A weekly reckoning with our heated planet—and the fight to save it

Imagine if three-quarters of U.S. states were flooded.

At its peak in the eighteenth century, Jena in Germany may have had a higher concentration of geniuses than Renaissance Florence or ancient Athens—and plenty of drama.

Here in the United States, Republicans still fully intend to cut taxes. But they’ve largely stopped campaigning on it.

It’s good news for financial predators as a trio of Trump-appointed judges tees up a chance for the Supreme Court to take the CFPB’s cops off the beat.

“We’re not restoring Roe in one election cycle,” the head of NARAL tells TNR. “This is a decades-long fight.”

You know all about incumbent House representatives like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert. These ultra fans of the former president may well join them.

How John Roberts lost control of the Supreme Court

Deepak Bhargava on the need for a new narrative about immigration

The demonstration may have been cringey, but we do need to eat less meat.

From Kanye West (maybe?) buying Parler (but why?) to Donald Trump’s flailing (and scammy) Truth Social, the “free-speech” revolution is floundering.

Arizona was the epicenter of Trump’s “Stop the Steal.” Now Kari Lake is its lead proselytizer for the 2022 midterms.

Nancy Fraser talks about work, debt, and a breakdown of shared meaning.

A leaked tape recording council members’ racist slurs demonstrates the deep alliance between real estate interests and the state.

Urban legends about poisoned candy have changed to match the times.

Americans may appear to be split along educational lines—but the dysfunction goes much deeper.

Heavily indebted nations’ threat to stop payment on debts is a last-ditch effort to get rich countries to pay attention to their plight.