Bernie Sanders Takes on Data Centers
The data centers that power artificial intelligence are being built at a rampant pace, and are spurring resistance all over the country. Apart from public concerns about A.I.’s impact on jobs, privacy...
14 Aug 26min
Sam Smith on Their New Album, “Hazel Eyes”
Sam Smith burst onto the music scene in 2014 with their début album, “In the Lonely Hour.” It was one of the best-selling albums of the decade and won Smith three Grammys, for Best Pop Vocal Album and...
11 Aug 28min
How Socialist Is the D.S.A.? Megan Romer Explains
One of the biggest stories of this election cycle is the emergence, for the first time in a long time, of socialism as a force on the national stage. Inspired perhaps by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Z...
7 Aug 33min
The Democratic Socialist Running for Mayor of Los Angeles
An incumbent mayor of Los Angeles normally faces smooth sailing for reëlection, but for the Democrat Karen Bass her term has been marked by criticism of her handling of last year’s devastating wildfir...
3 Aug 15min
Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed Is “Not a Burn-It-Down Kind” of Candidate
Michigan’s Senate seat is a must-win for Democrats hoping to take control of the Senate in 2026. The midterms are reflecting a surge of energy behind left-leaning Democratic candidates—sometimes known...
31 Jul 35min
A Democrat and a Republican in Congress on the Blowback from Mass Detention
Though President Donald Trump came back to the White House with broad support for his border policies, his Administration’s immigration crackdown has been broadly unpopular. The staff writer Jonathan ...
28 Jul 16min
One Refugee’s Journey Through ICE Detention
In 2025, as ICE was struggling to meet an impossible goal of three thousand immigration arrests per day, the agency took an unprecedented step: picking people up when they arrived at immigration court...
24 Jul 34min
Pick Three: Richard Brody on “The Odyssey” and Other Summer Films
The film critic Richard Brody talks with David Remnick about three notable films this summer: Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” an epic adaptation of Homer’s poem, arriving amid buzz and huge advance...
21 Jul 13min
