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In San Juan, Trump Tells Puerto Ricans That They Have Been Lucky

Trump made it clear that he had come to the hurricane-ravaged island to repair the harm that his reaction to the storm had done to his image.

7:23 P.M.

Ginsburg Slaps Gorsuch in Gerrymandering Case

The newest Justice tried to give a lecture about the Constitution. His colleague had other ideas.

6:28 P.M.

After the Las Vegas Shooting, Jimmy Kimmel Names Names

Rather than looking for laughs, Kimmel chose to state some harsh truths on his show.

5:17 P.M.

The Supreme Court Takes Up a Major Gerrymandering Case

In Gill v. Whitford, legislators across the U.S. have implored the Justices to take action against a bold and powerful kind of partisan redistricting.

5:00 A.M.

Another Worst Mass Shooting in the United States

People have to apply themselves to reach new benchmarks, and it is indisputable that we, as a society, have applied ourselves to reach this one.

October 2, 2017
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Reporting

Essential Oils as the Cure for Our Age of Anxiety

Aromatic oils have become big business. But are they medicine or marketing?

How Mexico Deals with Trump

Its citizens loathe him. Its politicians are trying to find common ground.

Rachel Maddow: Trump’s TV Nemesis

Her show permits liberals to enjoy themselves during what may be the most unenjoyable time of their political lives.

How the Elderly Lose Their Rights

Guardians can sell the assets and control the lives of senior citizens without their consent—and reap a profit from it.

Spotlight

To Be Black at Robert E. Lee High School

An East Texas town struggles to resolve a fifty-year battle over race and history.

One Nation, Under the Gun

America has nearly as many guns as it has people, yet our relationship with guns is more complicated than the data suggest.

My Grandmother, the Nazis, and the Shadow of the Olympics

From the 1936 Games, in Berlin, to the 1984 Games, in Los Angeles, the glare of Olympic glory has obscured darker stories.

How Gravitational Waves Were Discovered

From last year, a feature on the subject of today’s Nobel Prize in Physics.

The News in Cartoons

The Risk of Nuclear War with North Korea

On the ground in Pyongyang: Could Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump goad each other into a devastating confrontation?

Podcasts

The Republican Casualties of Trumpism

Ryan Lizza joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss the right-wing war against the Party establishment, and what it means for Trump’s agenda.

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