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Russiaโ€™s Accidental No-Good, Very Failed Coup

The Russia experts Masha Gessen and Joshua Yaffa on the aftermath of Yevgeny Prigozhinโ€™s armed mutiny.

The Dark-Money Supreme Court

Our political roundtable looks at the Supreme Courtโ€™s conservative tilt as another term concludes, this one marked by ethics scandals and landmark rulings.

As Trump Faces Charges, Who Is in Control of the Republican Party?

With Donald Trump facing thirty-four felony counts and the Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, recoveringfrom a concussion, our political roundtable looks at who is currently leading the G.O.P.

The Mood Inside the Courtroom Where Trump Was Arraigned

Eric Lach recounts the proceedings of the first time in history that a former President was brought before a court to face criminal charges.

Trumpโ€™s Potential Trials Are a One-Man โ€œStress Test of the Legal Systemโ€

As the country braces for an indictment in Manhattan, our political roundtable looks at the precedents and politics behind the many criminal investigations into the former President.

Donald Trump Braces for an Indictment in the Stormy Daniels Case

As the public awaits a possible indictment of the former President by a New York grand jury, Amy Davidson Sorkin examines the strange particulars of the case.

Masha Gessen on the War Against Trans Rights

The rightโ€™s fixation on gender reminds the writer of Putinโ€™s Russia, which targeted L.G.B.T.Q. people. Gessen explains why the message of rolling back social change is powerful.

The โ€œWoke Historyโ€ Wars

Emma Green discusses a major debate in academia about whether contemporary politics are shaping our understanding of the past too much.

The Russian Activist Maria Pevchikh on the Fate of Alexey Navalny

Navalny, the opposition leader, survived poisoning and now languishes in prison. His colleague Maria Pevchikh talks about the Oscar-nominated documentary โ€œNavalny.โ€

The Fox News Defamation Lawsuit: โ€œMoney, Ideology, Truth, Liesโ€”Itโ€™s All Right Thereโ€

Our political roundtable explores the fallout from the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit against one of the most powerful TV networks in America.

How ChatGPT Will Strain a Political System in Peril

Joshua Rothman discusses how artificial intelligence will change the nature of all communication on the Internetโ€”including how politics is practiced.

A Year of War in Ukraine

David Remnick talks with the historian Stephen Kotkin and the Kyiv-based journalist Sevgil Musaieva about a year of disaster, and what a Ukrainian victory would look like.

The Glass Ceiling, Still Intact: Women and Power in Washington

Our political roundtable discusses Senator Dianne Feinsteinโ€™s retirement, Nikki Haleyโ€™s announcement, and Vice-President Kamala Harrisโ€™s political headwinds.

A Historic Earthquake in Turkey, and the Saga of a Spy Balloon

Ben Taub unravels two of the biggest stories in the news this week: a humanitarian crisis in a war zone, and an espionage mystery.

What Biden Didnโ€™t Say in the State of the Union

Our political roundtable discusses the scant attention paid to abortion rights, China, and Russiaโ€™s invasion of Ukraine in the Presidentโ€™s address.

A New Primary Calendar Changes the Race for the Presidency

Benjamin Wallace-Wells discusses the eclipse of the Iowa caucuses by a primary in South Carolina, and the powerful alliance between Joe Biden and James Clyburn.

Chuck D on How Hip-Hop Changed the World

The Public Enemy front man talks with Kelefa Sanneh about the history of hip-hop. The documentary he co-produced, โ€œFight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World,โ€ is airing now on PBS.

An โ€œAnger Olympicsโ€ Between Trump and the Rest of the 2024 Republican Field

With Nikki Haleyโ€™s campaign announcement forthcoming, our political roundtable looks at the state of the Presidential race.

How the Memphis Police Controlled the Narrative of Tyre Nicholsโ€™s Killing

Doreen St. Fรฉlix, a writer and critic, discusses the publicโ€™s relationship to police brutality videos, and law enforcementโ€™s illusion of transparency.

What Does โ€œWokeโ€ Mean, and How Did the Term Become So Powerful?

For many on the right, the problems America faces mostly stem from wokeness, a word that means . . . what? David Remnick talks with a linguist of slang to unpack the power of a word.
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