The Pentagon Is Going “AI First” The Pentagon Is Going “AI First”
The US military is placing the technology at the center of its mission, and the human costs promise to be staggering.
Apr 7, 2026 / Feature / Janet Abou-Elias and William D. Hartung
What Happened to Tucker Carlson? What Happened to Tucker Carlson?
The transformation of a once promising, if conservative, magazine journalist into a conspiracy-minded talking head.
Apr 7, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann
Adventures With AI Adventures With AI
I used several AI chatbots to trace an unattributed quote—and learned just how fallible our robot replacements are.
Apr 7, 2026 / Jon Wiener
Young Democrats Are Done Waiting for Their Turn in Office Young Democrats Are Done Waiting for Their Turn in Office
Like a lot of Americans, Amanda Litman thinks the aging Democratic Party is out of touch. That’s why she started an organization dedicated to electing young progressives.
Apr 7, 2026 / StudentNation / Heather Chen
The AI Sector’s Crass Bid for Media Domination The AI Sector’s Crass Bid for Media Domination
When you’re a galactically rich tech mogul upset with adverse press coverage, you just buy yourself more flattering media outlets.
Apr 6, 2026 / David Futrelle
Trump vs. Peace Trump vs. Peace
From peace candidate to war president.
Apr 6, 2026 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo
What Is Artificial Intelligence Anyway? What Is Artificial Intelligence Anyway?
Separating out the myths and facts of AI.
Apr 6, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Ben Tarnoff
The Cost of Making Cesar Chavez the Face of a Movement The Cost of Making Cesar Chavez the Face of a Movement
The harrowing revelations about Chavez expose how much Latino history in the United States has been made to rest on one man.
Apr 6, 2026 / Julissa Natzely Arce Raya
Jay McInerney’s Yuppie New York Jay McInerney’s Yuppie New York
The novelist has spent a career mocking and romanticizing the lifestyle of New York's bourgeoisie. Now, in his latest, he examines them as they come to the end of their lives.
Apr 6, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Erin Somers
Fact-Checkers Anonymous Fact-Checkers Anonymous
Getting a job at The New Yorker felt like an arbitrary stroke of luck. Getting fired was quite the opposite.
Apr 4, 2026 / Jasper Lo