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'Praying for a Miracle'
The flap over a Chinese spy balloon has derailed the hopes of families of Americans detained by Beijing on dubious charges
A Social Media Case Tests The High Court's Tech Chops
Justices aren’t known for their digital savvy, but they have their ways of getting up to speed
A reporter at large- Lula's Restoration
After prison, a fraught election, and a near-coup, Brazil's President wants to remake the country again.
American Coyote
When people cross the US-Mexico border hoping to immigrate, they encounter a smuggling network whose operators are often highly vulnerable themselves
Aiming for Moral Authority
Senator Elizabeth Warren weighs in on the importance of a values-driven military and her efforts to reduce defense spending
Don't Underestimate Clarence Thomas
Critics of the enigmatic Supreme Court Justice have overlooked his influence for too long.
Biden's Antitrust Crusade
In summer 2021, President Joe Biden issued an executive order on "Promoting Competition in the American Economy." A White House fact sheet declared that the economy was "booming under President Biden's leadership," saying the order was "building on this economic momentum" by pushing back against corporate consolidation, primarily through aggressive antitrust enforcement.
Bodies Against the State
In China, crowds of people line the streets. They are holding blank sheets of paper. There's nothing special about the paper; it's ordinary A4 letter size. The police nonetheless know what they mean. The leaders of the Chinese Communist Party know what they mean. The world knows what they mean.
Biden's 'Marijuana Reform' Leaves Prohibition Untouched
According to the New York Times, the "marijuana reform" that President Joe Biden announced in October represented "a fundamental change in America's response to a drug that has been at the center of a clash between culture and policing for more than a half-century." If only.
The Education of X González
After the Parkland shooting, I became an activist, a celebrity, a "survivor"and the pressure almost killed me.
The Final Campaign
Inside Donald Trump's sad, lonely, thirsty, broken, basically pretend run for reelection. (Which isn't to say he can't win.)
Jervis Middleton – Black and Blue
Torn between community and badge, Officer Jervis Middleton had to make a choice. It didn’t go well.
The Police Lawyer's Trial
For 11 years, Karl Ashanti defended the NYPD in civil-rights cases. Then he was arrested for a crime he didn't commit.
Can Joe Biden Save America's Soul?
The president has made historic strides in the face of Republican intransigence, but the real test may be how he grapples with the nation's inner demons
A Dangerous Game
China has coveted its island neighbor for decades. Is Xi Jinping ready to seize it?
Mathias Döpfner – Achtung, Baby
Axel Springer's Mathias Döpfner wants to be an old-school press baron for the digital age, part Murdoch but also part Musk. And still very German.
'You Haven't Seen Anything Yet.'
What Trump would do in asecond term, according to his current and former advisors
Tara McGowan – Ms. Info
A former Democratic millions into Meta's ad operative is sinking networks to build a digital media machine for the left. Her strategy: Target potential voters with grabby local news stories, then get them to the polls.
The Future of Black Politics is at Stake in Georgia
The legacy of the civil-rights movement may hinge on Raphael Warnock’s reelection campaign.
How to Make a Semi-fascist Party Who Knew It Could Be This Easy?
In mid-September, I attended the National Conservatism Conference in Miami, where Republican politicians, right-wing thought leaders, and various party apparatchiks had gathered to articulate their vision of the conservative movement's future.
The Convalescence Campaign
John Fetterman is trying to flip Pennsylvania's open Senate seat while fending off a celebrity doctor and recovering from a stroke that almost killed him.
Coming Home
The Uvalde tragedy set me down a path from my west Texas hometown to the hallowed halls of Washington, D.C., from political outsidercynic to inside broker on gun reform that changed me forever.
After Such Knowledge, What Forgiveness?
Reporting from Ukraine, veteran war correspondent Janine Di Giovanni describes an urgent campaign to collect evidence of russian war crimes that might stand up in court against Putin, his commanders, and their troops
TikTok Steers Its Charm Offensive Around Critics
The company is trying to win support in Washington but acknowledges it has a "trust deficit"
What Happens in Vegas
Catherine Cortez Masto, the only Latina in the U.S. Senate, is fighting to keep her seat in one of the most watched races of the midterms.
American Elections Are a Mess, and They Always Have Been
The long, weird history of partisan electoral shenanigans
Where Freedom of Speech Is Relative
Truth Social, Trump’s social site, faces criticism for leaving violent content up—and for filtering innocuous content
Masters and Commander
Right-wing tech giant Peter Thiel has poured millions into the Senate campaign of protégé Blake Masters. Their goal? Disrupting democracy.
A Dangerous Mind
Yale psychiatrist Bandy Lee was thrown under the bus for sounding the alarm about Donald Trump. Turns out she was right.
The New Abortion Prohibition Era
Americans disagree about abortion. This is the understatement of 2022, yet it bears repeating in the wake of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the June Supreme Court decision that returned abortion policy to state and federal legislatures. Ten states have already banned abortion and another four have prohibited abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, which amounts to nearly the same thing.