Mother Jones
CULTURE WARS
Did MAGA conspiracy theories doom the lab-grown burger?
3 min |
November/December 2025
Mother Jones
ABLE-BODIED
The deceptive phrase behind Trump's Medicaid purge
4 min |
November/December 2025
Mother Jones
TIKTOK THEOLOGY
Biblical scholar Dan McClellan fights the weaponization of the Word.
3 min |
November/December 2025
Mother Jones
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.
10+ min |
November/December 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Mamdani is guest speaker at NAN's 15th Triumph Awards, Cuomo a no-show
Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani turned up as the National Action Network (NAN) celebrated its 15th Annual Triumph Awards, which featured several high-profile honorees in a star-studded event on October 6. His rival candidate, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, while expected, was absent.
3 min |
October 09, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
MTA fare hikes have been declared, but activists still aim to fight them
In a recent public service announcement, hip-hop superstar Cardi B, the new voice of the MTA's subway system, discourages subway surfing. \"Ride safe, keep it cute, and keep it moving,\" she says. In another, she informs people, \"These trains don't move without you, so make sure you pay that fare and keep it real.
4 min |
October 09, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Bronx students' U.S. Capitol tour was canceled by government shutdown — then AOC stepped in
Eighth graders from Zeta Charter Schools in the Bronx were scheduled to tour the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday morning when the federal government shut down, placing their tour guide on furlough and leaving the disappointed students with no way to get into the building - but the group soon got an unforgettable civics lesson when Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez offered to step in as a replacement tour guide.
2 min |
October 09, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
'Mexodus' tells a history of Black and Brown people that we didn't learn in school
There is a musical that you need to experience. It's a story that will educate and uplift while unraveling a history we did not learn in school.
2 min |
October 09, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Amidst league turmoil, the Aces and Mercury vie for the WNBA title
The WNBA has grown exponentially since its first season. That was back in 1997, when there was rightful uncertainty among ardent supporters about whether a professional women's basketball league had long-term sustainability.
2 min |
October 09, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
NJ studio brings joy of movement to young dancers
Enthralled with dance, a 14-year-old girl adopted a new first name, Dancette, and a lifetime love was cemented.
2 min |
October 09, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Jazz Notes: Jazz Gallery, Monk Fest, Village Vanguard
The saxophonist and composer Jaleel Shaw has become a dominant force in 21st century jazz as it speaks to America's trying times.
4 min |
October 09, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Trump admin stonewall leaves Second Avenue subway funding in peril once again
Amid a government shutdown, Rep. Adriano Espaillat and local leaders called attention to the White House's threat to halt funding for the Second Avenue Subway in Harlem — a critical infrastructure project first proposed a century ago.
2 min |
October 09, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
New York schools, higher ed in trouble as government shutdown lingers; Jeffries blasts GOP for 'crisis'
As Republican and Democrat legislators squabble over the federal government shutdown, educators worry that the impacts to funding for schools and colleges could be serious the longer it continues.
4 min |
October 09, 2025
The Atlantic
THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT
\"A magazine, when properly conducted, is the nursery of genius; and by constantly accumulating new matter, becomes a kind of market for wit and utility.\"
4 min |
November 2025
The Atlantic
NO ONE GAVE A SPEECH LIKE PATRICK HENRY
How he roused a nation to war
10+ min |
November 2025
The Atlantic
THE MYTH OF MAD KING GEORGE
He was denounced by rebel propagandists as a tyrant and remembered by Americans as a reactionary dolt. Who was he really?
10+ min |
November 2025
The Atlantic
WHY CONCORD?
The geological origins of the American Revolution
10+ min |
November 2025
The Atlantic
THE BLACK LOYALISTS
Thousands of African Americans fought for the British-then fled the United States to avoid a return to enslavement.
10+ min |
November 2025
The Atlantic
THE NIGHTMARE OF DESPOTISM
Hamilton feared the mob. Jefferson warned against unchecked elites. But both thought that the republic could fall.
10+ min |
November 2025
The Atlantic
THE MORAL FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
The idea that everyone has intrinsic rights to life and liberty was a radical break with millennia of human history. It's worth preserving.
5 min |
November 2025
The Atlantic
WHOSE INDEPENDENCE?
The question of what Jefferson meant by \"all men\" has defined American law and politics for too long.
10+ min |
November 2025
Archaeology
BUILDING THE BLACK CITY
Why the nomads of the Uighur Empire constructed a medieval urban center like no other
10+ min |
November/December 2025
Archaeology
Temples to Tradition
A looted cache of bronzes compels archaeologists to explore Celtic sanctuaries across Burgundy
10+ min |
November/December 2025
Archaeology
OASIS MAKERS OF ARABIA
Researchers are just beginning to understand how people thrived in the desert of Oman some 5,000 years ago
8 min |
November/December 2025
Archaeology
ACTS OF FAITH
Evidence emerges of the day in 1562 when an infamous Spanish cleric tried to destroy Maya religion
10+ min |
November/December 2025
Archaeology
CANINE COUTURE
A decorated bag used to carry something particular, or for a special occasion such as a night on the town, is often used to signal wealth and status.
1 min |
November/December 2025
Archaeology
FOSSIL FORCE
One of the planet's most successful arthropods, trilobites, abounded in the oceans from about 520 million to 250 million years ago.
1 min |
November/December 2025
Baseball America
TOP 10 NEWCOMER CLASSES
TOP NEW TALENT ON CAMPUS
7 min |
October 2025
Baseball America
THE CASE FOR CAL RALEIGH
Catchers are just built differently. And then there's Cal Raleigh. The 28-year-old Mariners backstop did things in 2025 that would have seemed impossible a year ago. But Raleigh is just built differently.
3 min |
October 2025
Baseball America
MINOR LEAGUE ALL-STAR TEAM
Baseball America celebrates the top performances by prospects at every position by selecting Minor League All-Star teams at the conclusion of each season.
6 min |