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On Climate Change, We’re Entirely Out of Margin

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 23:00:00 GMT

The U.S. government and the world have done far too little on climate change, and so now we must move far faster than is comfortable or convenient.

A Family Trip Through Time

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:00:00 GMT

To escape the pending election results, a time traveller—and her mom and titas—explore the Summer of Love, medieval Europe, and other moments on the continuum.

What the Democrats Achieve By Threatening to Pack the Supreme Court

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 17:04:36 GMT

A Supreme Court with a vested interest in avoiding new constraints on its own power must take seriously the threat of growing support for court-packing or term limits.

Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, October 28th

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:24:08 GMT

“I had to wait three years, eleven months, twenty days, thirteen hours, and fifty-three minutes to vote.”

Trump Tells Stranded Omaha Supporters That Buses Are Rounding the Turn

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:08:21 GMT

The President blasted the media for criticizing the absence of buses instead of emphasizing the “fantastic job I’ve done on buses.”

A Young Politician Revisits Her "O.K., Boomer” Moment in Parliament

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 15:22:06 GMT

The documentary “OK Chlöe” offers a fuller profile of the New Zealand M.P. Chlöe Swarbrick and the fears that motivate a generation of young activists.

Why I’m Leaving the Republican Party

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 11:00:00 GMT

I depart from the party I once loved so much with an abiding faith in the ability of our citizens to rise above their disagreements and give me a multimillion-dollar contract at a cable news network.

The Crossword: Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:00:00 GMT

Feature on the underside of a cat’s paw, cutely: seven letters.

Will Florida Decide the Presidential Race or Throw It Into Confusion?

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:00:00 GMT

The state remains deeply polarized, and statewide races continue to be decided by razor-thin margins.

The Twenty-Six-Year-Old Challenging Her Government from the Inside

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 09:30:00 GMT

By taking up issues like mental health and marijuana legalization, New Zealand’s youngest M.P., Chlöe Swarbrick, has shaken up the country’s politics.

Kavanaugh Supports Cutoff For Vote-Counting But Not for Drinking

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 21:49:51 GMT

“If a patron is seated at a bar at midnight, drinking should be allowed to continue for hours, if not days, until drinking has been completed,” Kavanaugh wrote.

Never Meet Your Heroes

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 11:00:00 GMT

I’ve met all of my idols, and I’ve been disappointed by every single one.

Waiting for the Help That Was Promised in Eastern Kentucky

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 10:00:00 GMT

The stimulus checks are gone, and unemployment claims remain unprocessed. The Jaynes family is holding on to half a tank of gas and a dollar-fifty in change.

Curtis Sittenfeld Reads "A for Alone”

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 10:00:00 GMT

The author reads her story from the November 2, 2020, issue of the magazine.

Finally, a Female Candidate You Can Grab a Beer With

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 10:00:00 GMT

A notably chill woman, voiced by Rachel Bloom, is running for office—and she's just unthreatening enough for male voters to give her a chance.

The "Borat” Sequel Is a Parable of Russian Interference in American Politics

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 10:00:00 GMT

Sacha Baron Cohen’s creation is the perfect totalitarian subject: ever ready to believe anything and nothing.

We May Need the Twenty-fifth Amendment If Trump Loses

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 22:12:39 GMT

The questioning of the President’s mental fitness has persisted throughout his Presidency. He has flipped the conversation onto his opponent.

"Red Squad”: An Investigation of the N.Y.P.D.’s Crackdown on Dissent, Fifty Years Ago

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 21:59:56 GMT

In an extraordinary work of investigative journalism, the filmmakers highlighted the tragic absurdism of authoritarian menace during the Vietnam War protests.

How Pro-Trump Disinformation Is Swaying a New Generation of Cuban-American Voters

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 21:02:40 GMT

A group that Democrats once thought might help Joe Biden win Florida has shifted dramatically toward the President.

The Future of Trumpism

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 20:00:00 GMT

Donald Trump ran as a populist insurgent, but he has governed largely according to Republican priorities. If he loses the election, what will become of his movement?