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A psychiatrist explains why Internal Family Systems is having a moment, despite its lack of evidence.

By Sigal Samuel
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Mogging, -maxxing, and Clavicular, briefly explainedMogging, -maxxing, and Clavicular, briefly explained
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Podcasts

What an online drama tells us about the attention economy.

By Dustin DeSoto and Noel King
Video
How did we get to ICE?How did we get to ICE?
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Video

How American immigration became law enforcement

By Nate Krieger
Politics
The mess that Kristi Noem madeThe mess that Kristi Noem made
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Politics

The drama at the Department of Homeland Security, explained.

By Hady Mawajdeh and Noel King
Politics
The Supreme Court just blew up Trump’s foreign policyThe Supreme Court just blew up Trump’s foreign policy
Politics

How will Trump get countries to do what he wants without tariffs?

By Joshua Keating
The Logoff
Trump’s tariff defeat, briefly explainedTrump’s tariff defeat, briefly explained
The Logoff

Trump loses his biggest tariffs power.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
The Supreme Court’s tariff decision could save you $1,000The Supreme Court’s tariff decision could save you $1,000
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The Court just did Trump a huge favor. Will he take it?

By Eric Levitz
Politics
Why a Republican Supreme Court struck down Trump’s tariffsWhy a Republican Supreme Court struck down Trump’s tariffs
Politics

Trump loses, and the Democratic justices didn’t need to concede anything.

By Ian Millhiser
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Why the Western US is running out of water, in one chartWhy the Western US is running out of water, in one chart
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Cows are draining the Colorado River.

By Kenny Torrella
Podcasts
The pro-gun case liberals don’t want to hearThe pro-gun case liberals don’t want to hear
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Podcasts

Is it time for the left to rethink its approach to guns?

By Sean Illing
Politics
Trump’s dream is a giant slush fund Congress can’t touchTrump’s dream is a giant slush fund Congress can’t touch
Politics

From Venezuelan oil to the Board of Peace, Trump is constantly looking for new sources of cash he can control.

By Tad DeHaven
America After Trump
The House of Representatives is too smallThe House of Representatives is too small
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America After Trump

Here’s one way to fix it.

By Dolly Li and Jordan Winters
The Logoff
Trump’s ballroom blitz, briefly explainedTrump’s ballroom blitz, briefly explained
The Logoff

How Trump is signing off on his own new ballroom.

By Cameron Peters
The hottest new winter sport is about to get even hotter
Climate

Skimo enters the Winter Olympics at the most tragic time.

By Paige Vega
Politics
It really looks like we’re about to bomb Iran againIt really looks like we’re about to bomb Iran again
Politics

Don’t expect a war to end as quickly this time.

By Joshua Keating
Health
Why have Americans turned against this lifesaving medication?Why have Americans turned against this lifesaving medication?
Health

Statin hysteria has made it hard to convince people that this effective drug is actually very safe.

By Dylan Scott
Culture
What the arrest of former Prince Andrew can teach us about power and abuseWhat the arrest of former Prince Andrew can teach us about power and abuse
Culture

The British royal was once his mother’s favorite. Now, his friendship with Epstein has led to his downfall.

By Constance Grady
Culture
The party-fication of productivityThe party-fication of productivity
Culture

How getting things done turned into a social event.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Politics
A new Supreme Court gerrymandering case is nightmare fuel for DemocratsA new Supreme Court gerrymandering case is nightmare fuel for Democrats
Politics

A questionable lawsuit seeking to redraw a Republican district risks turbocharging Trump’s gerrymandering campaign.

By Ian Millhiser
How plant-based marketing took over everything — even diapers
Life

Cautious consumerism isn’t a bad thing, but there’s a lot we don’t know about these products.

By Adam Clark Estes
Climate
The world’s rainforests are vanishing. In this one country, they’re growing back.The world’s rainforests are vanishing. In this one country, they’re growing back.
Climate

How did Costa Rica beat back deforestation and buck the global trend?

By Benji Jones
Climate
Scientists have found another alarming pattern in wildfiresScientists have found another alarming pattern in wildfires
Climate

Around the world, the conditions that brew massive blazes are...syncing up?

By Umair Irfan
Politics
The FCC (probably) didn’t censor Stephen ColbertThe FCC (probably) didn’t censor Stephen Colbert
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The Colbert censorship story is messier than it looks.

By Christian Paz
How one country stopped a Trump-style authoritarian in his tracks
America After Trump

What Brazil got right that America got wrong.

By Zack Beauchamp
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Why voters hate Trump’s (pretty decent) economyWhy voters hate Trump’s (pretty decent) economy
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The data is solid. The vibes are atrocious. What gives?

By Eric Levitz
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What Jesse Jackson taught DemocratsWhat Jesse Jackson taught Democrats
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The lasting lesson of Jesse Jackson’s 1988 campaign, explained.

By Cameron Peters
America After Trump
The Brazilian playbook for defending democracyThe Brazilian playbook for defending democracy
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America After Trump

Today, Explained explores the fall of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil and what it proves about Trump-style authoritarians.

By Jolie Myers
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America After TrumpAmerica After Trump
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How democracies fall — and how they can come back.

By Vox Staff
The Logoff
The Trump threat looming over late-night TV, briefly explainedThe Trump threat looming over late-night TV, briefly explained
The Logoff

Trump vs. Colbert, continued.

By Cameron Peters
Culture
Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights is a million times edgier than Emerald Fennell’sEmily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights is a million times edgier than Emerald Fennell’s
Culture

For all its provocations, the film has more in common with a Nicholas Sparks book.

By Constance Grady
Is Grindr dead?
Culture

Grindr changed gay hookups. Now, ads, bots, AI, and cultural ubiquity have turned it into a ghost town.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Explain It to Me
How communities rally when the government fails themHow communities rally when the government fails them
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Explain It to Me

The deep roots of mutual aid.

By Jonquilyn Hill
America After Trump
What American democracy can learn from 1930s FinlandWhat American democracy can learn from 1930s Finland
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America After Trump

How Finland almost fell to fascism — and didn’t.

By Nate Krieger
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Americans spend less of their income on food than almost ever. Why doesn’t it feel that way?Americans spend less of their income on food than almost ever. Why doesn’t it feel that way?
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The quiet economic miracle hiding in your grocery bill.

By Bryan Walsh
Podcasts
The mysterious symptom popping up in some GLP-1 usersThe mysterious symptom popping up in some GLP-1 users
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What if you lost weight and didn’t care — about anything?

By Jonquilyn Hill and Kelli Wessinger
Politics
The Epstein files are becoming a real problem for Trump — with his own conspiratorial votersThe Epstein files are becoming a real problem for Trump — with his own conspiratorial voters
Politics

And young Republicans are particularly enraged.

By Christian Paz
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One of the hottest therapy styles is scientifically shaky — so why does it seem to work?One of the hottest therapy styles is scientifically shaky — so why does it seem to work?
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Why so many people are obsessed with Internal Family Systems, even though its claims are dubious.

By Sigal Samuel
Podcasts
The real reasons people love playing gamesThe real reasons people love playing games
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Podcasts

A seemingly trivial practice has deep benefits — but there are times we simply don’t get them.

By Sean Illing
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Is it love? Or is it an AI romance scam?Is it love? Or is it an AI romance scam?
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Don’t let AI steal your heart — or your money.

By Shayna Korol
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The Democratic governor building a playbook to resist ICEThe Democratic governor building a playbook to resist ICE
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Podcasts

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Trump, immigration, and fighting back.

By Astead Herndon