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Is D.N.C. Chair the Worst Job in Washington?
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Is D.N.C. Chair the Worst Job in Washington?

The organization is holding its annual summer meeting, and onlookers are calling for the head of its leader, Ken Martin. Then again, the Democrats are always doing that kind of thing.
By Ruby Cramer
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Reporting & Essays

The Doulas Who Help Us Die
Dispatches

The Doulas Who Help Us Die

The Doulas Who Help Us Die
In an aging America, thousands of people have adopted a new vocation: supporting others as they confront the end of life.
By Alexandra Schwartz
Are You a Human?
Brave New World Dept.

Are You a Human?

Are You a Human?
From branding irons to iris scans, the ancient business of proving who you are has never been stranger—or more lucrative.
By Jill Lepore
Inside Russia’s New Gulag
A Reporter at Large

Inside Russia’s New Gulag

Inside Russia’s New Gulag
Human-rights groups estimate that more than ten thousand Ukrainian civilians have disappeared into the Russian prison system. This is the story of one cell.
By Joshua Yaffa
The Delusions of John Roberts
Profiles

The Delusions of John Roberts

The Delusions of John Roberts
The Chief Justice insists that his Supreme Court isn’t biased even as it keeps making dramatic leaps rightward.
By Margaret Talbot

Commentary

Who Killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo?
The Lede

Who Killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo?

Who Killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo?
A death during an ICE traffic stop raises outrage in Houston—and in Mexico.
By Stephania Taladrid
What Francesca Hong’s Defeat Means for Democrats
The Lede

What Francesca Hong’s Defeat Means for Democrats

What Francesca Hong’s Defeat Means for Democrats
The democratic socialist’s rise in Wisconsin was supposed to portend a major breakthrough for the left. Her narrow loss should still be a wake-up call for the Party’s establishment.
By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
What a Blighted Beach Town Says About England’s Forgotten North
The Lede

What a Blighted Beach Town Says About England’s Forgotten North

What a Blighted Beach Town Says About England’s Forgotten North
Blackpool, a vacation spot known as the Vegas of the North, has become a symbol of working-class fun.
By George Francis Lee
An Israeli Satirist’s Bid to Save His Country’s Democracy
The Lede

An Israeli Satirist’s Bid to Save His Country’s Democracy

An Israeli Satirist’s Bid to Save His Country’s Democracy
Lior Schleien used to host hit TV shows. Now he posts videos of discussions with young people, the majority of whom currently tend right, which garner millions of views.
By Bernard Avishai

Conversations

What Do India’s Gen Z Protests Mean for Modi?
Q. & A.

What Do India’s Gen Z Protests Mean for Modi?

What Do India’s Gen Z Protests Mean for Modi?
A movement of young people frustrated with India’s education system and economy has become the most serious challenge yet to an increasingly authoritarian government.
By Isaac Chotiner
Abdul El-Sayed’s Argument for America—and Against His Own Party
The New Yorker Interview

Abdul El-Sayed’s Argument for America—and Against His Own Party

Abdul El-Sayed’s Argument for America—and Against His Own Party
The Michigan U.S. Senate candidate on campaigning with Hasan Piker, being a capitalist, and why his fellow-Democrats need to “stop compromising.”
By David Remnick
Will Left-Wing Democrats Reinvent the Party or Hurt Its Chances in November?
Q. & A.

Will Left-Wing Democrats Reinvent the Party or Hurt Its Chances in November?

Will Left-Wing Democrats Reinvent the Party or Hurt Its Chances in November?
Bernie Sanders’s erstwhile campaign manager explains why he thinks it’s the former.
By Isaac Chotiner
The Human Cost of DOGE’s War on U.S.A.I.D.
The New Yorker Interview

The Human Cost of DOGE’s War on U.S.A.I.D.

The Human Cost of DOGE’s War on U.S.A.I.D.
Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the “public man-made death” that they’ve caused.
By David Remnick

From Our Columnists

If A.I. Takes the Jobs of Young People, How Will They React?
Fault Lines

If A.I. Takes the Jobs of Young People, How Will They React?

If A.I. Takes the Jobs of Young People, How Will They React?
The Democratic electorate is already moving left, but that may be nothing compared with what happens when unemployment really starts to rise.
By Jay Caspian Kang
What Does the Humbling of Leopold Aschenbrenner Mean for the A.I. Bubble?
The Financial Page

What Does the Humbling of Leopold Aschenbrenner Mean for the A.I. Bubble?

What Does the Humbling of Leopold Aschenbrenner Mean for the A.I. Bubble?
The troubles of a twenty-four-year-old hedge-fund manager highlight some larger questions about the tech-driven stock boom.
By John Cassidy
Did the Dodgers Ruin Baseball?
The Sporting Scene

Did the Dodgers Ruin Baseball?

Did the Dodgers Ruin Baseball?
Already the title favorites, Los Angeles acquired the league’s best pitcher at the trade deadline—and may have insured a lockout after the season.
By Diego Lasarte
Subaru Socialists and the Great Disappointed
Fault Lines

Subaru Socialists and the Great Disappointed

Subaru Socialists and the Great Disappointed
The voters who are determining the future of the Democratic Party.
By Jay Caspian Kang

More News

Israel’s Leaders Find Allies Among the Global Far Right
Global Notes

Israel’s Leaders Find Allies Among the Global Far Right

Israel’s Leaders Find Allies Among the Global Far Right
Support for the nation is becoming an increasingly polarizing issue in politics around the world.
By Ishaan Tharoor
Minnesota Primary-Election Results
Election 2026

Minnesota Primary-Election Results

Minnesota Primary-Election Results
Peggy Flanagan wins the state’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate; Mike Lindell, a close ally to President Donald Trump, loses the Republican gubernatorial primary.
South Carolina Primary-Election Results: Graham and Norman Advance
Election 2026

South Carolina Primary-Election Results: Graham and Norman Advance

South Carolina Primary-Election Results: Graham and Norman Advance
In the special Republican primary to replace Senator Lindsey Graham, who passed away in July, his sister Darline Graham and Representative Ralph Norman will move on to a runoff election in late August.
Wisconsin Primary-Election Results: David Crowley Wins
Election 2026

Wisconsin Primary-Election Results: David Crowley Wins

Wisconsin Primary-Election Results: David Crowley Wins
The Milwaukee County executive defeated Francesca Hong, a Democratic Socialist who was widely considered the front-runner in the Democratic primary for governor.
How Socialist Is the D.S.A.? Megan Romer Explains
The New Yorker Radio Hour

How Socialist Is the D.S.A.? Megan Romer Explains

How Socialist Is the D.S.A.? Megan Romer Explains
Romer, a co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America, defends some of the D.S.A.’s controversial positions: “I think people like us being rather bold. . . . People want a fighter.”
With David Remnick
The Great Delegalization
The Lede

The Great Delegalization

The Great Delegalization
More than a million immigrants are seeing protections that granted them safe lives in the U.S. suddenly swept away.
By Dara Lind
A.I. Is Now a Major Election Issue
Comment

A.I. Is Now a Major Election Issue

A.I. Is Now a Major Election Issue
As Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s newly elected Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, put it, “People really effing hate data centers.”
By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
The Senate’s Shameful Acquiescence to Todd Blanche as Attorney General
The Lede

The Senate’s Shameful Acquiescence to Todd Blanche as Attorney General

The Senate’s Shameful Acquiescence to Todd Blanche as Attorney General
A number of Republicans resisted his confirmation, but enough ultimately accepted the notion that Trump could do even worse.
By Ruth Marcus