1. media
    BuzzFeed Has a New Money Idea: YouFor $100, you get a tote bag.
    By Brian Feldman
  2. #metoo
    The GOP Thinks #MeToo Is a Chance to Exploit the ‘Biased’ PressBut their attempts just show how much they get wrong about journalism.
    By Jill Abramson
  3. 2038
    In 20 Years, China Will Be on Mars — and the U.S. Will Be an IslandOn this week’s episode of 2038, writer Bruno Maçães lays out a future in which America marginalizes itself as China builds a new world order.
    By The Editors
  4. life in pixels
    Fox News’ Silent War on TwitterThe network has found a way to treat Twitter with the same bitter contempt it’s always treated the New York Times.
    By Max Read
  5. basta!
    Rome Tried to Break Up Its Version of the MTA, and Only Apathy Stopped ItA big majority of voters were in favor — but so few people voted that it didn’t matter.
    By Justin Davidson
  7. past is prologue
    1982’s Democratic Wins Were Similar to 2018’s. Then Came Reagan’s Landslide.After a battle to rein in the “Reagan Revolution,” the Democratic Party made House gains in the midterms. Today’s Democrats won’t like what came next.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. life after warming
    How Climate Change Has Turned Rainy Season Into Fire Season in CaliforniaThe California wildfires have unleashed unconscionable suffering. Climate change could make them ten times worse.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  9. cityscape
    Columbia U. Tries to Welcome the Neighbors — and Keeps Them at Arm’s LengthThe Manhattanville campus is simultaneously open and remote.
    By Justin Davidson
  10. 2038
    When Will My Self-Driving Car Get Here?On this week’s episode of 2038, Duke robotics expert Missy Cummings lays out the future of autonomous vehicles on the road and in the air.
    By The Editors
  11. cityscape
    What to Expect When Amazon Lands in Long Island CityPricier lunches and more transit needs.
    By Justin Davidson
  12. cityscape
    Newark’s Revival Is Finally Real. So Is Its Latest Problem.“We’ve been down so long we have to get it right,” one observer says.
    By Justin Davidson
  13. intelligencer
    Intelligencer’s New Podcast, 2038What will the world look like in 20 years?
    By Intelligencer
  14. the top line
    HBO Is Off Dish Network, for Now. Was Trump Right About the AT&T Merger?The Department of Justice argued the deal might hurt consumers. Now HBO is — for the moment anyway — off Dish Network.
    By Josh Barro
  15. environment
    These Nets Harness Water From FogAnd they’re helping a region of Morocco recover from drought.
    By Emma Grillo
  16. environment
    Moringas Are Very Good TreesAlmost the entire moringa tree is edible (and it’s a “superfood”), it makes a great soap, and it thrives in the grim climates of the future.
    By Dan Nosowitz
  17. 2038
    In 20 Years, the Internet Will Have Swallowed You, So Nothing Will Be PrivateOn this week’s episode of 2038, the author of What Is Code? talks about the true (maybe terrifying) meaning of the “internet of things.”
    By The Editors
  18. book excerpt
    Was Architect Philip Johnson a Nazi Spy?A decade before he grew famous for his Glass House, he was enthusiastically at home in the Third Reich.
    By Mark Lamster
  19. fake news
    Trump: Why Didn’t the Media Blame Obama for Dylann Roof Attacking Black People?The president says the media is biased because it associated him with Cesar Sayoc but “didn’t do that with President Obama, with the church.”
    By Eric Levitz
  20. cityscape
    Modern Rome Is Falling Into Ruins, and Its Mayor Is FiddlingBasta!
    By Justin Davidson
  21. the law
    How Will the Supreme Court Handle the Case of Kids Suing for Climate Action?“The right to a climate system capable of sustaining human life is fundamental to a free society,” wrote a federal judge.
    By Cristian Farias
  22. 2038
    In 20 Years, the Internet Will Split in Two — Then Go to War With ItselfOn this week’s episode of 2038, journalist An Xiao Mina shares her prediction of an internet cold war.
    By The Editors
  23. environment
    Low-cost Sonar Kits Can Detect Rising Water and Send Out Flood AlertsTepmachcha is an open-source flood detector designed for Cambodia.
    By Dan Nosowitz
  24. cityscape
    Why New York City Should Welcome Electric Scooters on Its StreetsHow can anyone detest these things? They are simple, cheap, and slightly goofy. Best of all, they could help us get rid of cars.
    By Justin Davidson
  25. environment
    ‘Garbage Soil’ Can Help Trees Grow in the DesertResearchers believe that sediment and silt from man-made lakes can turn deserts into forests.
    By Dan Nosowitz
  26. 2038
    What Will Happen to the Supreme Court in 20 Years?Legal reporter Dahlia Lithwick reveals her prediction for the future of the Supreme Court.
