Is Trump’s Latest Press Attack Just Another Distraction?
Jon Allsop reports on the perilous next steps after CNN, Politico, and MSNOW were barred from the White House, and,…
The Lede
admin Even Ed Sheeran’s Apology Took Both Sides
Naaman Zhou on attending an Ed Sheeran concert, in Philadelphia, shortly after Sheeran’s tour dropped Macklemore from its lineup for…
The Lost Descendants of Thomas Jefferson
Julian Lucas on the recent confirmation, using advances in DNA sequencing, that the third President of the United States had…
A Populist Revival in Iowa
In close contests for governor and a Senate seat, candidates from both parties claim that they’re fighting a corrupt system.…
Why the Houthis Are Saudi Arabia’s Problem
Kareem Fahim on Yemen’s Houthi rebels, after they seized a major choke point for Saudi Arabian oil on the Red…
The New Lucy Letby Report Misses the Point
Rachel Aviv writes that the Thirlwall Inquiry looked at why the nurse wasn’t prevented from murdering babies, but it didn’t…
Is Beef the Next Internal-Combustion Engine?
Bill McKibben on beef consumption in the U.S., R.F.K., Jr.,’s recent recommendations, and the environmental harms of the cattle industry.
Mail-In Voting Survives
Ruth Marcus writes about the Supreme Court’s latest ruling, which demonstrates that it is willing to limit Donald Trump’s restriction…
The Sisters Buying Homes Together
Kelly Marie Coyne writes about a trend, amid rising housing prices, of sisters buying homes together.
The U.S. Was Never Going to Win the “War on Terror”
Robin Wright reports on the failures of the “war on terror” since the attacks of September 11, 2001.