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We’ve gotten too used to discussing suicide as a fleeting, temporary side effect of mental illness. We might better serve people in need if we could acknowledge the messier reality.

How Police Departments Try to Force Google to Hand Over Data on Anyone Near a Crime Scene

Aaron Mak

Did We Forget to Memorialize Spanish Flu Because Women Were the Heroes?

Rebecca Onion

In the Age of Billionaires Leading Space Exploration, We Should Mourn Mars One

Daniel Engber

Amazon’s Alexa Keeps Quoting Jeff Bezos to Me

Stephen Harrison

New York’s Anti-Amazon Movement Is Now a Blueprint for Critics of Big Tech

April Glaser

Russian Region Declares Emergency After Polar Bears Terrorize Town

Tamara Evdokimova

Why Pop Culture Consistently Fails to Tell Climate Change Stories

David Wallace-Wells

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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Which People?

Rachelle Hampton

How “people of color” evolved from a gesture of solidarity and respect to a cover for avoiding the complexities of race.

A Q&A With the Women Launching a Breakup Concierge Service

Shannon Palus

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

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

A Story About the Crisis in Public Education, as Seen Through America’s Teachers of the Year

Nate Bowling

Precious Little

John H. McWhorter

I Wear Less Makeup Now Thanks to This Illuminating Mirror

Strategist Editors

My Boyfriend Is, Uh, Huge. How Can I Make This Work … Physically?

Stoya

Business

Where the money goes

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Amazon and the End of the Growth Machine

Henry Grabar

Cities once worshipped job creation at any cost. The crumbling of New York’s HQ2 deal suggests they’re finding a new religion.

Cathy O’Neil Talks About Surviving Overtravel

Felix Salmon

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

Jordan Weissmann

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

Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Anna Szymanski

Moderate Democrats Are in Love With a Tepid and Outdated Idea to Fix Health Care

Jordan Weissmann

There’s Nothing Ridiculous About Trains Replacing Planes

Henry Grabar

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

Jordan Weissmann

Every Democrat Should Talk About Health Care Like Amy Klobuchar Does

Jordan Weissmann

News & Politics

What really matters

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Trump Isn’t Just Defying the Constitution. He’s Undermining SCOTUS.

Dahlia Lithwick

The president defended his national emergency by boasting that he’ll win at the Supreme Court because it’s full of his judges.

The GOP’s Five Cynical Excuses for Trump’s Power Grab

William Saletan

Report: Pope Francis Ignored Rampant Sexual Abuse at Schools for Deaf Children

Molly Olmstead

The Constitutional Critiques of Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth Tax Plan Are Absurd

Bruce Ackerman

What Bernie Can Offer That His Rivals Can’t

Josh Voorhees

Roger Stone’s Lawyers File Bizarre “Notice of Apology” About His Instagram Post

Dahlia Lithwick

Alabama Newspaper Editor Calls for Return of KKK to “Clean Out D.C.”

Molly Olmstead

Notable topics

Why Do We Fail at Climate Change’s Story?

What Bernie Can Offer That His Rivals Can’t

The GOP’s Five Cynical Excuses for Trump’s “Emergency” Power Grab

Report: Pope Francis Ignored Rampant Sexual Abuse at Schools for Deaf Children

Instagram

Roger Stone’s Lawyers File Bizarre “Notice of Apology” About His Post

2020

Every Democrat Should Talk About Health Care Like Amy Klobuchar Does

Trump’s Fundraising Emails Are Ugly On Purpose

Racism

Alabama Paper Editor Calls for Return of KKK to “Clean Out D.C.”

History

Why the Epidemic That Killed 675,000 Americans Was Barely a Blip

Voters approved an expansion. Lawmakers rolled it back.

My Boyfriend Is, Uh, Huge

Why Managers Should Stop Sugarcoating Feedback

Culture

How Much Would You Pay to See a Rat-Less Version of The Departed?

Pulitzer-Winning Playwright Lynn Nottage Is Known for Dramas—but She Can Be Funny

What the Tiny House Hunters Couple Did With Their Burned-Down Shack

I marched over, took the baby from her arms, and asked her if she was crazy.

Help! My Girlfriend Is Livid That I Rent Out My Family’s Cabin to Hunters.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Hoarder Boyfriend

Help! Should I Move In With My Hoarder Boyfriend?

Help! I’m Sick of My Boyfriend Always Being Sick!

A Q&A With the Women Launching a Breakup Concierge Service

The GOP’s Five Cynical Excuses for Trump’s Power Grab

Report: Pope Francis Ignored Rampant Sexual Abuse at Schools for Deaf Children

The Constitutional Critiques of Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth Tax Plan Are Absurd

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

What Bernie Can Offer That His Rivals Can’t

I Can’t Stop Analyzing Trump’s Friday Rose Garden Speech

My Boyfriend Is, Uh, Huge. How Can I Make This Work … Physically?

How These Tiny House Hunters Legends Transformed Their Burned-Down Shack

Did We Forget to Memorialize Spanish Flu Because Women Were the Heroes?

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The Many Faces of Derry Girls’ Saoirse-Monica Jackson

How Much Would You Pay to See a Rat-Less Version of The Departed?

In 1975, a Cartoon on Sesame Street Traumatized Viewers. And Then It Disappeared.

Lynn Nottage Can Be Funny, Too

Inside Sports Reference, the Online Empire That Gets More Than a Billion Page Views a Year

How These Tiny House Hunters Legends Transformed Their Burned-Down Shack

John Oliver’s Brexit Forecast: It’s Not Lookin’ Good!

Sometimes, You Won’t Feel Better Tomorrow

How Police Departments Try to Force Google to Hand Over Data on Anyone Near a Crime Scene

Did We Forget to Memorialize Spanish Flu Because Women Were the Heroes?

In the Age of Billionaires Leading Space Exploration, We Should Mourn Mars One

Amazon’s Alexa Keeps Quoting Jeff Bezos to Me

New York’s Anti-Amazon Movement Is Now a Blueprint for Critics of Big Tech

Russian Region Declares Emergency After Polar Bears Terrorize Town

Why Pop Culture Consistently Fails to Tell Climate Change Stories

Which People?

A Q&A With the Women Launching a Breakup Concierge Service

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

A Story About the Crisis in Public Education, as Seen Through America’s Teachers of the Year

Precious Little

I Wear Less Makeup Now Thanks to This Illuminating Mirror

My Boyfriend Is, Uh, Huge. How Can I Make This Work … Physically?

Amazon and the End of the Growth Machine

Cathy O’Neil Talks About Surviving Overtravel

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

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

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

Every Democrat Should Talk About Health Care Like Amy Klobuchar Does

Trump Isn’t Just Defying the Constitution. He’s Undermining SCOTUS.

The GOP’s Five Cynical Excuses for Trump’s Power Grab

Report: Pope Francis Ignored Rampant Sexual Abuse at Schools for Deaf Children

The Constitutional Critiques of Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth Tax Plan Are Absurd

What Bernie Can Offer That His Rivals Can’t

Roger Stone’s Lawyers File Bizarre “Notice of Apology” About His Instagram Post

Alabama Newspaper Editor Calls for Return of KKK to “Clean Out D.C.”

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