Today, Explained

Why does the US always side with Israel?

This was the top question we got from Today, Explained listeners. Joel Beinin, Middle East...

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Trump, gagged

The most indicted president in history has judges grappling with how to balance the right to free...

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Hearts, minds, and likes

False information about what is happening in Israel and Gaza is taking over social media faster...

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Airbnbanned

To Airbnb, or not to Airbnb, that is the question. Wired’s Amanda Hoover and the Atlantic’s Kate...

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Speakerless

Republicans made history when they ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and they continue to make...

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Biden goes to Israel

It’s been 11 days since Hamas attacked Israel, killing civilians and taking hostages. Israel’s...

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So I unelected an authoritarian

The outcome of Poland’s election surprised the world. Vox's Jen Kirby explains what happened, and...

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How Palestinians view Hamas

The US along with Israel and many of its allies have long considered Hamas a terrorist group....

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America’s most successful downtown?

And the ecological crisis that threatens everything. Today, Explained’s Miles Bryan heads to Salt...

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RFK goes rogue

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ditching his family’s party. David Freedlander explains how the...

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Driver’s license to kill

Across the country, traffic deaths are spiking. Vox’s Marin Cogan tells the tragic story of one...

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Israel, Hamas, and how we got here

This Israel-Hamas war is unlike the ones that came before it, says Haaretz’s Allison Kaplan...

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Who shot ya, Tupac?

For 27 years there was no arrest in the shooting death of rapper Tupac Shakur. Slate’s Joel...

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Caste away

A bill outlawing caste-based discrimination in California could become the first law of its kind...

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We Need to Talk About Kevin

As House speaker, Kevin McCarthy worked with Democrats to keep the government open. Then Matt...

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Crypto’s crown prince in court

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial begins today; a guilty verdict could represent the final...

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Shutshow

The US government is open for business at the cost of Ukraine aid. Semafor’s Jordan Weissmann...

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Hip-hop is 50 and it's having a midlife crisis

So much of the coverage of hip-hop’s 50th birthday has been congratulatory, in spite of its...

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Blame Capitalism: Degrowing pains

Capitalism isn’t natural, was never inevitable, and endless growth is killing Earth. The final...

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Man’s best friend banned in UK

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says his government will ban a type of dog called the American...

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