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What Happened to Tucker Carlson?

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

A ChatGPT assistant display on a laptop.

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 Trump vs. Peace

From peace candidate to war president.

Apr 6, 2026 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

The Cost of Making Cesar Chavez the Face of a Movement

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 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

A Facebook Data Center in Swedish Lapland.

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

Fact-Checkers Anonymous

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

President Donald Trump embraces Tiger Woods after presenting him with a Presidential Medal of Freedom award at the White House on May 6, 2019.

Tiger Woods Plus Donald Trump: A Tragedy Made in the USA Tiger Woods Plus Donald Trump: A Tragedy Made in the USA

Woods and Trump’s famous friendship is built on a shared knack for accumulation, vacuousness, and power worship. It’s as American as apple pie.

Apr 3, 2026 / Dave Zirin

Karma Meets Dogma

Karma Meets Dogma Karma Meets Dogma

Willie and Joe.

Apr 3, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts while visiting the area destroyed by an Iranian ballistic missile in Dimona, Israel, on March 22, 2026.

The Folly of Netanyahu’s War Against Iran The Folly of Netanyahu’s War Against Iran

A minority view from Tel Aviv.

Apr 3, 2026 / Hillel Schenker

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