JANUARY
3 different paths the economy could take in 2023
23 things we think will happen in 2023
What the split Congress can actually accomplish in 2023
The real reason the chaos in the House should scare us
Why we can’t turn off the NFL
Here’s how the Kevin McCarthy speaker debacle could actually end
How Kevin McCarthy (finally) became speaker of the House
McCarthy’s speaker chaos could make Democrats more powerful
Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil’s seat of power
The paradox at the heart of the most diverse Congress ever
The real reason 7,000 nurses in New York City have gone on strike
How the George Santos scandal could finally end
A worrisome trend in American hospitals is hurting poor patients
This one procedural tool can keep Kevin McCarthy from blowing up the economy
Republicans didn’t really want to cut the military budget after all
The biggest animal welfare crisis you’ve never heard of
Your credit card rewards might not be worth it
A new Supreme Court case could turn every workplace into a religious battleground
The US just breached the debt limit. What happens now?
Were bivalent boosters worth it?
Jacinda Arden is a global icon – but she’s still a politician
What “choice” means for millions of women post-Roe
Ukraine has a new cache of weapons on the way – but not German tanks
Jeff Bezos wants the world to know he’s a philanthropist
We pulled pandas back from the brink of extinction. Meanwhile, the rest of nature collapsed.
FairTax, the GOP plan for a 30 percent national sales tax, explained
The stunning hypocrisy of Bill Barr’s probe into the Russia-Trump investigation
Why traffic stops can be so dangerous for Black Americans like Tyre Nichols
Trump struggles to define himself at his first campaign stop
Ron DeSantis wants to make it much easier for the government to kill people
Where will all the laid-off tech workers go?
FEBRUARY
New Zealand’s Maori fought for reparations – and won
What do we want police body cams to do?
The mounting, undeniable Me Too backlash
How Turkey is ruining NATO’s moment of unity
The labor strikes in Britain are years in the making
What an abortion hotline reveals about reproductive care after Roe
Obesity in the age of Ozempic
7 takeaways from Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address
If the US and China go to the brink, can they figure out how to de-escalate?
How a shipping error 100 years ago launched the $30 billion chicken industry
Why don’t we have vaccines for fungal infections?
Biden finally makes a case for Democrats that doesn’t involve Trump
The nonchalant spectacle of Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show
Nikki Haley vows to take on “bullies” in her 2024 campaign (read: Trump)
How the Harry Potter video game became an ethical minefield
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is stepping down
How bad of a norovirus wave is the US in for?
A juicy new legal filing reveals who really controls Fox News
After Munich meeting, the US-China relationship is still a mess
The other long Covid: The damage done to a generation of schoolchildren
The racist idea that changed American educations
Nobody knows what the point of homework is
How Ukraine could become America’s next forever war
Mexicans are mobilizing to protect their eroding democracy
The last US-Russia arms control treaty is in big trouble
The Supreme Court will decide if a whole federal agency is unconstitutional
The Supreme Court showdown over Biden’s student debt relief program, explained
MARCH
Joe Biden is pretty good at being president. He should run again.
America’s school lunch crisis
J.K. Rowling’s transphobia: A history
SNAP boosts kept millions out of poverty during Covid. Now they’re gone.
Donald Trump is now fully at war with the Republican Party’s past
The Delphi murders were a local tragedy. Then They became “true crime.”
Silicon Valley’s AI frenzy isn’t just another crypto craze
Maybe AI can finally kill the cover letter
Biden’s budget goes all in on protecting Medicare. Just how much danger is it in?
The GOP’s coordinated national campaign against trans rights, explained
Biden’s plan to tax the rich, explained
Why daylight savings is so hard on the body – and what to do about it
5 winners and 4 losers from the 2023 Oscars
Why bailouts keep happening even though everyone hates them
9 questions about Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, answered
Pescetarians are responsible for many more animal deaths than regular meat eaters
Inflation is the best thing that ever happened to food companies
The brewing war over who goes hungry in America – and how to feed them
The fringe group that broke the GOP’s brain – and helped the party win elections
The case for slowing down AI
The Wagner Group, Russia’s maybe-private army in Ukraine, explained
Republicans are once again sticking by Trump as an indictment looms
Is TikTok too big to ban?
The bosses still aren’t back in charge
Utah’s social media for kids law could be coming to a state near you
How the March for Our Lives activists see the country now
There are valid critiques of Kamala Harris. They also don’t tell the full story.
