What an Abdul El-Sayed win means for Muslim voters
The mayor of Dearborn, a majority-Arab American city in Michigan, says his community feels hope, once again.
Hackers just broke into America’s tap water
Iran almost certainly just launched a cyberattack on water systems in a dozen states, from Minnesota to New Jersey.
Rise of the AI-ristocracy
From animal welfare to global health, AI’s new billionaires have a plan to save the world — and they’re about…
Can a different kind of Democrat win the Midwest?
El-Sayed beat the Democratic establishment in the primary. Now he’ll test whether left-wing populism can win a Midwestern battleground.
Abdul El-Sayed’s win tees up the first true swing state test for the Bernie left
His win sets up the first big test for the Bernie Sanders left in a swing state general election.
A Trump administration rule could stop a powerful tool for exposing animal cruelty
Inside the meat industry’s push to ban drones over factory farms and slaughterhouses.
How to tolerate uncertainty in a world that’s full of it
Not knowing what’s going to happen is the worst. It’s also really good for us.
The truth about rent control
Rent control can protect tenants from steep rent hikes. But it can also shrink housing supply — and renters need…
All the president’s construction projects
The renovations taking over Trump’s presidency, briefly explained.
Wildfires come for the suburbs
The Spokane fires show how climate change, extreme fire weather, and growth in the wildland-urban interface are putting more homes…