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Archives for August 2026

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India’s internet warIndia’s internet war
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How India’s Cockroach movement turned the internet on Modi.

By Nate Krieger
Culture
How video games can make young men feel less aloneHow video games can make young men feel less alone
Culture

The untapped political potential of gaming.

By Constance Grady
Future Perfect
Hackers just broke into America’s tap waterHackers just broke into America’s tap water
Future Perfect

Iran almost certainly hacked into water systems in a dozen states. How scared should you be?

By Sara Herschander
Politics
What an Abdul El-Sayed win means for Muslim votersWhat an Abdul El-Sayed win means for Muslim voters
Politics

The mayor of Dearborn, a majority-Arab American city in Michigan, says his community feels hope, once again.

By Christian Paz
The people who got rich disrupting your life want to help
Future Perfect

Silicon Valley’s newest billionaires have a plan to save the world.

By Sara Herschander
Today, Explained newsletter
Can a different kind of Democrat win the Midwest?Can a different kind of Democrat win the Midwest?
Today, Explained newsletter

Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan — and now faces a far bigger test.

By Caitlin Dewey
Politics
Abdul El-Sayed’s win tees up the first true swing-state test for the Bernie leftAbdul El-Sayed’s win tees up the first true swing-state test for the Bernie left
Politics

Left candidates have romped in blue state primaries. A Michigan general election will be a different challenge.

By Andrew Prokop
Future Perfect
Inside the meat industry’s push to ban drones over factory farmsInside the meat industry’s push to ban drones over factory farms
Future Perfect

Drones are a powerful tool to expose animal cruelty. A Trump administration rule could stop them.

By Kenny Torrella
Politics
The quiet way Republicans are trying to undo abortion rights again — starting in KansasThe quiet way Republicans are trying to undo abortion rights again — starting in Kansas
Politics

Red-state courts kept abortion legal. Now voters might change the courts.

By Christian Paz
The truth about rent control
The Highlight

We keep coming back to this one strategy. Renters deserve better.

By Marina Bolotnikova
The Highlight
How to tolerate uncertainty in a world that’s full of itHow to tolerate uncertainty in a world that’s full of it
The Highlight

Not knowing what’s going to happen is the worst. It’s also really good for us.

By Elizabeth Weingarten
The Logoff
All the president’s construction projectsAll the president’s construction projects
The Logoff

The renovations taking over Trump’s presidency, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
Today, Explained newsletter
Wildfires come for the suburbsWildfires come for the suburbs
Today, Explained newsletter

Urban and suburban wildfires aren’t necessarily getting more common. But they are getting more destructive.

By Caitlin Dewey
Advice
What’s the difference between fashionably late and straight-up rude? We asked three experts.What’s the difference between fashionably late and straight-up rude? We asked three experts.
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Here’s how much of a buffer you really have.

By Allie Volpe
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Can a community be designed to live longer?Can a community be designed to live longer?
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