TODAY

The EPA just walked back Hawai‘i’s plan to retire its dinosaur power plants

By throwing a wrench in the state’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan, advocates say Hawaiian Electric Co can sidestep rules years in the making.

The Education of Pope Leo XIV

Father Bob Prevost, today known to the world as Pope Leo XIV, says that when he first arrived in Peru as an Augustinian missionary in 1985, thirty years

Judge Sanctioned Private Prison Giant for Destroying Evidence in ICE Death Suit

In a wrongful death suit about an ICE detainee, a judge wrapped CoreCivic responsible for destroying video — the first-known such sanction.

YESTERDAY

The Future of Abortion Rights

In March the NYR Online published Amy Littlefield’s sweeping overview of the shifts in abortion access since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v.

Solar to overtake coal on Texas grid for the first time ever this year

The Trump administration likes to cast renewables as a socialist scam, but solar has soared in the competitive markets of the Lone Star State.

MAY 22. 2026

Trump’s About-Face on U. S. Troops in Poland Mystifies Allies

The abrupt policy reversal leaves NATO allies wondering to what extent the United States will defend Europe.

What the U. S. Should Have Learned From Past Ebola Outbreaks

The West’s shortsightedness in Africa is more apparent than ever.

On Alexander Kluge

By the 1990s, there were even times when a channel surfer, perhaps startled by the abrasive industrial techno opening sequence of Kluge’s show 10 vor 11, might have clicked away, only to land on another even more puzzling Kluge production. Kluge didn’t mind that his shows occasionally aired at the same time; on the contrary, he saw it as an opportunity for channel flippers to participate in the production process by creating montages of their own.

‘The Boys’ Turned Superhero Satire Against American Politics

The series has been the most on-the-nose fictional take on Trumpism so far.

The Book About the U. S. Military That Everyone Should Be Reading Now

Kori Schake’s ‘The State and the Soldier’ is the discussion on civilian control of the military that this moment requires.

‘Atropia’ Takes on the War on Terror

For a movie set 20 years ago, it has a surprising amount to say about today’s wars in the Middle East.

The Next Pandemic Will Come From a Conflict Zone

The latest Ebola outbreak underscores a central flaw with the global preparedness model.

Xi’s Flurry of Post-Trump Diplomacy

The Chinese president may be preparing for a rare and momentous trip to Pyongyang.

Marked Down

This might just be the most cynical—and thus true-to-life—entry in the Woman With a Magazine Job canon.

China’s Fallen Generals Are Getting Unexpectedly Harsh Punishments

Chinese President Xi Jinping is raising the floor for punishing purge targets.

Is the United States on the Verge of Military Intervention in Cuba?

Seizing Castro could prove more costly and less effective than the capture of Maduro.

No Limits, No Good Options

Putin’s visit to China shows that Russia is getting sucked deeper into a profoundly unequal relationship.

Violence Looms Over Colombia’s Election

Three presidential candidates lead the field ahead of a first-round vote.

Geopolitical Chaos is Wrecking Pandemic Agreements

U. S. dysfunction is undercutting attempts at equality.

AIPAC, AI, Crypto and Gambling Are Hiding Their Big Election Spends

Intercept staffers break down the latest election news and the front groups fueling the midterms.