Rachel Monroe on 11/13/2025 R Rachel Monroe
Texas’s Water Wars
As industrial operations move to the state, residents find that their drinking water has been promised to companies.
Antonia Hitchens on 11/10/2025 A Antonia Hitchens
Laura Loomer’s Endless Payback
The President’s self-appointed loyalty enforcer inspires fear and vexation across Washington. What’s behind her vetting crusades?
Anna Russell on 11/10/2025 A Anna Russell
Rian Johnson Is an Agatha Christie for the Netflix Age
The director revived the cozy mystery with “Knives Out.” In a new sequel, can he find his way to the end of the maze?
Amanda Petrusich on 11/10/2025 A Amanda Petrusich
David Byrne’s Career of Earnest Alienation
At seventy-three, the former front man of Talking Heads is still asking questions about what it means to be alive. But now he’s also offering ideas of hopefulness and service.
Jill Lepore on 11/10/2025 J Jill Lepore
What Was the American Revolution For?
Amid plans to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial, many are asking whether or not the people really do rule, and whether the law is still king.
Clayton Dalton on 11/11/2025 C Clayton Dalton
The Hidden Devastation of Hurricanes
Their health effects extend far beyond official death tolls.
Jon Allsop on 11/11/2025 J Jon Allsop
Did Democrats Win the Shutdown After All?
What the Party got out of the longest government closure in American history.
Elizabeth Kolbert on 11/10/2025 E Elizabeth Kolbert
Governments and Billionaires Retreat Ahead of COP30 Climate Talks
Worldwide, every other week seems to bring a new climate-related crisis. Increasingly, the response has seemed to be a dulled acceptance.
Rachel Monroe on 11/08/2025 R Rachel Monroe
The Human Toll of the Suspension of SNAP
The food-assistance program serves around forty-two million Americans. In Texas, even people with decent jobs are feeling the pain.
Isaac Chotiner on 11/05/2025 I Isaac Chotiner
What the Democrats’ Good Night Means for 2026 and Beyond
The senior elections analyst at RealClearPolitics on what the Party might’ve learned, and how the electorate is changing.
Isaac Chotiner on 10/27/2025 I Isaac Chotiner
Why Biden’s White House Press Secretary Is Leaving the Democratic Party
Karine Jean-Pierre feels that Democrats were so mean to Biden that she is becoming an Independent.
Isaac Chotiner on 10/25/2025 I Isaac Chotiner
What Israel and Hamas Actually Want from the Gaza Ceasefire
And how the fantasies and delusions of the major players could torpedo the deal.
Isaac Chotiner on 10/16/2025 I Isaac Chotiner
What Palestinians and Israelis Have Learned Since October 7th
Despite the ceasefire in Gaza, prospects for long-term peace seem worse than ever.
John Cassidy on 11/10/2025 J John Cassidy
Socialism, But Make It Trump
After Zohran Mamdani’s victory, Republicans are fearmongering about Democrats turning socialist. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is busy taking stakes in private companies and ordering them around.
Louisa Thomas on 11/09/2025 L Louisa Thomas
Giannis Antetokounmpo Is a Man Apart
The Milwaukee Bucks star has been tearing up the league so far this season.
Jay Caspian Kang on 11/07/2025 J Jay Caspian Kang
Is Gambling Really Threatening the Integrity of Sports?
After a recent N.B.A. scandal, more writers and pundits have come out against legalized betting. But the case that they’re making is weaker than it appears.
John Cassidy on 11/03/2025 J John Cassidy
Can the Global Economy Be Healed?
A noted Harvard economist presents an optimistic vision of a world after Donald Trump.
Sam Knight on 11/12/2025 S Sam Knight
The Mess at the BBC Will Never End
The public broadcaster desperately needs the public to believe in it. Between its own stumbles and ceaseless right-wing hostility, it is in danger of losing its way.
Mohammed R. Mhawish on 11/11/2025 M Mohammed R. Mhawish
In Gaza, Home Is Just a Memory
After the ceasefire, many Palestinians who were displaced during the war are still grieving the homes they can’t return to—and which they often had to evacuate in minutes.
Peter Slevin on 11/10/2025 P Peter Slevin
J. B. Pritzker Sounds the Alarm
The governor of Illinois discusses what ICE is doing in Chicago, how the Trump Administration has created a “secret police,” and what to do when the federal government is breaking the law.
Michael Schulman on 11/09/2025 M Michael Schulman
Laura Dern Has the Spirit of Seventies Cinema
The actor, who plays George Clooney’s publicist in “Jay Kelly” and Will Arnett’s estranged wife in “Is This Thing On?,” has spent her life surrounded by Hollywood luminaries.
Nicolas Niarchos on 11/07/2025 N Nicolas Niarchos
Rebels Post Videos of Mass Killings in Darfur as the World Watches
After the fall of El Fasher to the R.S.F., observers fear for the next target in the war.
Tyler Foggatt on 11/07/2025 T Tyler Foggatt
The N.Y.C. Mayoral Election, as Processed in Therapy
Before voters go to the ballot box, they’re sitting on their therapist’s couch—where they’re unpacking their Mamdani-induced fears and their Cuomo-fuelled stress. Or, as usual, they’re talking about Trump.
Susan B. Glasser on 11/07/2025 S Susan B. Glasser
America Begins Clapping Back at Donald Trump
In a week of political exits, a reminder that Trump’s time is coming soon, too.