What we know about the Nashville shooting
What US weapons tell us about the Russia-Ukraine war
Never pay a medical bill without asking these questions first
Your biggest question about Trump’s indictment, answered
APRIL
The indictment adds to a long list of times Republicans have backed Trump
Taiwan’s president is in the Americas – and China’s not happy
Your biggest question about Trump’s indictment, answered
The 4 criminal investigations into Donald Trump, explained
The origins of Biden’s most important policy, explained
Your phone is ruining your vacation
A study confirms it: Tennessee’s democracy really is as bad as the expulsions made you think
A Texas judge just issued a national ruling against medication abortion. What now?
Small acts of kindness matter more than you think
Ron DeSantis might not be as tough on crime as he says he is
The case against pet ownership
The most farcical argument in the case against abortion pills`
Republicans want to force doctors to mislead patients about reversing abortions
The far left and far right agree on Donald Trump’s foreign policy legacy. They’re both wrong.
Is Twitter finally dying?
The Supreme Court takes up a messy, chaotic case about religion in the workplace
What we know about the Dadeville, Alabama, mass shooting
The pregnancy risks of Ozempic and Wegovy need more attention
Why we should run elite college admissions like a lottery
The devil lurking in the dust
When did mass layoffs become so normal?
7 ways we’ve made the Earth better since the last Earth Day
Where are all the apartments for families?
Is this a soft landing or the start of a recession?
The quiet radicalism of Joe Biden’s presidency
One big idea that could prevent thousands of gun deaths
How Ron DeSantis transformed into an anti-public health crusader
A new Senate bill would curb Trump’s worst judges
Right-wing media used to shun pop culture. Now it’s obsessed with it.
7 burning questions about sunscreen, answered
MAY
The secret delegate battle that will decide the 2024 Republican nominee
Hollywood’s writers are on strike. Here’s why that matters.
Another hint about Tucker Carlson’s firing: A racist text
The real reason for the Supreme Court’s corruption crisis
How New York City failed Jordan Neely
King Charles’ coronation, decoded
Serbia’s populist president pledges ‘disarmament’ after mass shootings
Another mass shooting in Texas
What everyone wants going into Tuesday’s big debt ceiling showdown
How Russia’s invasion transformed one Ukrainian city
Is the debt ceiling constitutional?
The potential indictment of Hunter Biden, explained
Turkey’s extremely big-deal elections, explained
How to handle grief on Mother’s Day
The “return to the office” won’t save the office
The overlooked Republican faction that could decide debt ceiling negotiations
Why is it still so hard for us to use the word “rape”?
Your company can screw you over even after you leave
What a debt default could mean for America’s superpower status
The psychedelic renaissance is at risk of missing the bigger picture
The case for shame
One state just became a national leader on child care. Here’s how they did it.
Why progressives want Joe Biden to consider going it alone on the debt ceiling
Make America Florida: Ron DeSantis’s pitch to beat Trump in 2024
A guide to Ron DeSantis’s Most extreme policies in Florida
A debt ceiling breach would be bad bad bad bad bad
Is the US really about to be unable to pay its bills?
Biden and McCarthy’s budget deal to lift the debt ceiling, explained
Succession ends exactly how it needed to
A big El Nino is looming, Here’s what it means for our weather.
The biggest policy changes in the debt ceiling deal, explained
JUNE
The House manages to get it together on the debt ceiling
Florida has launched an “unparalleled” assault on higher education
California has the country’s strongest animal welfare law. Now it just needs to be enforced.
The Georgia Trump election investigation keeps getting bigger
Republicans’ abortion bans are nothing like those in Europe
Dirty air can be deadly. Here’s how to protect yourself.
Why is eastern Canada on fire – and when will the smoke clear?
Trump says he’s been indicted again: The Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, explained
Your 7 biggest questions about Trump’s latest indictment, answered
How the right’s defeats gave us the anti-LGBTQ moment
Discrimination isn’t just infuriating. It steals Black people’s time.
Everything you need to know about Trump’s second arraignment
Trump’s post-indictment speech was a master class in alternative facts and false victim narratives
Who’s making money on the anti-woke, anti-trans backlash?
The world’s oceans are extremely hot. We’re about to find out what happens next.
The “anti-intellectual attack” on higher ed will take years to undo
How to handle grief on Father’s Day
Discrimination isn’t just infuriating. It steals Black people’s time.
The decline of American playtime – and how to resurrect it
The world’s largest democracy is collapsing before our eyes
RFK Jr.’s fringe presidential candidacy, explained
The new reality about Latino voters that Democrats must accept
The public feud between the Wagner chief and Russian military brass just got very real
Russia’s wild last 24 hours and the Wagner group’s march to Moscow, explained
The case for optimism about LGBTQ rights in the United States
The Supreme Court decides not to destroy democracy in the United States
Vivek Ramaswamy’s rise to semi-prominence, explained
The monstrous arrogance of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision
JULY
Florida’s new immigration law previews a DeSantis presidency
What your doctor wants you to know about Ozempic
What could cause a malaria comeback in the US – and what could stop it
The impossible paradox of car ownership
Why pedestrian deaths in the US are at a 40-year high
4 revelations from the latest unsealed records in the Trump classified documents case
The importance of staying angry at the Supreme Court
How abortion bans will strain an already failing foster system
Tips for being a responsible, respectful traveler
340,000 UPS workers could go on strike July 31. Here’s what it means.
