Celebrity Life
50 Years After Attica, Prisoners Are Still Protesting Brutal Conditions. Will America Finally Listen?
Despite the protections won by the Attica rebellion, prisoners are calling for the public’s attention to the horrific conditions they endure
The City That Endures
Those of us who stayed stuck around, through 9/11 or the COVID-19 pandemic, did so expressly to preserve the New York we knew
A Climate Solution Lies Deep Under the Ocean—But Accessing It Could Have Huge Environmental Costs
At the bottom of the pacific ocean lies a solution to the imminent battery shortage ... at a great potential cost to biodiversity and life on earth
‘A Decision Was Made.’ Biden Faces the Fallout for His Chaotic Retreat in Afghanistan
For 35 minutes, as flag-draped cases were carried down a ramp, Biden stood in front of the cold reality of his decisions
The Great Kibitzer: How Chuck Schumer Got the Senate Moving Again
How the Senate's Great Kibitzer became the key to the Biden agenda
‘Was This All Worth It?’ Grieving the Death of One of the Last U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
Javier Jaguar Gutierrez was one of the last US soldiers killed in Afghanistan. America’s withdrawal opens old wounds for his grieving family
The Withdrawal From Afghanistan Should Make Us Reflect on America’s True Failure Since 9/11
The longest war in US history has come to a close with scenes of violent chaos from Afghanistan. The deaths of US Marines and fleeing Afghans will give the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks an especially bitter edge. There are also daily reminders of just how much American domestic politics has changed.…
Jill Biden: A Tribute to Classroom Heroes
"I have never been prouder to be a teacher... Thank you for being the heroes we needed," First Lady Dr. Jill Biden writes
From Teachers to Custodians, Meet the Educators Who Saved A Pandemic School Year
29 stories of teachers, bus drivers and others who went above and beyond
‘We Were Willing to Give Up Everything.’ Billie Jean King Reflects on Her Legacy and New Memoir All In
The tennis legend on athletes' struggles with mental health, the fight for equal pay and her new memoir, All In
Why COVID-19 Might Be Here to Stay—And How We’ll Learn to Live With It
Experts have long predicted that the pandemic will end with a whimper, not a bang. That is, COVID-19 won’t so much disappear as fade into the background, becoming like the many other common pathogens that sicken people, but also can be controlled with vaccines and drugs. “This can become a livable pathogen where it’s there,…
Tunisia Was the Only Success Story of the Arab Spring. Now Its Democracy Is In Jeopardy
Tunisia has carried an especially heavy burden over the past decade. It was the first country to cast out a longtime dictator as part of the Arab Spring revolts. And it’s the only one where democracy established a lasting foothold. But all that is now in jeopardy because political pluralism has unleashed new waves of…