    By The Editors
  27. cityscape
    Can Paris Exist Sans Gasoline? Its Mayor Thinks So.Anne Hidalgo fights to create a global capital free of exhaust-spewing cars. But not everyone is ready to let go.
    By Justin Davidson
  28. last night on late night
    SNL Tries to Scare You Into Caring About Climate ChangeYou might lose your yarn, white women!
    By Devon Ivie
  29. intelligencer
    Introducing the New IntelligencerNow with business and tech coverage, more politics, a podcast, an experimental new homepage, and even more great writers.
    By The Editors
  30. 2018 midterms
    Hurricane Michael Threatens to Upend Florida ElectionsEven if Republicans don’t want to acknowledge that climate change is real, they have to deal with the political reality of more intense autumn storms.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. climate change
    U.N. Climate Report: ‘Unprecedented Changes’ Needed to Avert CatastropheAvoiding disaster will require changes with “no documented historic precedent.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  32. climate change
    The Trump Administration Anticipates Catastrophic Global Warming by 2100In an official report, the White House argues that restrictions on carbon emissions should be loosened — because four-degree warming is inevitable.
    By Eric Levitz
  33. #metoo
    The Backlash to the Backlash at The New York Review of BooksOver a hundred contributors, and PEN America, protest the ouster of editor Ian Buruma.
    By BORIS KACHKA
  34. games
    What Fresh Hell Is Barstool Sports?And did I have anything to do with bringing it about?
    By Will Leitch
  35. q&a
    Why Our History Is More Urgent Than EverJill Lepore, author of These Truths, on writing about American civics in the age of Trump and understanding our historical responsibilities.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  36. climate change
    Trump Clears Way for Frackers to Leak Methane While Drilling on Federal LandThe Trump administration is rolling back rules that required oil and gas companies to cut down on methane emissions when drilling on public land.
    By Eric Levitz
  37. climate change
    Voters Are Ready for a Green New Deal. Are Democrats?America currently lacks the political will for radical action on climate change — but the American people don’t.
    By Eric Levitz
  38. media
    Time Magazine Sold to Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Wife Lynne BenioffThe Benioffs said they do not plan to have a role in the magazine’s day-to-day operations and are “honored to be stewards of this iconic brand.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  39. media
    Susan Brownmiller on How The Village Voice Made Her a WriterThe editing was light; the opportunities were endless.
    By Susan Brownmiller
  40. the national interest
    Trump Administration Says Trump Coal Plan Will Kill 1,400 Americans a YearTrump’s EPA: “Implementing the proposed rule is expected to increase … pollutants in the atmosphere that adversely affect human health.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. climate change
    The Arctic’s Strongest Sea Ice Just Broke UpIf the oldest, thickest sea ice in the Arctic can’t stay together, what hope is there for the rest of us?
    By Eric Levitz
  42. the national interest
    Trump’s Craziest Climate Speech Ever Explains His New Dirty Energy PolicyPresident likes coal because it’s “indestructible,” hates wind because birds can kill it, somehow.
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. Geoengineering May Be Our Last Resort for Climate Change. What If It Fails?Using sulfur particles to dim the sun is considered a last-ditch remedy for an overheated planet. But a new finding suggests we should be skeptical.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  44. California’s Record-breaking Fire Isn’t the Week’s Worst Climate NewsA group of distinguished scientists warns that the threat of runaway warming may have been underestimated.
    David Wallace-Wells
  45. ink
    Why New York Needs Both the Post and the Daily News A two-vigorous-tabloid town is a very good thing.
    By Sophie Haigney
  46. media
    Jared Kushner Secretly Deleted New York Observer Stories He Didn’t Like: ReportA software employee said Kushner personally ordered him to delete a handful of published reports about his business associates and friends.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  47. Citing Limbaugh and Hannity, Trump Says Shutdown Should Come Before MidtermsAt a PA rally, Trump explained the media is “fake disgusting news” — except for a few right-wing pundits who might as well work in the White House.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  48. Trump Plunges Ahead With Attack on Fuel Standards and CaliforniaIn a long-debated development, the administration freezes gas mileage standards and revokes California’s decades-old authority to be greener.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. media
    NYT Publisher Attempts, Fails to Reason With Trump Over Media AttacksA.G. Sulzberger says he met with Trump to confront him over his attacks on the media. Nine days later, Trump used the meeting to attack the media.
    By Chas Danner
  50. politics
    Trump Has Repeatedly Tried to Ban or Punish Reporters Who Annoy HimThe authoritarian-curious president has reportedly sought to ban journalists or revoke their credentials in retaliation for how they question him.
    By Chas Danner
  51. Ex-Observer Editor and Kushner Pal Denied Government Gig After FBI CheckKen Kurson was up for a post on the National Council on the Humanities, but a 2015 harassment claim may have ruined his chance.
    By Adam K. Raymond
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