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Open letter· No. 2648

The Canal de l'Ourcq bathtub race turns 15

Dear organizers, dear participants, dear onlookers who came to cheer from the banks, I'm writing this letter the day after the 15th

Profile· No. 2647

A year after Trump's budget law, rural hospitals are still closing

On July 4, 2025, Donald Trump signed with great fanfare his tax and budget law nicknamed the Big Beautiful Bill, promising massive

Profile· No. 2643

The Supreme Court, Trans Athletes, and a Closing Body of Law

On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two separate but convergent rulings on the place of transgender

Open letter· No. 2635

Measles in America, the worst year in 35 years is not fate

I am writing this letter because the numbers coming out of the CDC these past few weeks deserve a moment of pause,

Profile· No. 2634

The Defense budget held hostage by Trump's voter-ID obsession

On June 30, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives sent its members home two days earlier than planned for the July 4

Essay· No. 2632

Rocket Lab swallows Iridium for $8 billion, the West muscles up against SpaceX

California-based Rocket Lab signed a definitive agreement on June 29, 2026 to acquire satellite communications giant Iridium Communications for an enterprise value

Profile· No. 2629

Judge Sullivan, the last line of defense against Trump's grip on mail-in voting

On July 1, 2026, federaljudgeEmmet G. Sullivan, of the District Court for Washington D.C., blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to

Open letter· No. 2621

Why the Epstein-Zorro Ranch file finally deserves answers

Sir, Madam, I am writing this open letter to you because a case file stubbornly refuses to vanish into the administrative oblivion

Profile· No. 2620

Is lung cancer hijacking our nervous system

Here's a figure worth pausing on: according to the Cleveland Clinic, roughly a quarter of cancer deaths are attributable not to the

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