Since the early fall, the US has been building up its military forces in the Caribbean and launching airstrikes on alleged drug boats, fueling speculation that it is planning a major military operation against the government of Venezuela. This week, the situation escalated dramatically with the US seizing a sanctioned oil tanker off the Venezuelan […] Read more ›
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The president of the United States is deploying masked troops to the streets of blue cities, working to put friendly billionaires in charge of the media environment, and attempting to jail his personal enemies. Can any democracy come back from this? Earlier this year, two teams of researchers published papers trying to answer this exact […] Read more ›
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is among the most successful laws in US history. And it is one of the most morally righteous things the United States of America has ever done. The law was America’s first serious attempt since Reconstruction to build a multiracial democracy, and it succeeded beyond even the most radical […] Read more ›
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On Monday, after weeks of nervous anticipation and growing expectations, it finally appeared possible — though not quite guaranteed — that the brutal two-year war in Gaza is over. Hamas freed the 20 living Israeli hostages it was still holding from the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, in exchange for Israel releasing around 1,700 Palestinian prisoners. […] Read more ›
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Editor’s note, Oct. 13: This story was originally published Oct. 9 after a ceasefire agreement was reached. On Monday, Hamas released all 20 living Israeli hostages and Israel released more than 2,000 Palestinian prisoners as part of the agreement. At last, Israel and Hamas have reached a deal — of a sort. On Wednesday evening, […] Read more ›
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Zombies, it turns out, are real — and science journalist Mindy Weisberger can give you plenty of examples of them. She’s read up on the fungi that take over flies’ bodies, partially digesting them from the inside out before forcing them to climb up blades of grass, so that fungal spores can explode out from […] Read more ›
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Political violence isn’t new in America. But the reaction to it today feels different. After the killing of Charlie Kirk, the country didn’t rally around a message of restraint. Instead, key leaders treated it as ammunition. That shift, combined with a rise in tit-for-tat attacks and a politicized security apparatus, points to a more dangerous […] Read more ›
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Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. It’s based on value pluralism — the idea that each of us has multiple values that are equally valid but that often conflict with each other. To submit a question, fill out this anonymous form. Here’s this week’s question from a […] Read more ›
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If you ever find yourself in Battery Park City in Lower Manhattan, turn down Vesey Street toward North End Avenue. You’ll arrive at something unusual: a collection of stones, soil and moss, artfully arranged to look over the Hudson River. It’s the Irish Hunger Memorial, a piece of public artwork that commemorates the devastating Irish […] Read more ›
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Earlier this month, comedians, including Dave Chappelle, Kevin Hart, Pete Davidson and Bill Burr, flew to Saudi Arabia to perform at the inaugural Riyadh Comedy Festival. The organizers claimed it was the largest comedy festival in the world, with over 50 international comedians performing stand-up, sketch and improv. It was put on and paid for […] Read more ›
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After more than two years, Israel and Hamas have finally reached a ceasefire deal to free all remaining Israeli hostages and allow aid to flow into Gaza again. I spoke with my colleague Zack Beauchamp about the deal, what it could mean for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and what comes next for Vox’s daily […] Read more ›
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The Trump Justice Department’s indictment of former FBI director James Comey has been received with widespread incredulity, both because of the shady circumstances around its filing and the extraordinary weakness of the case. Yet Lindsay Halligan, the US attorney who brought that indictment, seems unbothered. Indeed, she very quickly moved on to the next task […] Read more ›
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It could revolutionize human health — or it could spell our doom. It really depends on who you ask. I’m not talking about potentially risky biodefense lab research, but something that doesn’t yet exist: mirror life. Here’s a refresher on normal biology: the cells in our bodies are composed of the building blocks of life. […] Read more ›
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Last week, Zohran Mamdani revealed that, if he wins the mayorship this fall, he will end New York City’s “gifted and talented” program for kindergartners. This triggered a minor firestorm. Mamdani’s chief mayoral rival, Andrew Cuomo, decried the socialist sensation’s proposal as “destructive.” In Cuomo’s account, when a city eliminates separate classes for its most […] Read more ›
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This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump successfully directed the indictment of another of his personal political enemies, New York state Attorney General Letitia James. What happened? James was […] Read more ›
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This week, Texas National Guard troops arrived in Chicago. The deployment was the latest turn in the Trump administration’s efforts to more aggressively marshal boots on the ground to abet its mass deportation efforts in some American cities. The situation on the ground in Chicago before the arrival of the National Guard was already tense. […] Read more ›
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At last, Israel and Hamas have reached a deal — of a sort. On Wednesday evening, President Donald Trump announced that the warring parties in Gaza agreed to implement the “first phase” of the peace plan he presented in September. While this doesn’t quite mean the war is completely finished just yet, it appears to […] Read more ›
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It’s been a big couple weeks for OpenAI. The most valuable startup in the world recently announced that ChatGPT will become more like an operating system, released its first social networking app, and even spread rumors about launching a device designed to make us happy. There is some tricky accounting along the way, of course. […] Read more ›
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In America today, there are conservative and liberal jeans (Levi Strauss versus Wrangler), liquor (Heineken versus Coors), and footwear (Birkenstocks versus cowboy boots). The MAGA movement itself is seen as tied to Kid Rock and eating steak. In an era when partisan division is so febrile that acceptance of political violence has grown and violent […] Read more ›
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Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to the two counts of lying to Congress being brought against him by the Trump administration. On the same day, ABC News reported that the prosecutors who were working on the Comey case — who were fired for their refusal to charge him — believed the key […] Read more ›
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Cori Jackson — a single mom living in Indiana — took in her two young nieces to keep them out of foster care this summer. It hasn’t been easy. The youngest still isn’t potty-trained. The oldest isn’t used to having food in the fridge so, sometimes, she eats so much it makes her sick. The […] Read more ›
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