Recent articles from publications based in United States.
Carbon Capture Won’t Save Us Anytime Soon
The New Republicby Kate Aronoff·9 Sept 2026
A new report from the UN Environment Program concludes that global average temperatures will soon be 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than they were in preindustrial times.
Lux goes to college.
CJRby Riddhi Setty·9 Sept 2026
Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Last spring, Sarah Leonard, the editor in chief of Lux, a socialist magazine covering politics and culture, hit the road with a handful of colleagues to talk...
It’s Time to Switch to the Smartphone You Can Actually Fix
Wiredby Julian Chokkattu·9 Sept 2026
The 6.3-inch AMOLED, 120-Hz screen is more than adequate. It’s colorful, sharp, and bright enough to read in sunlight.
Oil Rises Above $100 A Barrel As Middle East Conflict Intensifies
World Newsby Anushree Mukherjee; Robert Harvey·9 Sept 2026
Sept 9 (Reuters) - Brent crude oil futures LCOc1 breached $100 a barrel to hit six-week highs on Wednesday as intensifying conflict in the Middle East heightened concerns about oil flows, catching...
Learning From Shame: R.F. Kuang on Diaspora, Language and Writing Young Protagonists
Literary Hubby Adam Dalva·9 Sept 2026
Learning From Shame: R.F. Kuang on Diaspora, Language and Writing Young Protagonists Adam Dalva Talks to the Author of Taipei Story R.F. Kuang is, in the best sense, a literary chameleon.
What Weimar Berlin’s Most Famous Plays Revealed About Artistic Freedom
Literary Hubby Wendy Lesser·9 Sept 2026
Is there a German word that means the opposite of “doppelgänger”—not the uncannily mysterious twin, but the secretly matched-up opponent who stands for everything one hates and also hates...
What Peatlands Can Teach Us About Time
Literary Hubby Jennifer de Mooy·9 Sept 2026
What Peatlands Can Teach Us About Time Jennifer de Mooy on the Carbon Under Our Feet I am sitting in a frost pocket in West Virginia, looking at a Canada warbler.
“Get Out.” Advice on Teaching High School From the Late, Great Frank McCourt
Literary Hubby Tom Allon·9 Sept 2026
“Get Out.” Advice on Teaching High School From the Late, Great Frank McCourt Tom Allon on His Enduring Friendship with the Beloved Irish Memoirist On my second day as a rookie English teacher at my...
Read the Winners of American Short Fiction’s 2026 Insider Prize
Literary Hubby Literary Hub·9 Sept 2026
Read the Winners of American Short Fiction’s 2026 Insider Prize Selected by Elizabeth McCracken Writing is a challenge, at every level.
The Literary Agent Who Lost the Narrative Thread
Literary Hubby Jennifer Michelle Herrera·9 Sept 2026
The Literary Agent Who Lost the Narrative Thread Jennifer Herrera on Reckoning with Grief and How She Tells Her Story As a literary agent, I’ve spent years shaping the stories of other people’s...
A Legal History of Anti-Chinese Racism in America
Literary Hubby Beth Lew-Williams·9 Sept 2026
A Legal History of Anti-Chinese Racism in America From Beth Lew-Williams’s Cundill Prize-Shortlisted John Doe Chinaman In the history of the Chinese in America, the border has caught our attention...
Connecticut council member sounds alarm after city opens law enforcement jobs to noncitizens
FOX Newsby Taylor Penley·9 Sept 2026
A Connecticut city opened its police force to lawful permanent residents and DACA recipients following an 18-2 city council vote, drawing pushback from one member who opposed the change.
The Ancient Greek Water Clock That Kept the Most Accurate Time for 1,800 Years
Open Cultureby Colin Marshall·9 Sept 2026
Today, we’re surrounded by technologies we could justifiably describe as time thieves. In ancient Greece, those who wanted to know where their time was going consulted a device they called a “water...
Record gas prices squeeze Americans as summer travel season ends, midterms loom and Iran war wages on
FOX Newsby Amanda Macias·9 Sept 2026
As the summer travel season came to a close, Americans faced the most expensive Labor Day at the pump on record, extending the squeeze on household budgets for millions who hit the road over the...
The Virtuous Skill of Complaining - 3 Quarks Daily
3 Quarks Dailyby Marie Snyder·9 Sept 2026
by Marie Snyder I’ve been a complainer since childhood. From the outside, people might suggest it’s a miserable disposition that’s neither useful nor pleasant, but, from the inside, I was just...
A generation of kids suffers as Trump destabilizes immigrant families
CBS Newsby Claudia Boyd-Barrett·9 Sept 2026
The little girl stared up at Norma Gómez from the doorway of her neighbor's apartment, her sad, brown eyes suddenly flashing with hope. "Are you the person who's going to bring my mom back?"
Can the 'best showman in politics' deliver again? GOP bets on Trump at historic midterm convention
FOX Newsby Paul Steinhauser·9 Sept 2026
DALLAS — The stakes couldn’t be much higher for President Donald Trump and Republicans. With less than two months until the midterm elections — and early voting just weeks away — Trump and the GOP...
Traffic drama threatens to end Dem governor's tenure as voters head to polls in Rhode Island
FOX Newsby Paul Steinhauser·9 Sept 2026
Democratic Gov. Dan McKee of Rhode Island is fighting for his political life in the smallest U.S.
Batteries just broke another record in the US
MIT Technology Reviewby Casey Crownhart·9 Sept 2026
Battery installations hit a new record in the US in the second quarter of 2026. In total, 20.2 gigawatt-hours of new capacity came online, according to a new report.
For Many New Yorkers, Home Is No Escape From the Heat - Inside Climate News
Inside Climate Newsby By Lauren Dalban·9 Sept 2026
New York City is getting hotter, and for some residents, staying cool can be a matter of life and death.
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