The next wave of abortion rights ballot measures looks different from the last
Over-the-counter birth control is here. How much will it cost?
Elon Musk is just throwing money at popular Twitter users now
The Long Island Serial Killer case may finally be solved – but many questions remain
Will diet soda, yogurt, and cereal disappear from stores?
The $1 billion gamble to ensure AI doesn’t destroy humanity
Telephone operation was a good career for women. Then it got automated.
The true story behind Oppenheimer’s atomic test – and how it just might have ended the world
Should you combine finances with your partner?
The invisible consequences of heat on the body and mind
What to do (and avoid) in extreme heat
Don’t schedule meetings after 4 pm
Why Europe is so angry about Biden’s signature climate bill
Why you feel grouchy on super hot days
How Alabama could get away with defying the Supreme Court
Legal battles over climate change are already paying off
What’s new in the new indictment against Donald Trump?
This tick’s spit can make you allergic to meat
Niger’s coup and the international community’s opposition, explained
The unexpected pitfalls of work-from-home parenthood
AUGUST
Can Joe Biden convince Americans the economy is actually good?
How strong are the newest criminal charges against Donald Trump?
A Democratic governor in Mississippi? Here’s how it could happen
Is it illegal to steal a presidential election?
How a Mississippi case of police brutality emphasis the need for more accountability
How to get back money you didn’t even know you were owed
The new crisis of masculinity
What went wrong in Ukraine’s counteroffensive
What the Ohio election results mean for abortion rights
Lil Tay’s reported death, explained as much as possible
An insidious form of climate denial is festering in the Republican Party
Biden’s risky Persian Gulf bet
The Supreme Court is taking a wrecking ball to the wall between church and state
How two pop culture Twitter accounts turned into the internet’s wire service
Will anyone trust these hyper-politicized courts to try Donald Trump?
Trump’s 4 indictments, ranked by the stakes
9 things everyone should know about Maui’s wildfire disaster
What normal Americans – not AI companies – want for AI
Florida’s restrictive sex ed rules are causing back-to-school mayhem
Why Hurricane Hilary is so strange – and how it could impact California
People forgot how to act in public
Meditation is more than either stress relief or enlightenment
What’s going on with these viral, right-wing country music hits?
2 winners and 3 losers from the first Republican debate
This summer is giving us a glimpse at the dangerous future of work
Why Trump seems to grow more popular the worse his legal troubles become
What a UAW strike could mean for labor
White supremacy is at the heart of the Jacksonville shooting
China’s economy is slowing down. What gives?
The US has new Covid-19 variants on the rise. Meet Eris and Fornax.
The conservative boycott playbook is kind of working
SEPTEMBER
Where the war on woke goes from here
Consider the road trip
TikTok has transformed the concert experience
Will I just keep spending more and more money forever?
Is public school as we know it ending?
The criminal justice system is broken. Restorative justice can help fill the gap.
The Republican Party’s plan to rule the state of Wisconsin forever, explained
Why Alambama’s congressional map was struck down – again
Silicon Valley’s vision for AI? It’s religion, repackaged.
What we know about Morocco’s deadly earthquake
This decades-old GOP movement is finally scoring breakthrough wins in the Biden era
A bold new federal experiment in giving renters cash
There is no end to disaster season anymore
Some homeless people won’t go to shelters. Should they be left outside?
Three reasons Biden is struggling with Black and Latino voters
How Covid misinformation stayed one step ahead of Facebook
America’s most iconic coral reef is dying. Only one thing will save it.
How Florida became the center of the Republican universe
Florida’s favorite grocery store seeks to be uncomplicated in a complicated world
How states humiliate single parents who need government assistance
A fatal crash shows us everything that’s wrong with traffic enforcement
The Supreme Court showdown over social media “censorship,” explained
A new Supreme Court case could trigger a second Great Depression
How to advocate for yourself at the doctor’s office
The Hollywood writers’ strike may finally be ending
New York City’s not-so-sudden migrant surge, explained
The Republican debate is fake
1 winner and 3 losers from Fox’s dud of a second GOP debate
What Dianne Feinstein’s death means for California’s Senate elections
2023 was the year the US finally destroyed all of its chemical weapons
OCTOBER
The 2010s was a decade of protests. Why did so many revolutions fail?
