Dirty Business Dirty Business
Trump turns to Russian oil to lower fuel prices in the United States ahead of the midterm elections, throwing Ukraine under the bus.
Oct 22, 2026 / OppArt / Niels Bo Bojesen
The Fight for Educational Equality Is Also a Fight for a Just Supreme Court The Fight for Educational Equality Is Also a Fight for a Just Supreme Court
The court has severely weakened our ability to make an education system that fulfills the promise of Brown.
Oct 22, 2026 / Janai Nelson
How to Stop Trump’s Coup How to Stop Trump’s Coup
South Korea’s lessons for the US midterms.
Oct 22, 2026 / Paul Loeb and Jungmin Choi
The Fall of “Scientific American” The Fall of “Scientific American”
When the Trump administration objected to the magazine's political coverage, its corporate owners stepped in. Now its future is uncertain.
Oct 22, 2026 / Emmet Fraizer
Could Mississippi Really Send a Democrat to the Senate? Could Mississippi Really Send a Democrat to the Senate?
The answer, amazingly, is yes.
Oct 22, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky
The Accidental Activists of Data Center Alley The Accidental Activists of Data Center Alley
These would-be rebels in Northern Virginia joined the fight against data centers mostly to stop the encroachment on their homes and exclusive private communities.
Oct 21, 2026 / Alissa Quart
Can James Carville Please Just Be Quietly Wrong Somewhere Else? Can James Carville Please Just Be Quietly Wrong Somewhere Else?
The omnipresent consultant-cum-tantrum-thrower has long outlived whatever relevance he once had, but cable producers, podcast hosts, and Democratic campaigns haven’t got the memo....
Oct 21, 2026 / Elizabeth Spiers
Who Was Emily Brontë? Who Was Emily Brontë?
A new biography tries to reconstruct her everyday life.
Oct 21, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Chihaya
Hungary’s Rebirth Hungary’s Rebirth
The fall of Trump’s favorite dictator—and what comes next.
Oct 21, 2026 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky