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As the Israeli-Palestinian conflict enters its darkest chapter in decades, both sides are evoking the same foundational moment in their past: the eve…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Many Missed Warnings Before Maine’s Mass Shooting
The mass shooting in Maine last week, which killed 18 people, was the country’s deadliest of the year. It may have also been one of the most avoidabl…
2 years, 8 months ago
Lessons From an Unending Conflict
In late September, one of the world’s most intractable conflicts ended suddenly and brutally when Azerbaijan seized the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh a…
2 years, 8 months ago
A Historic Strike (And Win) For Auto Workers
A wave of strikes that has paralyzed the auto industry came to an end on Monday, when the last of the three big car manufacturers, General Motors, re…
2 years, 8 months ago
Israeli Troops Enter Gaza
Over the weekend, the Israeli military appears to have begun an invasion of the Gaza Strip, with tanks rolling into the enclave and Israeli soldiers …
2 years, 8 months ago
The Sunday Read: ‘Who Hired the Hitmen to Silence Zitácuaro?’
On Oct. 19, 2021, Armando Linares López was writing up notes from an interview when his cellphone buzzed with an unknown number. Linares, 49 and stoc…
2 years, 8 months ago
A New Threat: Surprise Hurricanes
Hurricane Otis, which killed more than two dozen people in southern Mexico this week, exemplified a phenomenon that meteorologists fear will become m…
2 years, 8 months ago
Introducing ‘The War Briefing’
As the Israel-Hamas war intensifies, fears are growing that the conflict could spread beyond Gaza. And with an expected Israeli ground invasion, the …
2 years, 8 months ago
The House Finally Has a Speaker
Warning: this episode contains strong language.
After 21 days without a leader, and after cycling through four nominees, House Republicans have finall…
2 years, 8 months ago
Why Israel Is Delaying the Ground Invasion
Almost immediately after Israel was attacked on Oct. 7, it began preparing for a ground invasion of Gaza, drafting hundreds of thousands of its citiz…
2 years, 8 months ago