The Secret Origins of the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket
Investigative journalist Jodi Kantor describes uncovering Roberts court memos detailing the expansion of its unsigned, fast-track rulings.
Politics
admin Trump Says He’ll Fast-Track Private Gas Plants to Power AI Data Centers
“They can’t believe it, that they’re approved in a period of a matter of weeks.”
DOGE Ended on July 4, but the Workers Whose Lives Musk Upended Are Still Reeling
“It’s hard to explain. Like, this is not a normal job loss.”
DHS Is Spending $1.5 Billion to Block ICE Oversight
The agency bought two private prisons from CoreCivic—and more may follow.
Palantir Has a Hand in NIH’s Most Ambitious Health Initiative
The defense tech firm’s work with public health data has largely flown under the radar.
The Democratic Party Failed Us With Graham Platner
In a quest to flip a Senate majority, the party focused on what Platner could contribute instead of listening to…
Trump’s “Personal Vendetta” Against Wind Is Messing With American Livelihoods
“Why take those jobs away?”
US Soccer Doesn’t Need a Big, Orange Thumb on the Scale
Three phone calls and one mysteriously cancelled red card later, we’ll never know if we could have won fairly.
In Defense of Taylor Swift’s Bad Taste
The superstar’s unabashed embrace of her corniness is refreshing in an age of “cool bride” sameness and AI-engineered taste buds.
Wall Street Just Won’t Stop Financing the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Expansion
Major lenders are all in as Big Oil pivots toward plastics, pesticides, and other petrochemicals.