How Humans of New York Found a New MissionStreet photographer Brandon Stanton has pivoted his blog into a one-man philanthropy that raises millions of dollars for random people.
ByLisa Miller
power
Justice According to Letitia JamesShe’s earned the wrath of Andrew Cuomo. She’s investigating Donald Trump. Can she beat the two meanest men in politics?
Diamond Hands in the RoughWatching billions get wiped out doesn’t shake a new kind of trader who’s used to 24/7 crypto chaos.
ByKevin T. Dugan
the intelligencer profile
Was Larry Summers Right All Along?How the ultimate Establishment figure became the preeminent critic of the Biden era’s economic consensus.
ByEric Levitz
the money game
Last Sane Man on Wall StreetNathan Anderson made his name exposing — and betting against — corporate fraud. But short selling in a frothy pandemic economy can be ruinous.
The Authoritarian Right’s 1877 ProjectAs the GOP undermines Black political rights in the present, some right-wing intellectuals are rationalizing Black disenfranchisement in the past.
Amy Coney Barrett’s Adoption Myths“What’s happening at the Supreme Court is that people are using us to further their own agenda. They’re co-opting our lives and our stories.”
ByIrin Carmon
the body politic
The Betrayal of RoeDecades of neglect and cowardice have brought this country to the precipice.
ByRebecca Traister
politics
‘The Mayor Knew’Eric Garcetti’s top aide was a serial harasser, according to multiple accusers. The mayor, they say, ignored it.
The Dave Portnoy PlaybookOn the precipice of sports-gambling riches — and facing sexual-misconduct allegations — Barstool Sports’ founder doubles down on the culture war.
ByReeves Wiedeman
the national interest
Joe Biden’s Big SqueezeProgressive donors to the left of him, cynical centrists to the right — a unified theory of why his popular agenda is so unpopular.
