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A Louisiana Private School’s All-American Grift

A Louisiana Private School’s All-American Grift A Louisiana Private School’s All-American Grift

In Miracle Children: Race, Education, and a True Story of False Promises, two reporters uncovered a high school scandal that puts into relief the unfinished work of integration.

May 6, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Kristen Martin

Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on April 25, 2026.

Trump’s Ridiculous Ballroom Is No Place for Journalists Trump’s Ridiculous Ballroom Is No Place for Journalists

The president keeps suggesting that reporters have a party on his home turf. That’s a terrible idea.

May 4, 2026 / Ana Marie Cox

Are Magazines Failing to Cover the New World Order?

Are Magazines Failing to Cover the New World Order? Are Magazines Failing to Cover the New World Order?

A conversation with Gavin Jacobson, one of the founding editors of Equator, a new publication that is trying to make sense of the world after the West.

Apr 29, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Why Druski’s Erika Kirk Video Matters

Why Druski’s Erika Kirk Video Matters Why Druski’s Erika Kirk Video Matters

The comedian’s mega-viral send-up of conservative women is more important than you might think.

Apr 29, 2026 / Fatima B. Jalloh

White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller and his wife, Katie Miller, are taken out of the ballroom by security agents during a shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 25, 2026, in Washington, DC.

There’s No Need to Reschedule the Correspondents’ Dinner There’s No Need to Reschedule the Correspondents’ Dinner

Or to ever hold another one again.

Apr 28, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

How Eating on Camera Is Helping College Girls Pay Tuition

How Eating on Camera Is Helping College Girls Pay Tuition How Eating on Camera Is Helping College Girls Pay Tuition

Mukbang videos have become a lifeline for university-age women, whose content pays college fees, supports their families, and supplants traditional career paths.

Apr 27, 2026 / StudentNation / Grey Battle

Stigmata

Stigmata Stigmata

Big Hand from the Press.

Apr 24, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Kash Patel’s Lawsuit Against “The Atlantic” Is a Giant Self-Own

Kash Patel’s Lawsuit Against “The Atlantic” Is a Giant Self-Own Kash Patel’s Lawsuit Against “The Atlantic” Is a Giant Self-Own

In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent deconstructs Patel's preposterous defamation arguments. Plus: a fascinating gun-control lawsuit. And: All hail The Onion!

Apr 24, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Alex Karp seated before an image of his model of a visionary tech thinker during last year's Hill & Valley Forum at the US Capitol's Visitor Center.

Palantir’s Manifesto Promises a Dystopian Future Palantir’s Manifesto Promises a Dystopian Future

The tech company’s CEO Alex Karp delivers a self-serving broadside that’s steeped in oligarchic hubris and authoritarian nihilism

Apr 23, 2026 / Elizabeth Spiers

A gas mask is held aloft at the inaugural Earth Day protest in New York City, New York, on April 22, 1970.

Earth Day Was Born in Protest Earth Day Was Born in Protest

Now protest may have put Greenpeace USA on the brink of extinction.

Apr 23, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

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