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Xiao Yijiu / Xinhua / eyevine / Redux You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus
Most cases are not life-threatening, which is also what makes the virus a historic challenge to contain.
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John Locher / AP Images When Will Moderates Learn Their Lesson?
If centrists can’t move past their doctrine and recognize when their candidates are unelectable, then how will Democrats ever beat Trump?
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Photo illustration: Weronika Gęsicka; Alamy The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake
The family structure we’ve held up as the cultural ideal for the past half century has been a catastrophe for many. It’s time to figure out better ways to live together.
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Thomas Peipert / AP / Shutterstock / The ... What Would Happen If Trump Refused to Leave Office?
A peaceful transfer of power is necessary for American democracy to survive.
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Andrew Kelly / Reuters The Weinstein Verdict Shows Why Rape Convictions Are So Rare
Harvey Weinstein may be headed to prison, but few women will ever see their perpetrators brought to justice.
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Bianca Bagnarelli Dear Therapist: If My Sister Won’t Leave Her Awful Boyfriend, I’m Done With Her
My sister is beautiful, talented, and successful, and I don’t understand why she’s wasting her time with this guy.
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Ben Childers Eastern Kentucky Has Been Underwater, but You Probably Didn’t Notice
An out-of-sight, out-of-mind mentality can take hold when people lose their connection to nature.
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Spencer Platt / Getty How Private Equity Ruined a Beloved Grocery Chain
An investment firm was supposed to help Fairway survive. So why is the company now filing for bankruptcy?
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Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images What Democrats Aren’t Admitting About Trump’s Record
The episodes in which critics’ predictions weren’t borne out offer valuable lessons for Trump’s challengers, even if they still vigorously disagree with the moves the president has made.
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Associated Press The Differences Between Warren and Sanders Matter
Where socialism imagines greater concentrations of power, her vision ultimately points in the direction of a more decentralized, more competitive economy.
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Mike Hill / Getty / thispersondoesnotexist / Katie ... It Doesn’t Matter If Anyone Exists or Not
What a website that generates infinite fake humans tells us about modern life
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Illustration: Mishko; Hanna Alandi / Getty The Billion-Dollar Disinformation Campaign to Reelect the President
How new technologies and techniques pioneered by dictators will shape the 2020 election
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H. Armstrong Roberts / ClassicStock; Getty; Arsh Raziuddin ... How Your Laptop Ruined Your Life
Smartphones aren’t the only killers of work-life balance.
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Luci Gutiérrez An Ode to Cold Showers
Fling wide the plastic curtain, take a breath, and step right in.
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Nicholas Kamm / Getty The Coronavirus Outbreak Could Bring Out the Worst in Trump
Virology isn’t politics.
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Analysis of Wikipedia IP editor activity Mapping Wikipedia
An unprecedented data set shows where the encyclopedia’s editors are, where they aren’t, and why.
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H. Armstrong Roberts / ClassicStock / Getty Corporate Buzzwords Are How Workers Pretend to Be Adults
Circle back and kill me now.
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Shannon Stapleton / Reuters The Democratic Establishment Is Broken
After the Nevada caucus, Democratic Party leaders have never looked more uncertain about their future.
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© Greg Lecoeur / UPY2020 Winners of the 2020 Underwater Photographer of the Year Contest
Some of this year’s winners and honorees, showing remarkable scenes from oceans, lakes, and rivers around the world
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NASA / Donaldson Collection / Getty The Legacy of a Hidden Figure
The stories of black women at NASA were once buried so deep that it felt like a revelation when they were brought to light.
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