeding: My Daughter’s Teacher is Seriously Behind the Times

Matthew Dicks, Katie Holbrook, and Cassy Sarnell

Can Horror Movies Escape Their Anti-Feminist Origins?

The Waves

Why Is a Catholic Bishop Tweeting About a QAnon Convention?

Molly Olmstead

I’m Terrified of What People Think When They See My Husband and Me Together

Rich Juzwiak

News & Politics

What really matters

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Laughing at Capitol Insurrectionists’ Misfortune in Jail Misses the Point

David Campbell

Three Trials in America Are Demonstrating the Limits of Our Justice System

Nicole Lewis and Dahlia Lithwick

Why I Quit Advising Kyrsten Sinema

What Next

New Jersey Is the Best-Run State in America. Really!

Ben Mathis-Lilley

The Supreme Court Is to Blame for Racist Policing

Dahlia Lithwick

Is Bill Gates to Blame for Lagging Vaccinations?

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Watching Democrats Negotiate This Bill Has Become a Soul-Crushing Experience

Jim Newell and Jordan Weissmann

How Passenger Vehicles Became a Preferred Weapon for Domestic Extremists

Nitish Pahwa

Three Trials in America Are Demonstrating the Limits of Our Justice System

Why Is a Catholic Bishop Tweeting About a QAnon Convention?

Where the Heck Are We Going to Charge All of the Electric Cars?

How Cars Became a Preferred Weapon for Domestic Extremists

The Rise and Fall of the Comedian Who Revolutionized Stand-Up

Capitol Hill

Democrats Released a Cutting-Edge Plan to Tax Billionaires. Joe Manchin Is Murdering It.

World Series

What Could Finally Kill the Tomahawk Chop

Screen Time

The Dune Movie Falls Victim to the Very Trope the Book Critiques

Netflix’s New No. 1 Show Found Something Worse Than Serial Killers

Halloween

All Hail the Only Candy That’s Learned From Its Mistakes

Pay Dirt

My Aunt Has Been Spending My Grandmother’s Savings on Psychics

Eternals Is a Disaster of Intergalactic Proportions

Not Everything We Watch Has to Be “Meaningful.” This Series Proves It.

Nature

The Problem With All the New Hit Books About Trees

The Pandemic Was the Perfect Time to Bird. Except for Me.

How Dogs Can Help Find—and Protect—Endangered Animals

Nothing in the world will make what I did okay or fix the hurt I caused.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Not What Mom Wanted

Help! Accommodating My Unvaccinated Friend Has Become an Exhausting Chore.

Help! I’ve Already Lost 30 Pounds, but My Husband Won’t Stop Telling Me to Lose More.

Help! I Don’t Know What to Think After Hearing My Co-Worker’s Judgmental Comments.

My Husband Is Refusing to Take His Paid Paternity Leave, and I’m Furious

Where the Heck Are We Going to Charge All of the Electric Cars?

Imagine a Sport That Allows Athletes of All Abilities to Compete on an Equal Playing Field

Can There Be Ethical Investment in Asteroid Mining?

Read a Near-Future Story About a Very Different Way of Seeing Trees

How We Might Celebrate the Lost Contributions of Women in Science in 2071

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Not What Mom Wanted

Eternals Is a Disaster of Intergalactic Proportions

All Hail the Only Halloween Candy That’s Learned From Its Mistakes

New Jersey Is the Best-Run State in America

The Rise and Fall of the Comedian Who Revolutionized Stand-Up

Maybe Shiv Roy Just Sucks

Not Everything We Watch Has to Be “Meaningful.” This Series Proves It.

What Could Finally Kill the Tomahawk Chop

Eternals Is a Disaster of Intergalactic Proportions

Netflix’s New No. 1 Show Found Something Worse Than Serial Killers

The Rise and Fall of the Comedian Who Revolutionized Stand-Up

The Game Fans Love Too Much to Spoil

Zillow Just Pressed Pause on Flipping Houses

Imagine a Sport That Allows Athletes of All Abilities to Compete on an Equal Playing Field

Can There Be Ethical Investment in Asteroid Mining?

Read a Near-Future Story About a Very Different Way of Seeing Trees

How We Might Celebrate the Lost Contributions of Women in Science in 2071

Democrats Released a Cutting-Edge Plan to Tax Billionaires. Joe Manchin Is Now Busy Murdering It.

How Leakers Get Dealt With in Silicon Valley

Where the Heck Are We Going to Charge All of the Electric Cars?

The Strange New Trend That’s Enraging Hiring Managers

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Not What Mom Wanted

Help! I Framed My Stepsister for a Crime as a Child. The Grownup Aftermath Has Been Disastrous.

Dear Care and Feeding: My Daughter’s Teacher is Seriously Behind the Times

Can Horror Movies Escape Their Anti-Feminist Origins?

Why Is a Catholic Bishop Tweeting About a QAnon Convention?

I’m Terrified of What People Think When They See My Husband and Me Together

Laughing at Capitol Insurrectionists’ Misfortune in Jail Misses the Point

Three Trials in America Are Demonstrating the Limits of Our Justice System

Why I Quit Advising Kyrsten Sinema

New Jersey Is the Best-Run State in America. Really!

The Supreme Court Is to Blame for Racist Policing

Is Bill Gates to Blame for Lagging Vaccinations?

Watching Democrats Negotiate This Bill Has Become a Soul-Crushing Experience

How Passenger Vehicles Became a Preferred Weapon for Domestic Extremists