Congress just avoided a shutdown. Kevin McCarthy’s fight is just beginning.
Why your $7 late fee is $7
What a striking new study of death in America misses
The lifesaving, Nobel Prize-winning discovery that almost didn’t happen
Even for high earners, student loan repayment is crushing
Hamas has launched an unprecedented strike on Israel. Here’s what you need to know.
This Gaza war didn’t come out of nowhere
Things are about to get much worse in the war between Israel and Hamas
Benjamin Netanyahu failed Israel
Hamas, the militant group that attacked Israel, explained
How to think morally about the Israel-Hamas war
Don’t believe everything you see and hear about Israel and Palestine
How the Arab world sees the Israel-Palestine conflict
Gaza’s spiraling humanitarian crisis, explained
How to understand Egypt’s role in the Israel-Hamas conflict
4 questions to ask yourself when picking a health plan
What Biden must do in Israel
Biden came and went to Israel. What comes next?
What do leftist critics of Israel do now?
What Israel should do now
Abortion is on the ballot in November. The outcome will shape 2024.
Baby boomers are aging. their kids aren’t ready.
The Supreme Court confronts its own failure in an appalling case about guns
What unites the global protests for Palestinian rights
America’s unique, enduring gun problem, explained
Palestinians fear they’re being displaced permanently. Here’s why that’s logical.
Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group, explained
Why some Palestinians believe social media companies are suppressing their posts
Israel’s ground assault of Gaza is happening. Here’s what we know.
Could Israel Dump Netanyahu in the middle of a war?
NOVEMBER
Israel’s crackdown on dissent will only hurt it
What happened to Airbnb?
Will an Israel-Hamas ceasefire happen? The reasons and roadblocks, explained.
The Gaza war reveals how college lost their way on free speech
Israel hits civilian infrastructure as ceasefire calls grow
The dire medical crisis in Gaza, explained
3 winner and 1 loser from Election Day 2023
In the West Bank, Israeli settlers are on an anti-Palestinian rampage
Why top at the four-day workweek?
The Israel-Gaza war is exposing Europe’s divisions
Israel’s humanitarian pauses in Gaza, explained
How to think through allegations of genocide in Gaza
It’s time to break up with fast fashion
The dire medical crisis in Gaza, explained
The secrets Google spilled in court
Why are so few people getting the latest Covid-19 vaccine?
Most of Israel’s weapons imports come from the US. Now Biden is rushing even more arms.
Rishi Sunak’s cabinet shuffle won’t fix the UK’s Tories’ problems
Wages are rising. Jobs are plentiful. Nobody’s happy.
A Supreme Court case about stocks could help make Trump’s authoritarian dreams reality
The Israel-Hamas hostage deal, explained
Why Israel imprisons so many Palestinians
The controversial phrase “from the river to sea,” explained
Mary Kay Letourneau, the grim inspiration for May December, explained
How to fit volunteering into a hectic schedule
The Supreme Court case seeking to shut down wealth taxes before they even exist
I give 10 percent of my income to charity. You should, too.
The 2023 Future Perfect 50
What Henry Kissinger wrought
DECEMBER
Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, briefly explained
The first results from the world’s biggest basic income experiment
How millennials learned to dread motherhood
An oil executive is leading the UN climate summit. It’s going as well as you’d expect.
The Israel-Hamas war is tearing American cultural institutions apart
3 winners and 1 loser from the fourth Republican presidential
George Santos treated politics like reality TV. And he won.
What should kids know about factory farming?
The severe El Nino in South America is a preview of a climate-changed world
The return of liberal Zionism?
Why we still underestimate what groups like Hamas are capable of
Why Biden may give in to Republican demands on immigration
What Trump has already taken from us
What happens in Ukraine if US aid disappears?
A historian’s advice to the Democrats trying to build stuff
So it’s come to this: We might have to worry about the deficit
Canada is promoting child care for $10 a day
Indigenous activists are risking their lives for butterflies
Mourning winter in a warming world
How Republicans are weaponizing antisemitism to take down DEI
In a big victory for Trump, the Supreme Court tells Jack Smith to go away
A guide to difficult conversations for people who hate confrontation
The best ways to help homeless people
It’s okay to be optimistic about the economy next year
Access to abortion pills has grown since Dobbs
Online daters love to hate on Hinge. 10 years in, it’s more popular than ever.
The fraught debate over whether the 14th Amendment disqualifies Trump, explained
Alcohol overuse causes 140,000 American deaths annually. Why is it so undertreated?
It’s okay to be optimistic about the economy next year