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media
Feb. 24, 2021
Why Did First Look Let Go of Laura Poitras?
A co-founder turns critic.
By
Sarah Jones
and
Peter Sterne
the group portrait
Feb. 23, 2021
Book Publishing’s New Power Club
A wave of hires is set to pick up where the reckoning left off.
By
Lila Shapiro
texas
Feb. 21, 2021
Texas Power Outages Caused a Spike in Air Pollutants
In Houston alone, over 703,000 pounds of pollutants were burned off last week.
By
Matt Stieb
texas
Feb. 20, 2021
Water Shortages Still Plague Texas in Aftermath of Winter Storm: Updates
President Biden has signed a major disaster declaration, half the state is facing a water shortage, and the political fallout is intensifying.
By
Chas Danner
media
Feb. 17, 2021
Facebook Blocks All Sharing of News in Australia
The unprecedented move is the result of a proposed law requiring online platforms to pay news sources for displaying and linking to their work.
By
Matt Stieb
extreme weather
Feb. 17, 2021
No, the Green New Deal Did Not Cause the Texas Power Outage
Conservatives want you to believe that Texas’s gas pipelines froze because its Republican government embraced eco-socialism.
By
Eric Levitz
intelligencer chats
Feb. 17, 2021
America’s Brittle Infrastructure Is on Display in Texas
More system failures loom as the weather becomes more extreme. But disasters can also serve as needed wake-up calls.
By
Benjamin Hart
and
David Wallace-Wells
politics
Feb. 12, 2021
Biden Aide Threatened to ‘Destroy’ Reporter Asking About His Girlfriend
TJ Ducklo, a White House spokesperson, accused the reporter of being “jealous” he was with another journalist after she poked into his love life.
By
Eve Peyser
climate change
Feb. 8, 2021
COVID Took a Toll on Coal, Clearing the Way for a Green Recovery
The pandemic has created an opening for durable emissions reductions
if
governments steer recovery in a green direction.
By
Eric Levitz
politics
Feb. 6, 2021
What the Filibuster Has Cost America
The damage has been massive, and it’s past time for reform.
By
Ed Kilgore
street view
Feb. 4, 2021
If Your City Were Really Dying, You Probably Wouldn’t Know
Visiting Annalee Newitz’s
Four Lost Cities
.
By
Justin Davidson
u.s. senate
Feb. 3, 2021
Democrats Take Control After Striking Power-Sharing Deal
Both Democrats and Republicans can claim a tactical win in the maneuvering over the filibuster.
By
Ed Kilgore
life after warming
Jan. 19, 2021
After Climate Alarmism
The war on denial has been won. And that’s not the only good news.
By
David Wallace-Wells
the group portrait
Jan. 5, 2021
The Beleaguered Chroniclers of the Trump White House
Four years of history, day after day after day.
By
Olivia Nuzzi
coronavirus stimulus
Dec. 23, 2020
7 Surprisingly Good Policies Buried in the Stimulus-Omnibus Bill
While no one was watching, Congress quietly took action to curb surprise medical bills, money laundering, and climate change.
By
Eric Levitz
climate change
Dec. 23, 2020
Biden’s Climate Team Is a Bigger Deal for Cities Than Any Cabinet Appointment
A little help for mayors who said they could reduce emissions themselves.
By
Alissa Walker
the national interest
Dec. 22, 2020
The Coronavirus Bill Contains ‘The Most Significant Climate Legislation’ Ever
Nobody saw that one coming!
By
Jonathan Chait
media
Dec. 21, 2020
The Story Behind the Story of Martin Shkreli’s Romance With a Reporter
Writer Stephanie Clifford on her blockbuster story “The Journalist and the Pharma Bro.”
By
Irin Carmon
city hall
Dec. 16, 2020
Corey Johnson Wants to Tame the Giant Squid of City Planning
The squid may have other ideas, though.
By
Justin Davidson
street view
Dec. 16, 2020
‘You’re Walking Backwards’: The $6 Billion Venice Floodgates May Not Be Enough
Proposed decades ago, they were not built for the coming sea rise.
By
Justin Davidson
city people
Dec. 1, 2020
Now That an Urban Planner Is on the City Council, Can She Help Fix Los Angeles?
Nithya Raman is calling for systemic change — including breaking up her own district.
By
Alissa Walker
the national interest
Nov. 28, 2020
‘Republicans Remain Opposed to Any Policies That Would Reduce Fossil-Fuel Use’
That would rule out any policy to limit climate change.
By
Jonathan Chait
now tell us who funds you
Nov. 25, 2020
To the Salt Mines With Ye, Ben Domenech
You can’t threaten your employees with hard labor for unionizing, even if you’re the boss of the Federalist.
By
Sarah Jones
just asking questions
Nov. 17, 2020
CNN’s John King: ‘I’m Addicted’ to the Magic Wall
His other habit during a very long Election Week? “My doctor’s probably gonna kill me, but I have a
pot
of coffee.”
By
Dan Hyman
the environment
Nov. 16, 2020
Trump Admin Now Rushing to Imperil Arctic Refuge
Before he leaves office, Trump is trying to let oil companies drill in America’s largest wildlife refuge.
By
Madeleine Aggeler
coronavirus
Nov. 13, 2020
A Pandemic Winter Is Coming to New York, and It’s Going to Be Unimaginably Hard
During the last surge, New Yorkers could at least spend a lot of time outdoors.
