Recent articles from publications based in United States.
Coda Storyby Masho Lomashvili24 Apr 2026
My name is Darina,” says an elfin teen, ponytail pulled through the back of her cap, and “next year I’ll be earning 150,000 rubles (nearly $2,000) a month.” Darina works at what she calls “the...
Palladium Magazineby Ben Landau-Taylor22 Apr 2026
For as long as any of us have been alive, we have seen an ever-changing series of popular predictions for how industrial technology is about to destroy civilization.
Coda Storyby Oliver Bullough22 Apr 2026
Why Europe must disable Russia’s crypto ecosystem Someone recently asked me what mark out of 10 I’d give for the efforts of governments to tackle financial crime.
Asterisk Magazineby Ajeya Cotra; Timothy B Lee22 Apr 2026
How long until AI systems can sustain their own existence — such that, if every human died, they could keep growing their own population? METR’s Ajeya Cotra and Understanding AI’s Timothy B.
Asterisk Magazineby Jon Peterson22 Apr 2026
Historian Jon Peterson traces the route from Prussian military headquarters to Gary Gygax’s basement.
The Markupby Colin Lecher21 Apr 2026
The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge technology to serve the public good.
Coda Storyby Nic Dawes20 Apr 2026
In 2016, when Peter Thiel killed Gawker, he insisted that he wasn’t attacking journalism writ large.
The Markupby Lynn La17 Apr 2026
The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge technology to serve the public good.
Palladium Magazineby Rudyard William Lynch16 Apr 2026
One of the things I’ve heard Americans say again and again is that “we don’t have an accent”—a statement which suggests that our culture is homogeneous and nondescript.
Coda Storyby Mark Sigetty Bøje16 Apr 2026
“They’re shooting smoke at protesters.” “They broke doors.” “They brought an armored vehicle.” In Aarhus, Denmark, Hemad Nazari lay in bed, refreshing his phone.
Asterisk Magazineby The Editors15 Apr 2026
Risk has always been a preoccupation of ours. (It is, literally, in our name.) Our first editorial observed that our lives were “getting stranger and harder to predict by the minute.” Three years...
Asterisk Magazineby Dynomight15 Apr 2026
Acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and what doctors probably want you to know. Lots of people die after overdosing on acetaminophen (paracetamol, often sold as Tylenol or Panadol).
NBC Newsby Harry Rabinowitz13 Apr 2026
If you want fresh, cool air without the stress of a window AC installation, a portable air conditioner can be a great solution.
Palladium Magazineby James Poulos11 Apr 2026
The Faustian bargain was once a bad deal. The demon Mephistopheles offers you—a man in full at the dissatisfying limit of your great knowledge and success—even greater power and pleasure; you...
NBC Newsby Zoe Malin10 Apr 2026
One of the first things you should do if you’re diagnosed with plantar fasciitis is closely examine your footwear, says Dr.
Palladium Magazineby Daniel Miller8 Apr 2026
If the 1990s were an era of post-historical melancholy and the 2000s an era of retromania in which the ghosts of styles from former decades were frantically revived and mobilized, the signature...
Coda Storyby Oliver Bullough8 Apr 2026
The performative war on money laundering Dutch friends like to tell me that their nation’s primary characteristic is bluntness, and the Netherlands’ Court of Audit has done nothing to challenge the...
Coda Storyby Matthew Janney7 Apr 2026
On the night of January 16, 2024, Egana Djabbarova was awoken by her wife and told that she needed to leave the country immediately.
Coda Storyby Ines Vilares3 Apr 2026
Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s prime minister since 2010, faces an election dogfight. Behind in the polls, he has been effectively endorsed by both the Kremlin and the White House, and a host of...
Palladium Magazineby Samuel Hammond2 Apr 2026
As a Canadian, studying the output of American think tanks has become something of an obsession for me.
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