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Zohran Mamdani at UN Headquarters in New York, NY on March 31, 2026.

What Made This Seder Different From Any Other Seder? What Made This Seder Different From Any Other Seder?

Answer: The presence of New York’s first Muslim mayor.

Apr 2, 2026 / D.D. Guttenplan

IOC president Kirsty Coventry speaks during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.

The Olympics Is Repeating One of Its Worst Mistakes The Olympics Is Repeating One of Its Worst Mistakes

The IOC’s new anti-trans testing regime revives some of the most discredited and discriminatory policies in the history of the games.

Apr 2, 2026 / Michael Waters

A protester wears a piece of fabric with the pronouns 'they/them' pinned to them as Minneasotans hold a rally to raise awareness of the increasing number of attacks on transgender children, at the Capitol in St Paul area of Minnesota, March 6, 2022.

My Years-Long Fight to Say “They” My Years-Long Fight to Say “They”

Over and over again, I would use the pronoun in my writing. Over and over again, editors would try to remove it.

Apr 1, 2026 / Daniel Allen Cox

Alt Man

Alt Man Alt Man

The changing morals of OpenAI’s CEO.

Apr 1, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

The Anti-Intellectualism of the Silicon Valley Elite

The Anti-Intellectualism of the Silicon Valley Elite The Anti-Intellectualism of the Silicon Valley Elite

How the self-styled know-it-alls atop the knowledge economy want to dismantle the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake

Apr 1, 2026 / Elizabeth Spiers

The façade of the Supreme Court Building.

The Supreme Court Just Condemned Countless Kids to Psychiatric Abuse The Supreme Court Just Condemned Countless Kids to Psychiatric Abuse

The court’s 8–1 ruling overturning Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy is a disaster for LGBTQ+ kids—and also for the healthcare profession.

Apr 1, 2026 / Elie Mystal

A billboard in St. Paul, Minnesota, 2025.

The Hidden Crisis of Addiction Treatment The Hidden Crisis of Addiction Treatment

In Rehab, Shoshana Walter investigates the corruption and abuse rife in the business of drug rehabilitation.

Apr 1, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Zoe Adams

The Whodunit Investigating the Death of “Roe”: Q&A With Amy Littlefield

The Whodunit Investigating the Death of “Roe”: Q&A With Amy Littlefield The Whodunit Investigating the Death of “Roe”: Q&A With Amy Littlefield

Our abortion access reporter’s new book reports on the grassroots social movement that amassed enough power to overturn legal abortion, despite being a minority point of view.

Mar 31, 2026 / Sophie Mann-Shafir

Kjell Inge Røkke mushes his dog team across the Bering Sea.

The Norwegian Billionaire Who Broke the Iditarod The Norwegian Billionaire Who Broke the Iditarod

Alaska’s last great race has struggled to keep up its finances and increase participation. Now, a $300,000 gift from an “expedition musher” promises to transform the event.

Mar 31, 2026 / StudentNation / Colin Warren

International Olympic Committee IOC President Kirsty Coventry is pictured during the closing ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Verona Olympic Arena in Verona, Italy, Feb. 22, 2026.

Emergency Pod: IOC Ruling on Banning Trans Athletes Emergency Pod: IOC Ruling on Banning Trans Athletes

Trailblazing former pro hockey player Harrison Browne joins Edge of Sports to talk about the recent IOC ruling.

Mar 30, 2026 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

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