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A bad news day for Trump’s economy, briefly explainedA bad news day for Trump’s economy, briefly explained
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Jobs numbers down, gas prices up.

By Cameron Peters
Future Perfect
The real reason all of your eggs still aren’t cage-freeThe real reason all of your eggs still aren’t cage-free
Future Perfect

Blame...your local grocery store?

By Kenny Torrella
Advice
How to feel okay about your body in the age of OzempicHow to feel okay about your body in the age of Ozempic
Advice

There are ways to actively resist the idea that your life would be better if you lost some weight.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Climate
The false promise of energy independenceThe false promise of energy independence
Climate

The Iran war shows yet again that US oil is still vulnerable to foreign shocks.

By Umair Irfan
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The firing of Kristi Noem, briefly explainedThe firing of Kristi Noem, briefly explained
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Trump shows his Homeland Security secretary the door.

By Cameron Peters
Health
More young women are dying from heart disease — and people are missing these warning signsMore young women are dying from heart disease — and people are missing these warning signs
Health

Women’s heart health needs its pink-ribbon moment.

By Dylan Scott
Technology
Teen boys are using ChatGPT as their wingman. What could go wrong?Teen boys are using ChatGPT as their wingman. What could go wrong?
Technology

AI is teaching teenagers about love now.

By Anna North
Podcasts
The surprising gender gap at the heart of America’s baby bustThe surprising gender gap at the heart of America’s baby bust
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Podcasts

Gen Z men want kids. Gen Z women have questions.

By Sean Illing and Anna North
Politics
Iran had a plan to fight Israel and the US. It all collapsed after October 7.Iran had a plan to fight Israel and the US. It all collapsed after October 7.
Politics

The rise and fall of the “axis of resistance.”

By Joshua Keating
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What the Iran war is costing you, briefly explainedWhat the Iran war is costing you, briefly explained
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The economic shock from Trump’s war may only be getting started.

By Cameron Peters
Podcasts
How the US might be using AI in IranHow the US might be using AI in Iran
Podcast
Podcasts

Are Claude and ChatGPT helping the US fight a war?

By Peter Balonon-Rosen and Sean Rameswaram
Climate
Scientists have been underestimating sea levels — for decadesScientists have been underestimating sea levels — for decades
Climate

Our coasts are more vulnerable than we realized.

By Umair Irfan
Today, Explained newsletter
What Democrats learned in TexasWhat Democrats learned in Texas
Today, Explained newsletter

The Democratic primary tested two visions for the future of the party — and revealed strains in its coalition.

By Caitlin Dewey
Future Perfect
The biggest drawback of driverless carsThe biggest drawback of driverless cars
Future Perfect

Driverless cars could save thousands of lives. They might also break our cities.

By Marina Bolotnikova
Video
Filming British romance is all about locationFilming British romance is all about location
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Video

From moors to manors, the key to adapting 19th-century romance on film is in Great Britain’s epic landscapes.

By Benjamin Stephen
Politics
The AI industry’s civil warThe AI industry’s civil war
Politics

What Anthropic and OpenAI really believe.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
A high-stakes Texas primary exposed the Democratic Party’s fault linesA high-stakes Texas primary exposed the Democratic Party’s fault lines
Politics

Democrats chose expanding the tent over doubling down on the base.

By Christian Paz
Politics
MAGA’s top lawyer just gave a sitting GOP senator the biggest scare of his careerMAGA’s top lawyer just gave a sitting GOP senator the biggest scare of his career
Politics

No lawyer has done more in the last decade to advance a distinctly MAGA approach to the Constitution than Ken Paxton.

By Ian Millhiser
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The Trump administration still can’t decide why it’s doing thisThe Trump administration still can’t decide why it’s doing this
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Four days in, Trump’s Iran explanations aren’t getting any clearer.

By Cameron Peters
The Supreme Court’s Republicans just seized the most dangerous power in constitutional law
Politics

The Court’s latest ruling invokes a power that corrupts every court that wields it.

By Ian Millhiser
Podcasts
Iran after KhameneiIran after Khamenei
Podcast
Podcasts

Can Trump bomb his way to regime change in Iran?

By Avishay Artsy and Noel King
Politics
How does the Iran war end?How does the Iran war end?
Politics

Regime change isn’t likely. Here’s what is.

By Zack Beauchamp
Future Perfect
The one question everyone should be asking after OpenAI’s deal with the PentagonThe one question everyone should be asking after OpenAI’s deal with the Pentagon
Future Perfect

The US said we can’t afford to let a surveillance state like China win the AI race. Well...

By Sigal Samuel
Today, Explained newsletter
The case for — and against — striking IranThe case for — and against — striking Iran
Today, Explained newsletter

Trump says the war will protect Americans. Critics see new risks.

By Caitlin Dewey
Politics
The Texas Democrat trying to reclaim Christianity from the rightThe Texas Democrat trying to reclaim Christianity from the right
Politics

Democrats want fighters. A Texas Senate candidate is focused on faith.

By Christian Paz
Politics
World leaders are almost never killed in war. Why did it happen to Iran’s supreme leader?World leaders are almost never killed in war. Why did it happen to Iran’s supreme leader?
Politics

The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei could usher in a new age of assassination.

By Joshua Keating
Politics
The civilians dying in Trump’s new warThe civilians dying in Trump’s new war
Politics

What we know about the civilian death toll in the Middle East, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
Policy
The Supreme Court appears likely to let stoners own gunsThe Supreme Court appears likely to let stoners own guns
Policy

Gun lovers may soon have the right to bear bongs.

By Ian Millhiser
Podcasts
The “Epstein class,” explainedThe “Epstein class,” explained
Podcast
Podcasts

Why Rep. Ro Khanna isn’t done talking about the Epstein files.

By Astead Herndon and Cameron Peters
Politics
Trump’s Iran war is uniting a strange new anti-war allianceTrump’s Iran war is uniting a strange new anti-war alliance
Politics

How Trump might finally be breaking the manosphere.

By Christian Paz
Politics
Americans will pay for Trump’s war in IranAmericans will pay for Trump’s war in Iran
Politics

How the war in Iran could cause an economic crisis.

By Eric Levitz
Welcome to the March issue of The Highlight
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Politics
How Khamenei transformed IranHow Khamenei transformed Iran
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And what could come next.

By Joshua Keating
Politics
Khamenei is dead. Regime change will be much harder.Khamenei is dead. Regime change will be much harder.
Politics

The US can’t just bomb its way to a new government.

By Robert A. Pape
America After Trump
How Finland defeated fascismHow Finland defeated fascism
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America After Trump

What the defeat of the Lapua Movement in the 1940s can teach the US today.

By Caitlin Dewey
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US strikes Iran: What you need to knowUS strikes Iran: What you need to know
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Trump’s war with Iran, briefly explainedTrump’s war with Iran, briefly explained
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The US struck multiple Iranian cities early on Saturday morning.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Why did the US strike Iran?Why did the US strike Iran?
Politics

And five other questions about the latest conflict in the Middle East, answered.

By Joshua Keating
Politics
Trump attacked regime change wars for years. Now he’s launched his own.Trump attacked regime change wars for years. Now he’s launched his own.
Politics

What does “America First” even mean anymore?

By Joshua Keating
Politics
The incoherence at the heart of Trump’s latest, biggest warThe incoherence at the heart of Trump’s latest, biggest war
Politics

The Iran strikes and the danger of an unbound presidency.

By Zack Beauchamp