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Spoiler Alert

Third-party candidates never win national elections, but they can still have serious consequences.

THE DEMOCRACY BOMB

A day ahead of the third anniversary of January 6, President Joe Biden traveled to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania-where George Washington encamped during the Revolutionary War-before delivering what he described as a \"deadly serious\" speech framing the stakes of the 2024 election.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT - CRIME OF THE CROP

Will GMOs harm my kids? Your pediatrician's response might not be grounded in science.

ECONUNDRUMS - CHATBOT QUACKS

AI was supposed to fix online health misinformation. Instead, it's making it worse.

FIGHTING CHANCE

RUBEN GALLEGO'S BATTLE AGAINST KARI LAKE COULD DECIDE THE FATE OF THE SENATE-AND DEMOCRACY ITSELF. NO PRESSURE.

WELL PLAYED

One man’s mission to make gaming a little less white

JERSEY BOYS - AGE AGAINST THE MACHINE

Young voters are powering Rep. Andy Kim's challenge to Trenton's powers that be.

OH CRAP - SLUDGE REPORT

Can Maine lead the way to a future without forever chemicals?

TASK FORCE - GUN FOR HIRE

The operative who invented Swift Boating could put Trump on course for reelection.

The 100 Most Influential People in the World - Leaders

Yulia Navalnaya Ajay Banga William Ruto Rena Lee Andriy Yermak Donald Tusk William Lai William Burns Narges Mohammadi Marina Silva + more

The 100 Most Influential People in the World -Titans

Patrick Mahomes A'ja Wilson Kelly Ripa Donna Langley Satya Nadella Beth Ford Jack Antonoff Kelley Robinson Larry Ellison Max Verstappen + more

The Secret to Being an ADHD Whisperer

Loosening up and ceding control are some of the most important strategies for making life easier for a neurodiverse loved one

The 100 Most Influential People in the World - Innovators

Jensen Huang Rachel Hardeman Akiko Iwasaki Shawn Fain Maya Rudolph Dominique Crenn Marina Tabassum Dave Ricks Tory Burch Siya Kolisi + more

Resurgence of Global Mayhem

While the world watches Gaza, ISIS is gaining strength and momentum, building networks and preparing for strikes worldwide

MODI'S MOMENT

INDIA'S LEADER is SHAPING the COUNTRY in his OWN ASSERTIVE IMAGE

The 100 Most Influential People in the World - Artists

Dua Lipa James McBride Da'Vine Joy Randolph Alex Edelman Dev Patel Lauren Groff Alia Bhatt Jeffrey Wright 21 Savage Jenny Holzer + more

The States Keeping Their Children Hungry

The Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer could help feed millions of children in households experiencing food insecurity, yet 13 states have declined to participate in the program

Fertility Clinics 2024

FOR THOSE LOOKING TO EXPAN D THEIR FAMILIES, FERTILITY CLINICS CAN BE A VITAL OPTION

The 100 Most Influential People in the World - Pioneers

America Ferrera Kennedy Odede Ophelia Dahl Sharon Lavigne Sam Tsemberis Lesley Lokko Stuart Orkin Asma Khan Priyamvada Natarajan Yoshua Bengio + more

The 100 Most Influential People in the World - Icons

Taraji P. Henson Jenni Hermoso Michael J. Fox Sofia Coppola Burna Boy Thelma Golden Elliot Page Mark Cuban Kylie Minogue Hayao Miyazaki + more

Miranda's Last Gift

When our daughter died suddenly, she left us with grief, memories and Ringo.

WILLIAM WHITWORTH 1937-2024

WILLIAM WHITWORTH, the editor of The Atlantic from 1980 to 1999, had a soft voice and an Arkansas accent that decades of living in New York and New England never much eroded.

Is Theo Von the Next Joe Rogan?

Or is he something else entirely?

THE MAN WHO DIED FOR THE LIBERAL ARTS

Chugging through Pacific waters in February 1942, the USS Crescent City was ferrying construction equipment and Navy personnel to Pearl Harbor, dispatched there to assist in repairing the severely damaged naval base after the Japanese attack.

Christine Blasey Ford Testifies Again

Her new memoir doubles as a modern-day horror story.

CLASH OF THE PATRIARCHS

A hard-line Russian bishop backed by the political might of the Kremlin could split the Orthodox Church in two.

The Great Serengeti Land Grab

How Gulf princes, wealthy tourists, and conservation groups displacing the Maasai people

What's So Bad About Asking Where Humans Came From?

Human origin stories have often been used for nefarious purposes. That doesn't mean they are worthless.

Orwell's Escape

Why the author repaired to the remote Isle of Jura to write his masterpiece, 1984

'We're Living a Nightmare - Day After Day'

Families of three Israeli hostages share their pain as they wait for their loved ones to be released, six months after they were abducted