1+ hour, 50+ min ago  (773+ words) The AI company just released a set of oddly left-wing " and wildly hypocritical " policy ideas. Open AI wants to raise taxes on the rich, expand the welfare state, let workers decide how their employers use artificial intelligence, and give everyone…...

2+ hour, 35+ min ago  (1160+ words) Three new reports give some surprising reasons for optimism. The status of American democracy feels paradoxical: somehow both damaged and well-functioning at the same time. On the one hand, the United States has a president who is acting like a…...

15+ hour, 50+ min ago  (942+ words) What it means that MAGA's favorite strongman is out of a job. Viktor Orb'n, the European Union's only autocrat, has fallen. Results from Sunday's election in Hungary show that the opposition Tisza party, led by P'ter Magyar, has defeated Orb'n's…...

1+ day, 35+ min ago  (1320+ words) A psychology professor makes the case for hope. On Explain It Me, we try to give you useful information to help you navigate and understand the world around you. But lately there's been an elephant in the room: Life feels…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (745+ words) How society convinced us that childbearing is morally wrong without a fat budget. Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. It's based on value pluralism " the idea that…...

2+ day, 36+ min ago  (60+ words) The only people with worse poll numbers than President Donald Trump are the political media that cover him. We, the journalists, are in a crisis: of trust, relevance, and being swamped by an attention economy that will either replace us…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (552+ words) The community that underpins Heated Rivalry, explained. Kurzius spoke Today, Explained host Noel King about why fan fiction is everywhere. An excerpt of their conversation, edited for length and clarity, is below. For the whole interview, listen to Today, Explained…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (434+ words) What the Iran war is doing to the economy, briefly explained. Welcome to The Logoff: The economic impact of the Iran war is becoming clearer. What's happening? On Friday, we learned that inflation climbed to 3. 3 percent in March, almost 1 percentage…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (719+ words) Are we paying for infrastructure we won't need? This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. From the cold snap this winter to the US war with Iran,…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (1231+ words) Most American Catholics were probably not expecting to spend the first week of Easter trying to figure out whether their government was threatening to overthrow the first American-born pope. Yet a handful of news reports this week raised that very…...