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Archives for April 2026

Podcasts
Why colleges are going out of businessWhy colleges are going out of business
Podcast
Podcasts

Debt and an enrollment crisis sunk Hampshire College. Is it a canary in the coal mine for higher ed?

By Dustin DeSoto and Sean Rameswaram
Future Perfect
How charities should handle the next Jeffrey EpsteinHow charities should handle the next Jeffrey Epstein
Future Perfect

Is it okay to take money from bad people if it goes to a good cause?

By Sara Herschander
Video
Live Nation lost. Will anything change for ticket prices?Live Nation lost. Will anything change for ticket prices?
Play
Video

A jury ruled Live Nation and Ticketmaster a monopoly, but what that means for ticket prices is not so simple.

By Frank Posillico
The Logoff
Are the latest Iran talks for real?Are the latest Iran talks for real?
The Logoff

The latest on Iran as negotiators head back to Pakistan.

By Cameron Peters
Podcasts
Can Mayor Mamdani get Democrats back on track?Can Mayor Mamdani get Democrats back on track?
Podcast
Podcasts

A top Obama aide on what Zohran Mamdani’s first 100 days tell us about the Democratic Party.

By Ariana Aspuru and Sean Rameswaram
Why America’s HIV epidemic hasn’t ended
The End of HIV

Thanks to PrEP drugs, a country without HIV was in reach. That’s now at risk.

By Sara Herschander
Podcasts
The 1980s sex scandal that explains TMZ’s move to DCThe 1980s sex scandal that explains TMZ’s move to DC
Podcast
Podcasts

How a senator’s downfall paved the way for Donald Trump.

By Kelli Wessinger and Noel King
Politics
The real problem with Hasan PikerThe real problem with Hasan Piker
Politics

Spoiler: It’s not about Israel.

By Eric Levitz
The Highlight
The return of resistance craftingThe return of resistance crafting
The Highlight

Want to fight fascism? Join a knitting circle.

By Anna North
Future Perfect
The most successful health campaign in modern historyThe most successful health campaign in modern history
Future Perfect

How one number explains how we’re winning the 60-year war on smoking.

By Bryan Walsh
Politics
Nobody is laughing at Donald Trump anymoreNobody is laughing at Donald Trump anymore
Politics

The media-obsessed president’s first White House Correspondents’ Dinner is going to flop. It’s not because of the crowd.

By Benjy Sarlin
The Logoff
Trump’s big marijuana moveTrump’s big marijuana move
The Logoff

Rescheduling medical marijuana, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
Health
Please don’t inject yourself with bootleg peptidesPlease don’t inject yourself with bootleg peptides
Health

Why Americans have gone wild self-experimenting with the hottest thing in wellness: Peptides.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Netanyahu may finally be in troubleNetanyahu may finally be in trouble
Politics

The Israeli leader faces an uphill battle in this year’s elections.

By Zack Beauchamp
Advice
You might not be as good of a friend as you think you areYou might not be as good of a friend as you think you are
Advice

Most people say friendship is important to them, but often act in ways that contradict that sentiment.

By Allie Volpe