TIME
We Have a Climate Imagination Problem
We’re missing an emotional architecture for change: how it feels to want a different future and believe we can reach it, writes Solitaire Townsend.
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We Need to Stop Talking Like Climate Change Is Partisan
Climate change should be seen as a shared challenge to solve together, not a political debate, write Katharine Hayhoe and Dana R. Fisher.
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How violent West Bank settlers are threatening Israel’s alliance with America
Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, is a Christian Zionist who believes that Israel is biblically entitled to all of the Holy Land. He’s pretty much the last person you’d expect to condemn Israeli conduct in the West Bank, where settlers have spent decades using a combination of construction, coercion, and outright violence to…
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The 19th
Could disaster recovery include protecting women from domestic abuse and exploitation?
After a deadly wildfire tore through Maui in August 2023, community organizer Khara Jabola-Carolus set out to ask women how they were faring after the disaster. She teamed up with fellow community organizer Nadine Ortega to co-found Tagnawa, a grassroots recovery organization to meet the needs of Filipinos and other marginalized groups on the island.…
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The Atlantic
NBC News
Texas poll: James Talarico holds a narrow advantage for Senate while Greg Abbott leads for governor
Democrat James Talarico holds a narrow advantage over Republican Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race, but within the margin of error, according to a new poll, while Republican Gov.
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The New Republic
If the Democrats Win These Three Senate Seats, an Earthquake Happened
If I said to you, “Quick, name three states with competitive Senate races,” I’m guessing you’d probably say Texas, Michigan, and Maine. Those are the three that get the most consistent media attention. Then, under those three, there are a number of races in red states where we know the Democrat either is generally ahead or has a realistic shot at…
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The New Republic
Why Trump May Not Serve Out His Presidency
“If something cannot go on forever,” the economist Herbert Stein once said, “it will stop.” A logician would scorn this as a tautology, but it’s a useful one for contemplating all sorts of problems that never seem to end. Some things that feel like they can’t go on may continue for a very long while. The subject of Stein’s famous comment (at a 1986…
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The New Republic
There’s One Group That Still Loves Trump
Everyone, it seems, is turning on Donald Trump these days. Two-thirds of Latino voters—a bloc that helped propel him to victory less than two years ago—now disapprove of his presidency. He has a 44-point deficit with young voters, another group he performed surprisingly well with in 2024. After the debacle of last week’s faux Republican National…
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News and Politics - Slate Magazine
Most U.S. States Are Divided Into Counties. What Are Similar Divisions in Alaska Called?
Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Sept. 21, 2026.
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TIME
German Far-Right Expands Gains in ‘Disaster’ State Elections for Chancellor Merz
The AfD won its second first-place result in state elections this year, bringing the party closer to regional power than any far-right party since WWII.
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Republicans’ one clear advantage this November: Money
Republicans’ fundraising advantage remains undiminished, especially among committees and super PACs.
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News and Politics - Slate Magazine
Does James Talarico Have a Chance?
Democrats for decades have been seeing a “blue Texas” on the horizon. They have paid for it dearly. But they’re trying something new this time.
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The Guardian
ICE agent shoots and wounds Venezuelan man at traffic stop in Austin, Texas
Anti-ICE protesters gather and demand transparency at site where 28-year-old was shot in torsoA US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and wounded a Venezuelan man on Sunday afternoon in Texas’s capital city, Austin, prompting demonstrations at the scene against the Trump administration’s hardline anti-immigration campaign.The man,…
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Article | The Nation
In the Age of AI, Nuclear Weapons Abolition Is a Renewed Imperative
Ivana Nikolić Hughes As long as we have nuclear weapons, the job of ending humanity will continue to be as easy as the push of a button—or an AI agent hacking into a nuclear command-and-control system. The post In the Age of AI, Nuclear Weapons Abolition Is a Renewed Imperative appeared first on The Nation.
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Article | The Nation
Mike Johnson Is the Most Dangerous House Speaker in American History
John Nichols His decision to shut the House down at a moment of crisis around AI is the act of a reckless charlatan. The post Mike Johnson Is the Most Dangerous House Speaker in American History appeared first on The Nation.
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News and Politics - Slate Magazine
The New York Times
Ro Khanna Is the Left’s Busiest Midterm Surrogate. Can He Raise His Own Profile, Too?
The California representative, who is pondering a presidential run, has campaigned for more than 70 left-wing candidates in an effort to harness the left’s deep discontent with the Democratic establishment.
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