What GOP got for pushing US to the brink
Republicans didn’t get most of what they sought in a bill they passed in April – though they did get some of it
Plastic causing "ecological disruption"
A new report analyzed previous studies and reached sobering conclusions about the plastic pollution crisis
Trump lawyer "misled" on docs: report
“Hard to imagine a lawyer being ‘waved off’" a search of Mar-a-Lago "by anyone but the client,” ex-prosecutor says
Biden laughs at Trump pardon question
Peter Doocy questioned the president after Ron DeSantis floated a pardon for his predecessor
Knives out on Trump's legal team
“I’ve heard there’s a mess coming," a member of Trump's legal team told The Daily Beast
The millennial anxieties of "Succession"
Overwhelmed and feeling out of control, the Roy siblings struggled to find their path beset by their boomer father
Why rural abortion battlegrounds matter
Extreme variations in abortion policy from state to state are the new normal. Local challenges matter immensely
AI reflects hyberbolic history of tech
Americans have been speaking reverently about emerging technologies for centuries. Is AI hype too?
MAGA or "Make America Florida"? Nope
The Trump-DeSantis race is a boon for the mainstream media. For the rest of us, it's an unmitigated disaster
Debate around DEI has it all wrong
Why confusing the issues around inclusivity hurts everyone
Pentagon leaker: Snowden or Trump?
Comparing Jack Teixeira to Edward Snowden is grossly misleading at best: Consider their actions and motives
History: An inconvenient truth
That is precisely what the enablers and influencers of Hitler believed
Sanders to hold $17 minimum wage rallies
How likely is legislation to increase the nationwide minimum wage to reach President Joe Biden's desk?
GOP's "shameless power grab" in Texas
"These bills are not about election reform . . . They are entirely about suppressing voters' voices"
False feminism and little mermaids
"She gives up her voice for a man" isn't a valid critique of Disney's Ariel in the year 2023 – and it never was
Living large at the South Pole
Those who live at the South Pole approach the ice with a sense of awe that borders on religious conviction
Turkey: Erdoğan wins presidential runoff
"I couldn't breathe before, and now they will try to strangle my throat"
Can "stanning” be a form of recovery?
My fingers could type what my lips had trained themselves to never say. Technology provided my voice
Try a restaurant-level dessert at home
You'll especially love the white chocolate whipped cream!
Paxton impeachment exposes GOP fissures
Nowhere is the GOP chasm more apparent than the fight over Paxton’s future
The loneliness pandemic: Getting worse
We may live in the loneliest society in human history. It's a social problem — and a massive public health crisis
The dangers of impending flash droughts
"Flash droughts . . . [are] also becoming increasingly common as the planet warms"
States throw thousands off Medicaid
Many have lost coverage because they failed to navigate bureaucratic mazes — not because they were ineligible
The importance of foam on beer
While some tip their glasses or try to limit the amount of foam, that's actually diminishing the beer's quality