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The Winds of Winter, explained: what we know about the next Game of Thrones book

by Andrew Prokop

Trump’s plan to give police easier access to military weapons, explained

by German Lopez

Trump’s ban on transgender troops, explained

by German Lopez August 28

The “500-year” flood, explained: why Houston was so underprepared for Hurricane Harvey

by Dara Lind August 28

The Game of Thrones finale’s 3 game-changing twists, explained

by Andrew Prokop August 28

Trump just pardoned the infamous anti-immigrant ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio

by Dara Lind August 25

Taylor Swift and Katy Perry’s mutually beneficial feud, explained

by Constance Grady August 25

DACA, explained: why Donald Trump holds the fate of a generation of immigrants in his hands

by Dara Lind August 25

The Bernie voters who defected to Trump, explained by a political scientist

by Jeff Stein August 24

The battle over Confederate statues, explained

by German Lopez August 23

Congress was preparing for some immigration skirmishes. Trump wants a battle royal.

by Dara Lind August 23

Donald Trump’s feud with Mitch McConnell, explained

by Andrew Prokop August 23

Bob Menendez’s trial, and how it could lead to the revival of Obamacare repeal, explained

by Andrew Prokop August 23

Sen. Jeff Flake vs. Donald Trump, explained

by Andrew Prokop August 22

Trump's new attack on the Chinese economy, explained

by Zeeshan Aleem August 21

Why the ACLU is adjusting its approach to “free speech” after Charlottesville

by Dara Lind August 21

Game of Thrones: the White Walker twists of “Beyond the Wall,” explained

by Andrew Prokop August 21

The Insane Clown Posse’s Juggalo March on Washington, explained

by Dylan Matthews August 21

Why you absolutely cannot stare at the sun without eclipse glasses, explained

by Brian Resnick August 20

How “Despacito” became the biggest song of 2017

by Alex Abad-Santos August 19

Steve Bannon’s exit from the Trump White House, explained

by Andrew Prokop August 18

Donald Trump’s tumultuous week, explained

by Matthew Yglesias August 18

“Will I go blind?”: 20 questions about the total solar eclipse you were too embarrassed to ask

by Brian Resnick August 18

Steven Soderbergh is a compulsively interesting filmmaker. Here’s why.

by Alissa Wilkinson August 18

The radicalization of white Americans

by German Lopez August 18

The battle over identity politics, explained

by German Lopez August 17

Does sunscreen really protect my skin? Your paranoid sunscreen questions, answered.

by Julia Belluz August 17

Roman Polanski is now facing a 3rd accusation of sexual assault against a teen

by Constance Grady August 17

Donald Trump’s long history of racism, from the 1970s to 2017

by German Lopez August 17

The alt-right is drunk on bad readings of Nietzsche. The Nazis were too.

by Sean Illing August 17

Trump’s brand is supposed to be brutal honesty. White supremacists are notably exempt.

by German Lopez August 15

Taylor Swift won her day in court. Here's what you need to know.

by Constance Grady August 15

It’s really sad that the president condemning racism is newsworthy in 2017

by German Lopez August 14

Unite the Right, the violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, explained

by Dara Lind August 14

A quick guide to what happened in Charlottesville over the weekend

by German Lopez August 14

Game of Thrones season 7: (Spoiler)’s return, that letter, and that dragon-petting, explained

by Andrew Prokop August 14

French President Emmanuel Macron's fall from grace, explained

by Sarah Wildman August 14

Why the ACLU defends white nationalists’ right to protest — including in Charlottesville

by German Lopez August 12

The opioid epidemic, explained

by German Lopez August 10

What declaring a national emergency over the opioid epidemic could actually do

by German Lopez August 10

Behind the Google diversity memo furor is fear of Google’s vast, opaque power

by Ezra Klein August 10

Game of Thrones is TV's biggest, bloodiest soap opera

by Todd VanDerWerff August 10

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