Bill McKibben on 07/09/2026 B Bill McKibben
An Inconvenient Moment for an Extreme Global Heat Wave
Will it light a fire under politicians?
Stephen Witt on 06/29/2026 S Stephen Witt
Are Humanoid Robots Ready to Be Deployed?
Neo and a dozen other robots with human forms are scheduled to hit the market. Experts are nervous.
William Finnegan on 06/29/2026 W William Finnegan
Did a Climber Leave His Girlfriend to Die at the Top of a Mountain?
An Austrian court pieces together the mysterious circumstances of a couple’s disastrous hike.
Melanie Thernstrom on 06/29/2026 M Melanie Thernstrom
The Billionaires’ Vagina Club
With her motto, “Sexual health is health,” Dr. Sally Greenwald aims to optimize orgasms for the women of Silicon Valley.
Burkhard Bilger on 06/29/2026 B Burkhard Bilger
The Tick That Hunts Down Its Hosts—Including Us
Lone-star ticks don’t just pursue and bite people. The affliction they’re spreading, an allergy to red meat known as alpha-gal syndrome, attacks a way of life.
Jon Allsop on 07/07/2026 J Jon Allsop
Graham Platner’s Point of No Return
Following an allegation of sexual assault, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine is considering his future. What would his exit mean for the race, and for the broader direction of American politics?
Louisa Thomas on 07/07/2026 L Louisa Thomas
The U.S. Crashes Out of the World Cup
Despite a strong start to the tournament, and an egregious intervention by President Trump into FIFA’s suspension of its star striker, the U.S. men’s soccer team couldn’t keep up with Belgium.
Antonia Hitchens on 07/03/2026 A Antonia Hitchens
Donald Trump Celebrates America’s Two-Hundred-and-Fiftieth Birthday
At the Great American State Fair, in Washington, D.C., and at the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Library, in North Dakota, the President casts himself as the rightful heir to American greatness.
David D. Kirkpatrick on 07/02/2026 D David D. Kirkpatrick
The Unprecedented Profiteering Revealed by Donald Trump’s Financial Disclosure
The President cashed in on his office to the tune of billions of dollars last year, largely through the sale of crypto tokens. His investors weren’t so fortunate.
Isaac Chotiner on 07/06/2026 I Isaac Chotiner
How Political Is This Supreme Court?
The legal commentator Elie Honig thinks that the Trump-appointed Justices are getting unfair criticism.
Isaac Chotiner on 06/22/2026 I Isaac Chotiner
Do Netanyahu’s Domestic Opponents Offer a Real Alternative?
Moshe Tur-Paz is one of many centrist Israeli politicians criticizing Donald Trump’s deal to temporarily stop the war with Iran.
Isaac Chotiner on 06/18/2026 I Isaac Chotiner
Is Putin Finally Feeling Pressure?
The Russian President is facing growing domestic discontent after a series of successful attacks by the Ukrainian Army, including a major attack on Moscow.
David Remnick on 06/18/2026 D David Remnick
Hillary Rodham Clinton Slams Joe Biden’s “Terrible Mistake”—and More
The retired politician speaks frankly about the Democratic Party, the threat of Trumpian authoritarianism, and the “failure” in Iran.
Jay Caspian Kang on 07/07/2026 J Jay Caspian Kang
A New American Soccer Culture Is Emerging
A decade ago, the fandom around Major League Soccer and the U.S. men’s national team was very white and very imitative. That’s starting to change.
Louisa Thomas on 07/02/2026 L Louisa Thomas
The U.S. Men’s Soccer Team Is Rewriting Its History
The Yanks won their first knockout-round match in more than twenty years. But, after a controversial red card, they will be down their breakout star in the round of sixteen.
Louisa Thomas on 07/01/2026 L Louisa Thomas
Serena Williams Returns to Wimbledon
For a moment, it looked like the forty-four-year-old would pull off another stunning comeback in the tournament she has won seven times. Then reality sank in.
Jay Caspian Kang on 06/30/2026 J Jay Caspian Kang
The Joyful Pointlessness of World Cup Sticker Books
For a parent, finding a children’s activity that hasn’t been digitized, optimized, or turned into gambling feels like a balm.
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Can A.I. Keep a Parent Alive?
You can now make a virtual replica of a loved one. The question is what it can give you in return.
Ishaan Tharoor on 07/09/2026 I Ishaan Tharoor
Trump and NATO Court Erdoğan, Turkey’s Strongman
In Ankara, the leaders of the alliance appeared more concerned about Western geopolitical power than about Western democratic values.
Lauren Collins on 07/03/2026 L Lauren Collins
The Intimate Legacies of a White-Supremacist Coup
A racist takeover in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1898, has reverberated across generations as a reminder of American democracy’s terrifying vulnerability.
Ishaan Tharoor on 07/02/2026 I Ishaan Tharoor
Why the Last Battle of the American Revolution Was Fought In India
The conflicts that took place elsewhere in the world have receded from our collective imagination, but the American rebellion was, in many ways, a sideshow to a far greater imperial drama.
Jeannie Suk Gersen on 07/02/2026 J Jeannie Suk Gersen
Why Have Liberals Abandoned a Moral Reading of the Constitution?
From slavery to abortion, conservatives and liberals alike have reached for “natural law” to resolve many of the country’s most important cases. But, in recent years, the balance has shifted.
Jeannie Suk Gersen on 07/01/2026 J Jeannie Suk Gersen
Behind the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Transgender Athletes
The decision, unanimous on Title IX but split 6–3 on equal protection, upheld bans in twenty-seven states on transgender female athletes playing on girls’ and women’s teams.
Amy Davidson Sorkin on 07/01/2026 A Amy Davidson Sorkin
The Supreme Court Upheld Birthright Citizenship—but the Fight May Not Be Over
The decision that rejected Donald Trump’s attempts to rewrite the Constitution was much too close.