By
Justin Davidson
media
Nov. 9, 2020
Inside the New York
Times
’ Heated Reckoning With Itself
The paper has evolved during the Trump years: less dispassionate, more crusading. This has sparked a raw internal debate over its mission and future.
By
Reeves Wiedeman
precedents
Nov. 3, 2020
America Has Had Relatively Few Post-Election Riots. So Far.
A little in 1968, more in 1896.
By
Christopher Bonanos
unfriend
Oct. 31, 2020
If Republicans Hate Silicon Valley, Why Don’t They Do Something About It?
Republicans complain that Twitter and Facebook are out to get them, but it’s liberal customers who have the real power.
By
Josh Barro
media
Oct. 30, 2020
Inside Glenn Greenwald’s Blowup With The Intercept
The site’s co-founder says he was being canceled, but insiders say he ostracized himself.
By
Peter Sterne
climate change
Oct. 26, 2020
Republicans Put the Oil Industry Above Economic Growth
The GOP is what it purports to oppose: A party that would rather subsidize its favorite declining industries than promote creative destruction.
By
Eric Levitz
zdi
Oct. 19, 2020
This Zoom D*ck Incident Is the Talk of the Town
New Yorker
staff writer Jeffrey Toobin was allegedly caught masturbating on a video call.
By
Claire Lampen
vision 2020
Oct. 18, 2020
New York
Post
Insiders Slag ‘Very Flimsy’ Hunter Biden Stories
The Murdoch tabloid’s October surprise was so controversial that the man who wrote most of it refused to put his name on it.
By
Peter Sterne
california wildfires
Oct. 16, 2020
Trump Rejects, Then Grants Wildfire Disaster Aid to California
The Trump administration first rejected the state’s request for a federal disaster declaration for its September wildfires. It’s still unclear why.
By
Chas Danner
media
Sept. 30, 2020
The Fall of Troy
Hearst hired a belligerent leader to disrupt its magazine business. Then fired him mid-disruption. Now it’s left with — what, exactly?
By
Benjamin Wallace
electric vehicles
Sept. 23, 2020
California to Ban Sales of New Gas-Powered Cars in 2035
Governor Newsom’s office estimates the rule will cut the state’s greenhouse-gas emissions by 35 percent and nitrogen oxide emissions by 80 percent.
By
Matt Stieb
2020 elections
Sept. 21, 2020
Loeffler Ad Boasts She’s More Conservative Than Attila the Hun
In a relentless Trumpier-than-thou competition with Doug Collins, the appointed senator’s extremism could cost her in a general-election runoff.
By
Ed Kilgore
extreme weather
Sept. 18, 2020
The 2020 Hurricane Season Is Officially Out of Names
The record-breaking hurricane season has forced meteorologists to use the Greek alphabet to name storms for only the second time in history.
By
Chas Danner
climate change
Sept. 15, 2020
Biden’s Climate Messaging Skirts an Inconvenient Truth
“It’s too late to make things better, but we can limit how much worse things get” doesn’t seem to play well on the stump.
By
Eric Levitz
wildfires
Sept. 13, 2020
West Coast Wildfires: 4.6 Million Acres Burned and Counting
An unprecedented number of large wildfires in Washington, Oregon, and California continue to burn, while smoke literally chokes the region.
By
Chas Danner
and
Matt Stieb
life after warming
Sept. 11, 2020
California Can’t Afford to Wait for Climate Action
The horrific fires of 2020 are just a preview. No matter what we do, two to four times as much land area will soon burn annually in the West.
By
David Wallace-Wells
encounter
Sept. 11, 2020
Starting Trouble With the New York
Times
Media Columnist Ben Smith
“I like asking weird, awkward questions that don’t necessarily make me seem like a good person.”
By
Clare Malone
the republican party
Sept. 10, 2020
The GOP Is No Longer the Pro-Business Party
The right’s contempt for climate science and Keynesianism makes it incapable of governing in capital’s long-term interests.
By
Eric Levitz
climate change
Sept. 9, 2020
Photos: Wildfires Generate Apocalyptic Skies Across West Coast
“Surreal” is the word of the day.
By
Benjamin Hart
ideas
Sept. 9, 2020
How Fantasy Triumphed Over Reality in American Politics
That doesn’t mean that the nation is on the verge of collapse, or even in decline. A new phase of history might be just beginning.
By
Bruno Maçães
climate change
Sept. 9, 2020
Federal Report Warns of Financial Disaster of Climate Change
A report from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission confirms that business-as-usual emissions are extremely bad for business.
By
Matt Stieb
urbanism
Sept. 1, 2020
Obviously, New York Is a Fiery Hellscape of Crime, Anarchy, and Misery
Bicycling. Meeting friends in the park.
Late-summer produce.
Nightmarish.
By
Justin Davidson
media
Aug. 29, 2020
A Guide to the Newsletter Economy
“Paying for writers that you trust is a way to take back control,” said Substack CEO Chris Best.
By
James D. Walsh
california wildfires
Aug. 24, 2020
California’s Disaster Overload: Wildfires, Air, and COVID-19
Firefighters remain stretched far too thin, and the coronavirus implications of the still uncontained wildfire crisis are dire.
By
Chas Danner
vision 2020
Aug. 21, 2020
Joe Biden Answered the Obamas’ Call
In a speech that reinforced his convention’s themes, particularly the Obamas’ call to vote as a moral imperative, Biden picked up the torch.
By
Ed Kilgore
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