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Donald Trump Has Finally Wielded His Presidential Power for Good
RIP to one of air travel’s most cursed features.
Money Talks: The Path to Affordable Childcare
Yale researcher Martha Gimble explains The Budget Lab’s research into early childhood education and care policies.
What the Shell?
The Trump administration is axing a bipartisan anti-corruption law that would require shell companies to disclose their beneficiaries.
‘The MMR vaccine is not a lethal vaccine,’ Mehmet Oz says
The head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services was asked three times to clarify claims made by President Donald Trump earlier this month.
Trump offered state Medicaid programs lower prices on weight-loss drugs. Most are rejecting the deal.
Blue and red states say accepting federal help to expand access to drugs like Wegovy for America’s poorest patients is too much of a drain on their budgets.
Democrats see political gain in Ohio’s health care pain
Surging costs and plummeting insurance coverage could give Ohio Democrats their best chance in years to win back power.
RFK Jr.’s barnstorming the country for the GOP
The health secretary toured the heartland this week while Trump nominated a loyal aide to lead one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agencies.
Trump’s pick to lead the FDA faces uphill Senate battle
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Bill Cassidy has already signaled her vaccine policy work may cost her his vote.
When Church Was a Queer Space
Outward’s hosts sit down with the host and co-creator of When We All Get to Heaven.
Remembering, with the People of MCC San Francisco, AIDS Still Isn’t Over.
The neighborhood changes, the church moves, people forget and remember “the AIDS years,” but AIDS isn’t over.
What Happens When You Organize Church Around AIDS – and AIDS Changes?
The AIDS cocktail opens new possibilities. And MCC San Francisco tries to use the experience of AIDS to make bigger social change.
The Church’s Pastor Gets Diagnosed with AIDS. And the Church Wonders How Much They Might Lose.
The church’s minister gets sick and everyone knows it.
A Church Romance Between a Hula Dancer and a Lumbersexual Blossoms in a Dangerous Time.
The church’s “it couple” faces AIDS, caregiving, and loss as part of a pair, part of families, and part of a community.
Vance asks Mainers to vote Republican — as Trump ups the trade war with Canada
Vice President JD Vance’s visit marked his second to Maine’s 2nd Congressional District in four months.
Trump Is Losing Touch With the Public
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One of the few issues that unites voters and politicians of both parties right now is data centers. Three-quarters of Americans would oppose a data center being built near where they live, according to a new poll released last week by Heatmap Pro and Embold Research.
Logging in Was Never Supposed to Be This Complicated
One afternoon earlier this month, I pulled up to the rec center and realized that I had a problem. It was not the three boisterous tweens in the back seat who were clamoring to be set loose in the basketball gym. It was my parking app. I had somehow gotten logged out of Passport Parking, which has become the only way to pay for a spot in much of my town, and it was demanding a four-digit PIN to let me back in. My first guess drew a warning message in red letters: “Invalid PIN.
Where Do America’s Colleges Go From Here?
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On August 3, Education Secretary Linda McMahon sent a letter to states and higher-education leaders with instructions to, as McMahon put it, “describe to the American public your commitments to rigorous teaching, pathbreaking research, and national service—commitments that make our universities a bedrock institution of the American republic.
The Atlantic announces Jessica Goldstein as SVP of events
The Atlantic has hired Jessica Goldstein as senior vice president of events, who will work in partnership with managing director for events Evan Smith to lead and produce the magazine’s robust live programs nationwide. She begins with The Atlantic in early September.
Jessica has spent her career telling stories through reporting and creating live experiences that resonate far beyond the stage.
Scenes From the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games
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A humanoid robot waves a flag during the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, China, on August 22, 2026.Pedro Pardo / AFP / Getty
Robots parade on a track during the opening ceremony of the second World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on August 22, 2026.Pedro Pardo / AFP / Getty
Robots play drums during an opening-ceremony performance on August 22, 2026.
In Defeat for AIPAC, Aisha Wahab Wins House Seat, Becoming First Afghan American in Congress
Progressive California state lawmaker Aisha Wahab made history last week in a special election that will make her the first Afghan American in Congress. Wahab overcame a flood of attack ads from pro-Israel groups to beat her Democratic rival, Melissa Hernandez, in a race to replace disgraced Congressmember Eric Swalwell, who resigned in April amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
“Unbought & Unbossed”: Angie Nixon on Winning Democratic Senate Race in Florida, DSA Membership & More
Progressive state Representative Angie Nixon pulled off a stunning victory in Florida last week, defeating the establishment-backed centrist candidate Alexander Vindman to win the state’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. Vindman, a former Army intelligence officer who testified during Trump’s first impeachment trial, raised more than 16 times as much campaign money as Nixon.
Montreal Considers Cutting Ties to Israel as Outrage Grows in Canada over Israeli Impunity: Avi Lewis
The Montreal City Council is set to debate a controversial motion Monday calling on the Canadian city to suspend all institutional ties with the Israeli government. Avi Lewis, a leading Jewish Canadian politician and head of the progressive New Democratic Party, says it’s a reflection of widespread outrage among Canadians over Israel’s actions across the Middle East.
Pro-Israel forces “are on the defensive now,” says Lewis.
“Most Stupid Trade Fight in History”: U.S. & Canadian Workers Stand to Lose in Trump’s New Tariff War
The U.S.-Canada trade war is deepening after talks collapsed without a deal on Friday. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney accused the Trump administration of issuing demands that would compromise Canada’s sovereignty and undermine key industries. On Saturday, the United States slapped 50% tariffs on around $20 billion worth of imports from Canada, and Carney announced retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion of U.S. products set to go into effect on September 8.
The Hottest Restaurant Chain in America Has a Pitch Very Different From Others. People Are Absolutely Obsessed.
People will fly 16 hours to try it—and leave true converts.
Donald Trump Has Finally Wielded His Presidential Power for Good
RIP to one of air travel’s most cursed features.
Money Talks: The Path to Affordable Childcare
Yale researcher Martha Gimble explains The Budget Lab’s research into early childhood education and care policies.
What the Shell?
The Trump administration is axing a bipartisan anti-corruption law that would require shell companies to disclose their beneficiaries.
Starbucks and McDonald’s Keep Pushing These Drinks. I Have a Distressing Theory Why.
America’s favorite new sweet treat is a glaring recession indicator.