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THEY WENT TO JARED
How the president's son-in-law used his position to hop in bed with autocrats—and sell out America
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July/August 2026
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FOR THE REST OF US
Fifty years of fearless journalism
10+ min |
July/August 2026
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HOME ALONE
ICE got Dad, then Mom. Now the Perez kids are fending for themselves.
10+ min |
July/August 2026
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I thought I would always have depression and anxiety.Then I went off hormonal birth control.
I was calmer and happier than I'd been in years.
10+ min |
July/August 2026
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GOOD GRIEF
For novelist Jesmyn Ward, language leads the way out of personal tragedy.
3 min |
July/August 2026
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WOMEN'S WORK
Breaking barriers, one byline at a time
7 min |
July/August 2026
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WORKING WHILE MENOPAUSAL
Employees in hormone flux want accommodations—and some states are granting them.
4 min |
July/August 2026
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HOW TO TAX A BILLIONAIRE
It isn’t easy to overcome the oligarchs.
6 min |
July/August 2026
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SCIENTOLOGY’S PIVOT TO VIDEO
An aging church seeks out youth online.
6 min |
July/August 2026
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HYPOCRISY
Sometimes it really is just about power.
4 min |
July/August 2026
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IF PROMPTS COULD KILL
I tested AI's anti-violence “safeguards.” They failed.
6 min |
July/August 2026
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ON THE TRAIL WITH JOHNNY APPLESEED
I went looking for the folk hero’s legacy in the backroads of America.
8 min |
July/August 2026
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FAITH BASED
James Talarico’s righteous message won over Democrats. Is Texas next?
6 min |
July/August 2026
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MONEYBALL
Journalist and podcaster Pablo Torre on the forces transforming sports in America
3 min |
May/June 2026
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POLLING'S AI PROBLEM
Democracy doesn't know what's coming.
3 min |
May/June 2026
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SCIENTISTS HAVE LINKED ROUNDUP TO CANCER AND OTHER AILMENTS. SO HOW DID MONSANTO CONVINCE REGULATORS TO APPROVE WIDESPREAD SPRAYING IN OUR NATION'S FORESTS—AND MY BACKYARD?
THE TOXIC FOREST
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May/June 2026
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THE GOD COMPLEX
SILICON VALLEY'S ELITES ARE PREACHING A NEW GOSPEL: AI ISN'T JUST GOOD BUSINESS— IT'S THE LORD'S WORK.
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May/June 2026
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UNNATURAL SELECTION
COUNTERING THE AI THREAT BY ENGINEERING BABY GENIUSES? (YES, REALLY.)
10+ min |
May/June 2026
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ONE SERVER AFTER ANOTHER
After 9/11, Sherman Austin's activism got him imprisoned. That won't stop him from harnessing your phone to battle ICE.
9 min |
May/June 2026
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HOW THE AMERICAN OLIGARCHY WENT HYPERSCALE BUILDERS
When completed, OpenAl and Oracle's Stargate data center complex in Abilene, Texas, will be nearly the size of Central Park.
10+ min |
May/June 2026
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WE BEAT BEZOS
He gutted the Washington Post. But with your support, MoJo kicked his butt.
3 min |
May/June 2026
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NATURAL
What hippies, tradwives, and Trump voters have in common
4 min |
May/June 2026
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THE POWER BROKER
Trump's betting on a “nuke bro” backed by an Epstein associate with Putin links.
8 min |
May/June 2026
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BOT OR NOT?
AI companies are spending big bucks to try to convince us their products are anything but artificial.
8 min |
May/June 2026
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MAD SCIENTIST
Trump pushed her out of a job. Now she's running for Congress.
6 min |
May/June 2026
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THE DOCTOR IS OUT THERE
RFK Jr. wants to end the FDA's “war” on alternative treatments like stem cell therapy. What could go wrong?
4 min |
March/April 2026
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HOUSE ARREST
HIDING OUT WITH AN IMMIGRANT FAMILY IN ICE-OCCUPIED MEMPHIS
10+ min |
March/April 2026
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ADVENTURISM
The MAGA critique of globalism never meant the end of war.
4 min |
March/April 2026
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WE'RE SUING RFK JR.
The Epstein files are not the only documents the government is hiding.
3 min |
March/April 2026
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THE INHERITANCE
What being a billionaire scion taught JB Pritzker about standing up to one
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