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The Democrats who could replace Biden if he steps aside
Politics

Kamala Harris? Gavin Newsom? Pete Buttigieg?!?

By Nicole Narea
What if quitting your terrible job would help the economy?
Future Perfect

Should people who quit get unemployment benefits?

By Oshan Jarow
What two years without Roe looks like, in 8 charts
Explainers

Americans are confronting a whole new reality of patchwork abortion access after the Dobbs decision.

By Nicole Narea
The Democrats who could replace Biden if he steps aside
Politics

Kamala Harris? Gavin Newsom? Pete Buttigieg?!?

By Nicole Narea
What if quitting your terrible job would help the economy?What if quitting your terrible job would help the economy?
Future Perfect

Should people who quit get unemployment benefits?

By Oshan Jarow
What two years without Roe looks like, in 8 chartsWhat two years without Roe looks like, in 8 charts
Explainers

Americans are confronting a whole new reality of patchwork abortion access after the Dobbs decision.

By Nicole Narea

Advice

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Delete your dating apps and find romance offline
Even Better

It's not as scary as you might think.

By Allie Volpe
Yes, you should prepare your kids for climate disasters
Even Better

The catastrophic effects of climate change can happen anywhere. Here’s how to help your kids cope before, during, and after an emergency.

By Allie Volpe
The secret to modern friendship, according to real friends
Even Better

My friend wrote a book about friendship. Here’s what we learned about ours.

By Allie Volpe
Delete your dating apps and find romance offline
Even Better

It's not as scary as you might think.

By Allie Volpe
Yes, you should prepare your kids for climate disastersYes, you should prepare your kids for climate disasters
Even Better

The catastrophic effects of climate change can happen anywhere. Here’s how to help your kids cope before, during, and after an emergency.

By Allie Volpe
The secret to modern friendship, according to real friendsThe secret to modern friendship, according to real friends
Even Better

My friend wrote a book about friendship. Here’s what we learned about ours.

By Allie Volpe

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What do we do about Alice Munro now?What do we do about Alice Munro now?
Culture

Reckoning with the late author and Nobel Prize winner’s complicity in her daughter’s abuse.

By Constance Grady
Can Paris fix its poop problem before the Olympics?Can Paris fix its poop problem before the Olympics?
Video

Paris’s bold Olympic promise to clean the River Seine.

By Coleman Lowndes
America’s obsession with hot dogs, explainedAmerica’s obsession with hot dogs, explained
Food

The strange ways we do (and don’t) consume glizzies.

By Whizy Kim
This summer, all hail the “non-wedding wedding”
Culture

“The garden party,” “old money,” and “cool girl” weddings are starting to feel more like dinner parties.

By Rebecca Jennings
How public universities hooked America on meat
Future Perfect

University scientists helped build factory farming. Now, some want to protect its “social license to operate.”

By Grace van Deelen
We deserve a more nuanced conversation about working momsWe deserve a more nuanced conversation about working moms
Policy

The “motherhood penalty” is more complicated than you think.

By Rachel M. Cohen
The arguments for Biden 2024 keep getting worseThe arguments for Biden 2024 keep getting worse
Politics

No, "history" does not tell us that the Democrats shouldn't change their nominee

By Eric Levitz
Is it undemocratic to replace Biden on the ticket?Is it undemocratic to replace Biden on the ticket?
Politics

Biden says the primary voters picked him. Is there more to democracy than that?

By Andrew Prokop
France’s elections showed a polarized countryFrance’s elections showed a polarized country
Explainers

France held back the far right. No one knows what’s next.

By Ellen Ioanes
The real lesson for America in the French and British electionsThe real lesson for America in the French and British elections
Politics

The European elections tell us little about Biden’s chances — but a lot about his choices.

By Zack Beauchamp
The Supreme IncompetentsThe Supreme Incompetents
Supreme Court

The justices are awful at their jobs, and they don’t know that they are awful at their jobs.

By Ian Millhiser
The death of the summer job is a good thing
Money

Teen jobs aren’t what they used to be. They’re worse.

By Abdallah Fayyad
The case against summer
Future Perfect

Your summer won’t be as good as you think it will be. It never is.

By Bryan Walsh
This tiny doll is making everyone so happy
Culture

Sonny Angels, from TikTok trend to SNL sketch fodder, explained.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Mothers and daughters fight— but it doesn’t have to be the end of the world
Parenting

How to handle tension in the teen years without ruining your relationship.

By Katie Reilly