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A view of Meta (Facebook) headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on May 15, 2026.

How I Fell Through the Cracks at Facebook How I Fell Through the Cracks at Facebook

A chronic illness forced me out of my software engineering job. What would have helped me most was a workplace union.

Oct 10, 2026 / Natalie Mead

This November, Vote Like Alito Is on the Ballot

This November, Vote Like Alito Is on the Ballot This November, Vote Like Alito Is on the Ballot

In this week’s Elie v. U.S., our justice correspondent gives Democrats another reason to vote in November. Plus: How Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s Medicaid unmasked the racists.

Oct 9, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Melania to the Rescue!

Melania to the Rescue! Melania to the Rescue!

Countdown.

Oct 9, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Mike Huckabee delivers a press statement during his visit to the town of Turmus Ayya, northeast of Ramallah in the West Bank, Palestine, on September 5, 2026

Does America First Really Mean Israel First? Does America First Really Mean Israel First?

Mike Huckabee’s aide shows how an extremist agenda dominates Trump’s Middle East policy.

Oct 9, 2026 / Jeet Heer

How Do You Sleep?

How Do You Sleep? How Do You Sleep?

Fossils.

Oct 9, 2026 / OppArt / Jen Sorensen

“I Had to Get My Mind Right”: The Challenges to Loving Relationships After Being Laid Off by DOGE

“I Had to Get My Mind Right”: The Challenges to Loving Relationships After Being Laid Off by DOGE “I Had to Get My Mind Right”: The Challenges to Loving Relationships After Being Laid Off by DOGE

After the federal firings, Black women felt betrayed and disillusioned. One longtime federal worker learned from experience the importance of community.

Oct 9, 2026 / Lottie Joiner

The fraternity house at the center of a rape allegation stands on the campus of Cornell University on September 30, 2026, in Ithaca, New York.

The Violent, Militaristic Ideology that Undergirds Fraternities  The Violent, Militaristic Ideology that Undergirds Fraternities 

The first major hazing scandal in American history occurred at West Point in 1900. There are eerie parallels to what happened at Cornell’s Chi Phi.

Oct 9, 2026 / Jasper Craven

Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.

Trump’s Die-Hards Are Taking Their Cultishness to New Lows Trump’s Die-Hards Are Taking Their Cultishness to New Lows

I’m finally starting to understand why Jim Jones’s lieutenants didn’t try to stop him.

Oct 9, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky

Cornell students gathered for a week of community action after a lawsuit filed by a former student alleging that she was gang-raped by seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity sparked outrage.

Inside Cornell’s Week of Protest Inside Cornell’s Week of Protest

“We won’t be silenced anymore. Our university needs to start protecting us, like they should’ve with Jane Doe and all other survivors on campus.”

Oct 9, 2026 / StudentNation / Jeannine Chiang

Students walk around Northeastern’s campus.

Northeastern’s Lack of Transparency Undermines Student Journalists Northeastern’s Lack of Transparency Undermines Student Journalists

The lack of access to university administration makes it hard for student reporters to report fully on campus affairs.

Oct 9, 2026 / StudentNation / Heidi Ho

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