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The United States decided to rule the world. We can also decide to step back.

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A group of libertarians took over a rural town to live out their dreams of small government and freedom from regulation. The local bears had other ideas.

The problem with the highest court in the country isn’t just that it’s too conservative—it’s also too powerful.

Years of unchecked development and bad climate policy have set the state on fire. Where do we go from here?

The star ISIS reporter for The New York Times has come under criticism following new revelations about one of her sources.

Democrats and Republicans have suburbia all wrong. How might their outdated ideas hurt them?

A guide to the three most unpredictable months in politics

New York City schools are supposed to be back in session in September. Are they ready?

The latest season of Leon Neyfakh’s podcast is another forensic dissection of a well-known, but little-understood, part of American history.

Why the work of the Nineteenth Amendment is far from over

Massive companies like Amazon, Google, Pfizer, and Uber don’t merely dominate an industry: They dominate our lives.

What enabled the rise of today’s right-wing media empire?

How does direct action shape policy?

Why we can't leave pandemic prevention to Big Pharma

Just because we may get a baseball season doesn’t mean we deserve one.