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Trolls Are Already Trying to Weaken 2020 Democratic Candidates

April Glaser

White Supremacist Coast Guardsman Allegedly Plotted to “Kill Almost Every Last Person on Earth”

Elliot Hannon

Jussie Smollett

Actor Is Charged With a Felony for Filing a False Police Report

Matthew Dessem

Infrastructure

How New York City Fends Off Fatbergs

Shannon Palus

Fox News

Watch Tucker Carlson Tell a Dutch Historian to “Go F—” Himself in Unaired Interview

Molly Olmstead

Supreme Court

SCOTUS Just Struck a Unanimous Blow Against Policing for Profit

Mark Joseph Stern

College Basketball

Did an Online Reviewer Predict Zion Williamson’s Shoe Explosion?

Nick Greene

The Conversation Starts Here

A toxicologist on the outer fringes of his field wrote a sweeping new rule pending at the EPA.

Meet the Man Who Says a Little Pollution Is Just Fine

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The New Documentary Now! Season Nails Its Re-Creations

Sam Adams

They’re so canny, you might forget they’re satire.

Why the Heck Is Scary Spice in the Search Results for James Comey?

A Slate investigation.

Family

She only recently found out when my stepbrother was asked to leave a family function by someone who knew about it.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Noncommittal Boyfriend

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! I Gave Away My Boyfriend’s Dog and Lied About It.

Help! I Had a Tough Pregnancy, but My Sisters-In-Law Keep Insisting I Have More Kids.

Help! I Caught My Day Care Provider Breastfeeding My Baby.

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Rachelle Hampton

In the Era of “the Hustle,’ Hobbies Have to Pay

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Shannon Palus

Now, Even the Freezer Aisle Is Tracking You

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The 8 Best Books on How to Raise Toddlers, According to Child-Development Experts

Grace Lavery and Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Noncommittal Boyfriend

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Help! My Mother Swore to Keep My Stepbrother’s Child Porn Arrest a Secret.

Carrie Bauer, Matthew Dicks, Cassy Sarnell, and Amy Scott

Ask a Teacher: Is It OK to Make a Teacher Request?

The Supreme Court Just Struck a Huge, Unanimous Blow Against Policing for Profit

Mark Joseph Stern

Dear Care and Feeding: My Teen Daughter Is Dating Her Friend Who Practically Lives With Us

Carvell Wallace

Tucker Carlson Told a Dutch Historian to “Go F–k” Himself in Unaired Fox Interview

Molly Olmstead

What Is the NYT Implying When It Suggests Donald Trump Lied About Michael Flynn’s Resignation?

Ben Mathis-Lilley

Culture

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China Is Now Censoring What Movies Come Out in Other Countries, Too

Joshua Keating

Did Schoolballer21 Predict Zion Williamson’s Shoe Explosion?

Nick Greene

Eminem Speaks Out About Netflix’s Decision to Cancel The Punisher

Matthew Dessem

All 52 Movies Nominated for Oscars, Ranked

Joe Reid

Jussie Smollett Charged With a Felony For Filing a False Police Report

Matthew Dessem

The New Season of Documentary Now! Is So Canny, You Might Forget It’s Satire

Sam Adams

Trevor Noah Says Jussie Smollett’s Story Is a Lesson in Confirmation Bias

Aja Hoggatt

Technology

How it’s changing us

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Why Do We Fail When We Try to Tell the Story of Climate Change?

David Wallace-Wells

Perhaps we don’t want to see climate horrors clearly.

It Sure Looks Like Trolls Are Weaponizing Call-Out Culture to Weaken Democrats

April Glaser

New York City Fends Off Fatbergs

Shannon Palus

Who Do You Call When You’re the Victim of a Cybercrime?

Josephine Wolff

Why the Heck Is a Spice Girl in the Search Results for James Comey?

April Glaser and Will Oremus

Critics Warn of Trusting Palantir to Work With the United Nations

Future Tense Newsletter: Not Going Gently Into That Good Night

Anthony Nguyen

Now, Even the Freezer Aisle Is Tracking You

Shannon Palus

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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How to Talk to Your Teens About Sex, Climate Change, and Existential Angst

Dahlia Lithwick

We live in complicated times. Lisa Damour is here to help.

In the Era of “the Hustle,’ Hobbies Have to Pay

Rachelle Hampton

The 8 Best Books on How to Raise Toddlers, According to Child-Development Experts

Strategist Editors

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Noncommittal Boyfriend

Grace Lavery and Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Help! My Mother Swore to Keep My Stepbrother’s Child Porn Arrest a Secret.

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Ask a Teacher: Is It OK to Make a Teacher Request?

Carrie Bauer, Matthew Dicks, Cassy Sarnell, and Amy Scott

How Letterboards Took Over Every Hip Kitchen and Living Room in America

Business

Where the money goes

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Making Child Care Affordable Is an Extremely Obvious Way to Boost the Economy. Elizabeth Warren Gets That.

Cathy O’Neil Talks About Surviving Overtravel

Felix Salmon

Here’s What It’s Like to Train Horses at Medieval Times

Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Anna Szymanski

Withholdings and Refunds in the First Tax Season Under the New Law

Moderate Democrats Are in Love With a Tepid and Outdated Idea to Fix Health Care

There’s Nothing Ridiculous About Trains Replacing Planes

Henry Grabar

America’s Lack of Child Care Is a Big Economic Problem