In 2023, my husband and I bought our house in southwest Colorado, in part, because it backed up to open space. That was the dream: trails just past the fence, a scrubby network of oak and sage stretching out into the hills beyond. But a little over a year into homeownership, I was questioning the […]

Prior to Kanye West, Lawrence Dennis was America’s most famous Black fascist. Born in 1893, Dennis had European features and light skin that allowed him to pass for white, which he did for nearly his entire life. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard University, served in the US military and diplomatic corps in the […]

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 can proceed with his campaign of mass firings in the federal government, the Supreme Court announced today, clearing the way for a dramatic […]

Last week, the Senate passed the largest cut to America’s welfare state in modern history. President Donald Trump’s inaptly named “One Big Beautiful Bill” would take health insurance from 11.8 million Americans and slash food assistance to low-income families by about $100 a month. In the face of this unprecedented setback, some progressives argue that […]

In the wake of deadly flooding in Texas, my colleague Noel King, who cohosts the Today, Explained podcast spoke with CNN senior climate reporter Andrew Freedman about what we know about the impact of cuts to the National Weather Service and what those cuts could mean for future disasters. This conversation originally appeared on the Today, […]