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Beata Zawrzel / NurPhoto / Getty What Happened to Elon Musk
A conversation with Charlie Warzel about how the tech billionaire became a mouthpiece for MAGA
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Stock Photos / Research / Getty Scientific American Didn’t Need to Endorse Anybody
The magazine’s endorsement of a candidate undermines trust in expertise.
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Rob Crandall / Alamy Seven Senate Races to Watch
Democrats are struggling to hold on to key seats—and their majority—in states across the country.
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Corbis / Getty Trump Is No Gerald Ford
No other president has used an assassination attempt to inflame American politics the way Donald Trump does.
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Erica Parise / Peacock / Getty A Reboot That Stands on Its Own
Culture and entertainment musts from Amina Kilpatrick
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Roberto Schmidt / AFP / Getty The Springfield Effect
Trump and Vance spread racist memes that turned into bomb threats and school evacuations.
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Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty Where Trump and Harris Stand With Donations
In this election, campaign money has been flowing in at both the standard moments and the not-so-standard.
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Hannah Beier / Bloomberg / Getty Trump Blames Everybody but Himself
He can’t face the truth about his performance at the debate.
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Derek E. Rothchild / Getty The Issue Neither Party Can Ignore
A conversation with Jerusalem Demsas on why national politicians can no longer hide from the housing crisis
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Nathan Morris / NurPhoto / Getty What the First Debate Question for Trump Must Be
The moderators ought to start with the fact that he rejects the foundations of the American system of government.
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Tatiana Gromova / Alamy Two Books Worth Reading Back-to-Back
Culture and entertainment musts from Michael Powell
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David Dee Delgado / AFP / Getty A New Level of Incoherence From Trump
His answer to a specific policy question yesterday made absolutely no sense.
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skyNext / Getty The Russian Propaganda Attack on America
Sometimes money is more effective than weapons.
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warat42 / Getty Stores Are Small Now
In brick-and-mortar retail, bigger is not always better.
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luniversa / Getty What Trump Doesn’t Understand About the Military
A man without honor or courage hates America’s service members.
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Smith Collection / Gado / Getty; The Atlantic Six Great Labor Day Reads
Spend time with stories about the myth of the broke Millennial, Amazon’s big secret, and more.
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Artur Widak / NurPhoto / Getty Six Underrated Hobbies to Try Out
Picking up a new pastime is no small feat.
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CNN The Political Tradition Harris and Walz Are Bringing Back
Last night’s interview was a reminder of what elections used to be like.
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Drew Angerer / Getty The Tech-Trump Alliance
A conversation with Ali Breland about the long-simmering ideas animating Silicon Valley’s rightward turn
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Andrew Leyden / NurPhoto / Getty Trump Dishonors Fallen Soldiers Again
Trump’s latest visit to Arlington National Cemetery is a reminder of how little he understands about service, sacrifice, and heroism.
