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Masterpieces of the New Deal

Judith Shulevitz

May 2026 Issue

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Is AI Going to Turn Us All Into Middle Managers?

Charlie Warzel

April 3, 2026

Economy

Young People Are Falling Behind, but Not Because of AI

Rogé Karma

April 2, 2026

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Public Anger Is Rising

Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Russell Berman

April 1, 2026

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Health

HHS Officials’ Year in Purgatory Is Ending

Katherine J. Wu

March 31, 2026

Family

The Sneaky-Saver Generation

Faith Hill

March 28, 2026

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How to Guess If Your Job Will Exist in Five Years

Annie Lowrey

March 25, 2026

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Canceled by Hinge

Annie Joy Williams

March 23, 2026

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Will Gottsegen

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The College-Educated Working Class

George Packer

April 2026 Issue

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Technology

Imagine Losing Your Job to the Mere Possibility of AI

Lila Shroff

March 10, 2026

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Economy

The Economy’s Warning Light Is Flashing Yellow

Rogé Karma

March 6, 2026

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Ideas

How Kristi Noem Lost Her Job

Jonathan Chait

March 5, 2026

Technology

How Meta Executives Talked About Child Safety Behind the Scenes

Michael Scherer and Kaitlyn Tiffany

February 27, 2026

Books

Why Nudge Policies Failed

Rob Wolfe

February 19, 2026

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Ideas

The Worst-Case Future for White-Collar Workers

Annie Lowrey

February 18, 2026

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Technology

Drink Whole Milk, Eat Red Meat, and Use ChatGPT

Matteo Wong and Nicholas Florko

February 13, 2026

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Ideas

First Jobs Matter More Than We Think

Wendy Kopp

February 13, 2026

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Ideas

What Is Kari Lake Trying to Achieve?

Anne Applebaum and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez

February 11, 2026

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A Hidden Lesson of the Minnesota Welfare Scandal

Stephen Eide

February 2, 2026

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Podcasts

Rise of the Trump Loyalist

Anne Applebaum

January 30, 2026

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The Truth About ICE’s Recruiting Push

Nick Miroff

January 24, 2026

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Politics

How ICE Lost Its Guardrails

Caitlin Dickerson

January 9, 2026

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Ideas

The Problem With Letting AI Do the Grunt Work

Nick Geisler

December 30, 2025

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Culture

A Lesson in False Limits

Sally Jenkins

December 18, 2025

Family

‘Commuting Is Bad’—Particularly for Women

Stephanie H. Murray

December 16, 2025

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Ideas

The Entry-Level Hiring Process Is Breaking Down

Rose Horowitch

December 16, 2025

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Culture

When Did the Job Market Get So Rude?

Franklin Schneider

December 11, 2025

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Politics

USAID Hired the Right-Wing Influencer Responsible for Its Decimation

Isaac Stanley-Becker

December 9, 2025

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Politics

The Shutdown Is Over, but Its Damage Is Not

Toluse Olorunnipa

November 22, 2025

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Technology

My Quest to Find the East Wing Rubble

Nancy Walecki

October 25, 2025

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Technology

Job Interviews Are Broken

Ian Bogost

October 15, 2025

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Health

You’re Fired. Just Kidding!

Tom Bartlett

October 13, 2025

Politics

The Project 2025 Shutdown Is Here

Toluse Olorunnipa and Jonathan Lemire

October 2, 2025

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Trump Is Setting the National Parks Up to Fail

Kylie Mohr

September 26, 2025

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Masterpieces of the New Deal

Is AI Going to Turn Us All Into Middle Managers?

Young People Are Falling Behind, but Not Because of AI

Public Anger Is Rising

HHS Officials’ Year in Purgatory Is Ending

The Sneaky-Saver Generation

How to Guess If Your Job Will Exist in Five Years

Canceled by Hinge

What’s Going on With the IRS?

The College-Educated Working Class

Imagine Losing Your Job to the Mere Possibility of AI

The Economy’s Warning Light Is Flashing Yellow

How Kristi Noem Lost Her Job

How Meta Executives Talked About Child Safety Behind the Scenes

Why Nudge Policies Failed

The Worst-Case Future for White-Collar Workers

Drink Whole Milk, Eat Red Meat, and Use ChatGPT

First Jobs Matter More Than We Think

What Is Kari Lake Trying to Achieve?

A Hidden Lesson of the Minnesota Welfare Scandal

Rise of the Trump Loyalist

The Truth About ICE’s Recruiting Push

How ICE Lost Its Guardrails

The Problem With Letting AI Do the Grunt Work

A Lesson in False Limits

‘Commuting Is Bad’—Particularly for Women

The Entry-Level Hiring Process Is Breaking Down

When Did the Job Market Get So Rude?

USAID Hired the Right-Wing Influencer Responsible for Its Decimation

The Shutdown Is Over, but Its Damage Is Not

My Quest to Find the East Wing Rubble

Job Interviews Are Broken

You’re Fired. Just Kidding!

The Project 2025 Shutdown Is Here

Trump Is Setting the National Parks Up to Fail