This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump gave a very long State of the Union speech last night, clocking in at a record one hour and 48 minutes.  You […]

Last year, investors worried that AI would crash the economy by making too little money. Now, they fear it will do so by making too much. On Sunday, a little-known financial analysis firm called Citrini Research published a piece of science fiction: A memo dated June 2028, in which its researchers sketch a pocket history […]

When President Donald Trump addressed Congress a year ago, the Democrats seemed to be, as the meme would have it, “in disarray.” They were lambasted for their disorganized responses to Trump — remember those little ping-pong paddles?  But things were different this time. The opposition party seemed to be more in array than they’ve been […]

Last week, the US Department of Agriculture proposed a strikingly cruel policy, even for this administration: speeding up the kill lines at America’s chicken, turkey, and pig slaughterhouses. The plan will make one of the country’s most dangerous jobs — working in a meat processing plant — even more unsafe, labor advocates argue. The new […]

This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Twenty-four-year-old Polish activist Dominika Lasota remembers waiting in anxious silence for the 2023 election results to come in. Since 2015, Poland had been governed by a conservative, authoritarian-leaning party that curtailed women’s rights and […]