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A server room at a data center.

What’s It Like Inside a Data Center? What’s It Like Inside a Data Center?

Northern Virginia is laden with structures that house data for Fortune 500 companies. I went inside just one of those monstrosities that bothers its neighbors.

Oct 24, 2026 / Paris Marx

California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks while campaigning for New Hampshire Democratic Senate candidate, US Representative Chris Pappas.

What Are Democrats Prepared to Do if Trump Rigs the Election? What Are Democrats Prepared to Do if Trump Rigs the Election?

In this week’s Elie v. U.S, our justice correspondent challenges Democrats' lack of a plan if Trump steals the midterms. Plus: the most racist, and honest, AI add ever.

Oct 23, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Ramaswamy’s Guide to a Better Vocabulary

Ramaswamy’s Guide to a Better Vocabulary Ramaswamy’s Guide to a Better Vocabulary

Quotes of the Week.

Oct 23, 2026 / Steve Brodner

A pedestrian passes a campaign billboard featuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and his main rival, opposition candidate, Gadi Eisenkot, with a message in Hebrew that reads “The race is tight,” Friday, October 23, 2026, in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Israel’s Extremist Election Israel’s Extremist Election

The run-up to the vote on Tuesday is exposing the façade of Israeli democracy—and the fealty of the country's so-called opposition when it comes to matters of Jewish supremacy.

Oct 23, 2026 / Ben Reiff

Donald Trump greets Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on stage at the Butler-Vandalia Student Activity Center during a campaign rally on October 03, 2026, in Vandalia, Ohio.

Why Trump Is Embracing Vivek Ramaswamy’s Vile Ad Why Trump Is Embracing Vivek Ramaswamy’s Vile Ad

The president is leaning into the politics of toxic parenting.

Oct 23, 2026 / Jeet Heer

The Shadow Knows

The Shadow Knows The Shadow Knows

High-tech weapons, low-tech intelligence.

Oct 23, 2026 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

Republican presidential nominee and former president Donald Trump shakes hands with Tucker Carlson at the conclusion of a conversation during Carlson's Live Tour at the Desert Diamond Arena on October 31, 2024.

What Trump and Tucker Carlson Have in Common What Trump and Tucker Carlson Have in Common

Carlson has broken with Trump largely over the war in Iran. But on Ukraine and immigration, the two speak very much the same language.

Oct 23, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky

IDF intelligence illustrating warfare tactics in Naza.

“NAZA” and Israel’s History of Automated Warfare “NAZA” and Israel’s History of Automated Warfare

As violent technologies like spyware, predictive targeting algorithms, and 2,000-pound warheads become ordinary instruments of military rule, once-abhorred practices become routin...

Oct 23, 2026 / Sophia Goodfriend

US Secretary of State Dean Acheson and US Delegate Eleanor Roosevelt attend the opening session of the UN General Assembly in New York City on October 16, 1952.

The Decades-Long Battle Within the Democratic Party Establishment Between the Heirs of Dean Acheson and Franklin Roosevelt The Decades-Long Battle Within the Democratic Party Establishment Between the Heirs of Dean Acheson and Franklin Roosevelt

The calamitous history of America’s wars of choice.

Oct 23, 2026 / James Carden

Tom Hayden and fellow members of the Chicago Eight (later Chicago Seven) walk in downtown Chicago during their conspiracy trial, on October 8, 1969.

Tom Hayden’s Legacy and the New American Left Tom Hayden’s Legacy and the New American Left

It’s been 10 years since he passed away.

Oct 23, 2026 / Michael Koncewicz

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