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THE WELL WATCHERS
THERE ARE MILLIONS OF ABANDONED OIL WELLS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. AN UNLIKELY GROUP OF ACTIVISTS IN TEXAS IS MAKING SURE NO ONE FORGETS THEY NEED TO BE CLEANED UP.
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January/February 2026
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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINES
\"Empire of Al\" author Karen Hao on the reckless arrogance of our Silicon Valley overlords
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January/February 2026
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ALL TOO HUMAN
Why are we so susceptible to trusting AI chatbots?
3 min |
January/February 2026
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"GENDER IDEOLOGY"
How trans people came to embody the right's biggest fears
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January/February 2026
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HELL NO, IT'S NOT OVER
We still have rights. Time to use them.
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January/February 2026
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THIS IS ALL JOHN ROBERTS' FAULT
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
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January/February 2026
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DEPARTMENT OF GETTING SHIT DONE
Scott Wiener has revolutionized California housing law. Can he bring that same energy to Congress?
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January/February 2026
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THE MAKING OF RILEY GAINES
How a fifth-place tie with a trans woman propelled a young swimmer to right-wing stardom
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January/February 2026
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DREAM TEAM
Soccer Without Borders is two decades old, but its players have never faced a rival like Trump.
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January/February 2026
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THE CRUELTY IS THE POST
The government memes designed to mainstream sadopopulism
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January/February 2026
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AURA OF INVINCIBILITY
Meet the new-age healers behind Florida's anti-vax surgeon general.
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January/February 2026
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NOWHERE TO HIDE
Going undercover to expose a global surveillance empire that has tracked world leaders, journalists, dissidents, and maybe even you
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January/February 2026
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Camp Fear
Florida's troubled tent city has inspired copycats across the country.
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November/December 2025
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Minority Report
ICE is arresting more people, in more places, and with more problematic tech than ever before.
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November/December 2025
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ROAD MAP
Texas Rep. Greg Casar has a plan for a progressive comeback. Step one: Survive the present.
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November/December 2025
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CULTURE WARS
Did MAGA conspiracy theories doom the lab-grown burger?
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November/December 2025
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SOFT SECESSION
Redistricting is a start, but California must lead an economic uprising.
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November/December 2025
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DONALD TRUMP IS CRACKING DOWN ON CLEAN POWER.ERIC TRUMP IS TURNING IT INTO BITCOINS.
Donald Trump rolled down the 18th fairway at his Turnberry golf resort in July, he was troubled by a deathly vision, slowly spinning in the Scottish distance: wind turbines.
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November/December 2025
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SECRET SERVICE
How unnamed federal workers are defending the work of government, one meme at a time
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November/December 2025
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DOGE and Taxes The IRS is the biggest employer in the MAGA town of Ogden, Utah.What happens when Elon & Co. start slashing?
If you've ever lived west of the Mississippi, you've probably mailed a tax return to the IRS service center in Ogden, Utah.
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November/December 2025
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Lobbying for Annexation
How Yossi Dagan is building support for Israeli extremists in Washington
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November/December 2025
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MIXED MEDIA
Online platforms are transforming the marketplace for Native artists. But will counterfeits pose an existential threat to their work?
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November/December 2025
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God's Blank Check
How Christian Zionists became Israel's most powerful American ally and reshaped Mideast policy
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November/December 2025
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TIKTOK THEOLOGY
Biblical scholar Dan McClellan fights the weaponization of the Word.
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November/December 2025
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Random House
A tiny firm scored a $1.3 billion deal—and became symbolic of the feds' opaque detention push.
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November/December 2025
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PRISON BREAK
A Colorado town divides over a potential ICE contract.
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November/December 2025
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HIS KINGDOM, OUR POWER
How media companies can stare down bullies
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November/December 2025
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ABLE-BODIED
The deceptive phrase behind Trump's Medicaid purge
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November/December 2025
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REFRIGERATOR MOMS REDUX?
Don't blame ADHD on stressed moms.
8 min |
September/October 2025
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NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
ON THE GROUND WITH A SCRAPPY NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS PROTECTING THEIR COMMUNITY FROM ICE
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