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In defense of the two-state solution

Some are declaring the two-state paradigm for Israel and Palestine totally doomed. But it’s not — and it’s still worth fighting for.

By Zack Beauchamp

The housing shortage makes housing discrimination much easier

As buyers scramble to prove they are "nice, normal people," the door opens to increased fair housing violations.

By Jerusalem Demsas

Can memes save crypto from reality?

If you think you’re in on the crypto joke, the joke might be on you.

By Emily Stewart

The progressive foreign policy moment has arrived

Progressives believe they helped push for a quick ceasefire in Israel-Gaza. Will they do more?

By Alex Ward

Facebook’s empty promise of hiding “Likes”

Users will make the final choice on seeing "Likes" in their feeds.

By Rebecca Heilweil

Seeing myself — and Asian American defiance — in Gilmore Girls’ Lane Kim

I have so little in common with the rock-loving Korean American teenager. Yet I found something relatable in her contained form of rebellion.

By Sanjena Sathian

Summer movies are back!

Here are the 19 biggest and buzziest films of the season.

By Alissa Wilkinson

Journalists can tweet about Black Lives Matter but not about Palestine

Newsrooms are debating, in real time, what’s okay to say out loud and what you’re supposed to keep in your head. Ask Emily Wilder.

By Peter Kafka

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Beers, flights, and discounts: The growing list of vaccine freebies

By Terry Nguyen May 25

Any bipartisan January 6 commission is probably doomed

By Andrew Prokop May 25

What we learned from the unusual final day of the Apple-Epic trial

By Sara Morrison May 25

A “supermoon” and a lunar eclipse are both happening on May 26. Here’s why.

By Brian Resnick May 25

Why are we so worried about Satan?

By Sean Illing May 25

These 3 cities began boldly reimagining policing after George Floyd’s murder

By Sean Collins May 25

Paris Hilton’s sex tape was revenge porn. The world gleefully watched.

By Constance Grady May 25

Gold Diggers author Sanjena Sathian on why she reads Philip Roth as a minority writer

By Constance Grady May 25

Culture

The bubblegum misogyny of 2000s pop culture

How we destroyed girls 20 years ago — and why we’re just starting to second-guess it.

By Constance Grady May 25

First-time activists on how last summer’s protests changed their lives

By Mary Retta May 25

The influencers are burned out, too

By Rebecca Jennings May 25

The lingering threat of fall Covid-19 outbreaks

By German Lopez May 25

What happened to the $45 billion in rent relief?

By Jerusalem Demsas May 24

Spend June with the delicious vacation read Leave the World Behind

By Constance Grady May 24

How Native Hawaiians fought the US Navy, and won

By Ranjani Chakraborty and Melissa Hirsch May 24

What will shopping look like?

By Hilary George-Parkin May 24

The death of Ronald Greene in Louisiana police custody, explained

By Zeeshan Aleem May 23

Democrats barely passed a bill to increase security at the US Capitol

By Zeeshan Aleem May 22

A no-beef diet is great — but only if you don’t replace it with chicken

By Kelsey Piper May 22

Master of None season 3 is an artfully filmed disappointment

By Emily VanDerWerff May 21

Biden’s negotiations with Republicans are making some Democrats anxious

By Ella Nilsen May 21

The Israel-Hamas ceasefire stopped the fighting — but changed nothing

By Kevin Huggard and Natan Sachs May 21

How a mailbox could get the Amazon union vote overturned

By Sara Morrison May 21

The fighting in Gaza is over. The humanitarian crisis isn’t.

By Jen Kirby May 21

BTS, the band that changed K-pop, explained

By Aja Romano May 21

The case for requiring gun licenses

By German Lopez May 21

Why the world must witness pictures of India’s mass Covid-19 cremations

By Kamayani Sharma May 21

The long-awaited In the Heights movie is electrifying and perfectly timed

By Alissa Wilkinson May 21

Watch Sir David Attenborough seduce a cicada with the snap of his fingers

By Brian Resnick May 21

Cash bonuses, on-site clinics, paid leave: How US companies are supporting the vaccine drive

By Dylan Scott May 21

These dogs, birds, and squirrels are stuffing their faces with Brood X cicadas

By Benji Jones May 21