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The secrecy surrounding AI products makes even basic information about them a scandal

The absurd and remarkable story of Sealand, a “micronation” on an eerie metal platform off the coast of England, tells us plenty about…

On geological timescales, human civilization is an event, not an epoch

“Wealth work” is one of America’s fastest growing industries. That’s not entirely a good thing.

How nearly 1 million black farmers were robbed of their livelihood

Anger is the ethic of the moment. Campaign-trail language is reflecting that.

It was the deadliest attack targeting Latinos in recent U.S. history. Why wasn’t that the headline?

How health insurance works now, and how the candidates want it to work in the future

The sexist world of the “manosphere” has become a recruiting ground for potential mass shooters

Christian Picciolini discusses the mainstreaming of white nationalism, what it takes to de-radicalize far-right extremists, and why the…

No belief in the history of the United States has been more threatening to democracy than the certainty that only white people are fit for…

As women open up about the realities of recovering from birth, the resources available to new moms are expanding

Meal-delivery companies are the ultimate symbol of the most powerful force in business today: convenience maximalism

The president says he loves America, but he has shattered it in two

In a newly unearthed conversation with Richard Nixon, then-California Governor Ronald Reagan used racist language to disparage delegates…

Mark Kleiman, the drug-policy scholar who died last week, thought certain hallucinogens should be legalized

A quick explanation for why the tech bubble never burst

The reaction to the special counsel’s testimony shows how deeply the president has conditioned the media to treat political events like…

Saikat Chakrabarti, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s chief of staff, is working to build a generational movement