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China’s Economy Has a Huge Weakness

Local manufacturers are struggling to make one very important thing.

A Forgotten Fix for American Racial Strife

Harold Cruse had a prescient understanding of why social movements stumble—and how they might find more success.

Sending a Silly Meme Is an Act of Love

The case for a common, occasionally annoying, and secretly sweet digital habit

America Is About to See What Happens When Voters Turn to AI

Chatbots are adding a new layer of chaos ahead of the midterms.

The New Subterranean Front

As drones fill the skies over the war zone, the fighting in Ukraine has moved into a network of gas pipelines deep belowground.

Maria Bamford on OCD, Pugs, and Getting Paid

An interview with the comedian about Paralyzed by Hope, a new Netflix documentary about her

What the U.S. Is Really Doing in Venezuela

Suppressing democracy and extracting resources at the expense of its people

Vladimir Putin, the Humanitarian

Please update your dictionaries accordingly.

Vivek Ramaswamy’s Appalling Campaign Ad

The Republican candidate for governor of Ohio has drawn condemnation from the right and the left for casually dismissing his opponent’s account of being raped as a child.

Read This Website While You Still Can

Parts of the internet are going dark to protect against a newly discovered vulnerability.

Why Is Everyone Avoiding the Biggest Issue Facing Voters?

Please, I beg you, Mr. President, do not stop talking about the golf course.

Will the Tech Oligarchs Turn on Trump?

Kara Swisher on whether AI will ever be regulated

Like Ken Paxton, Without the Baggage

The most important race in Texas is for attorney general.

The Data-Center Rebellion Is Just Beginning

Infrastructure that once flew under the radar is now the subject of national and global outrage.

The Paradox of African Writing and AI

A past winner of the Caine Prize draws a hard lesson from the controversy over its latest recipient.

Photographing the Microscopic: Winners of Nikon Small World 2026

Some of the winning and honored images from this year’s photomicrography competition, selected from more than 1,800 entries

Stop Trying to Be Your Best Self

A new book argues that being sort of confident is enough.

50 Unforgettable Love Stories

Centuries of joyous, tragic, tantalizing, enduring fiction

This Is Not a Cycle of Retribution

The Republican response to Senator Elissa Slotkin is revealing.

The Contradictions of Troy Jackson

The Democratic Senate candidate for Maine is courting working-class voters—while championing a set of policies that they don’t support.