Why I Sought Out a Taliban Commander I Had Fought. A telling, touching essay from a colleague worth listening to, Thomas Gibbons- Neff. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/w...

Why I Sought Out a Taliban Commander I Had Fought

First as a Marine and then as a journalist, I spent years tied to Afghanistan. I returned one last time to speak to a former enemy in search of answers, and perhaps closure.

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Read my latest for free without a subscription. Despite the wreckage left by Iran’s 16-week war with the United States and Israel, the country’s potential outlook over the long term is brighter than it has been in years. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/b...

How Deal With U.S. Could Reconnect Iran to the Global Economy

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You can read for free my latest on why the world can't simply pick up where it left off before the US bombed Iran. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/b...

The Iran War Permanently Altered the Global Economy

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For all the non-billionaires -- read for free. Musk's new status as a billionaire shows in real time why wealth is concentrating among the richest as a faster and faster rate. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/b...

Billionaires’ Billions Are Increasing Faster Than Ever

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Financial incentives are enormously powerful. But is their ability to motivate infinite? Would Musk not work as hard if he were offered, say, $100 billion or $1 billion? What about $1? Read for free. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...

Would Elon Musk Work Harder for $1 Trillion Than $1 Billion?

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You can read my latest story on the stunning increase in billionaires' wealth for free without a subscription. Musk's IPO is showing in real time how this concentration of wealth at the top happens. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/b...

Billionaires’ Billions Are Increasing Faster Than Ever

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My latest on the increasing concentration of wealth. Musk's IPO is showing in real time how it happens. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/b...

Billionaires’ Billions Are Increasing Faster Than Ever

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My latest on the increasing concentration of wealth. Musk's IPO is showing in real time how it happens. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/b...

Billionaires’ Billions Are Increasing Faster Than Ever

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Important story at a time when federal debt is spiraling.....Trump Clears Way for Corporate Tax Dodge Hidden in the Fine Print www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/b...

Trump Clears Way for Corporate Tax Dodge Hidden in the Fine Print

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I explain how oil companies hit the jackpot. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/p...

China’s Growing Leverage Over the U.S., and How Oil Companies Hit the Jackpot

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Before the 2024 election, federal prosecutors were "full steam ahead" looking into how a prison gang in Puerto Rico gave drugs to inmates if they voted for a GOP gubernatorial candidate. After Trump’s election, the investigation evaporated. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges.

Before the 2024 election, federal prosecutors were "full steam ahead" looking into how a prison gang in Puerto Rico gave drugs to inmates if they voted for a GOP gubernatorial candidate. After Trump’s...

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Y'all, please read and share this story. It's the product of months and years of hard work. The problems themselves are not simple (they're systemic) and the solutions offer their own complexities. Shout out to everyone who lent their time, experience and expertise to this story!

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Thousands of Mississippi voters receive wrong polling-place information from the state's elections database each year, causing some to miss their chance to vote. Experts point to potential solutions, including systems other states have adopted that could help. buff.ly/jNtiFbN

VA conducted internal investigations into employees who attended vigil for Alex Pretti www.cnn.com/2026/05/05/p...

VA conducted internal investigations into employees who attended vigil for Alex Pretti | CNN Politics

Becky Halioua, who was investigated after attending a vigil for Pretti shortly after his death, feels the VA probe is a “scare tactic” and an attempt to silence those “with the loudest voices.”

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It's like the movie: "Don't Look Up" -- White House Insists Iran War Is Over, Even While Missiles Fly www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...

White House Insists Iran War Is Over, Even While Missiles Fly

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What I did last weekend: Attend security training in Poland.......Europeans Prepare for a More Dangerous World in a Time of Economic Upheaval www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/b...

Europeans Prepare for a More Dangerous World in a Time of Economic Upheaval

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is it profiteering when oil companies make blockbuster profits from the war? should they be taxed on the windfall?https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/business/economy/iran-war-oil-profits-tax.html?smid=bs-share

Blockbuster Oil Company Profits Revive Calls for Windfall Tax

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My latest with @bencasselman.bsky.social The U.S. Started the War. The Rest of the World Is Feeling the Effects. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/b...

The U.S. Started the War. The Rest of the World Is Feeling the Effects.

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Marimar Martinez, Chicago woman shot 5 times by federal agent, to testify at Washington hearing @tinasfon.bsky.social reports: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Marimar Martinez, Chicago woman shot 5 times by federal agent, to testify at Washington hearing

The April 22 Homeland Security Committee hearing will mark the first official testimony for Martinez, who demands that federal agents be held accountable for her shooting.

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Cuban man dies by suicide in ICE detention in Miami — the second in Florida in a month www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Cuban man dies by suicide in ICE detention in Miami — the second in Florida in a month

At least nine immigrants have died of presumed suicides since President Donald Trump assumed office in January 2025.

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ICE agents arrested an 85-year-old widow in her nightgown at her late husband’s home and a county probate judge overseeing his estate says that one of his sons was responsible for the arrest. Nick Bogel-Burroughs @porterthereport.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/u...

ICE Arrests 85-Year-Old French Widow Who Married Her G.I. Sweetheart

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This is what corporate responsibility is: prosecution for paying Syrian terrorists to keep a plant going, money that finances attacks on civilians. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/o...

Opinion | A Stunning New Verdict Rewrites the Rules of Corporate Morality

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My latest: What the U.S. Blockade Means for Iran’s Economy. Iran will definitely be poorer, but not necessarily less dangerous. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/b...

What the U.S. Blockade Means for Iran’s Economy

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A series of disjointed, hard-to-follow and sometimes-profane comments capped by threatening to wipe out Iran and attacking the pope have left many with the impression of a deranged autocrat mad with power and revived the debate about Trump's mental health. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...

Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate

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For nearly 50 years, Iran has been treated as an outlaw, earning a spot as one of the most heavily sanctioned countries in the world. Still, we found that the country had managed to keep doing business with much of the world. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/b...

How Iran, Suffering Under Sanctions, Diversified Its Economy

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Fallout from the war is piling on the pain, and giving Europe a "Mean Girls" moment. The United States, its closest BFF, is repeatedly threatening to break up. Trump stepped up the name calling. In Mean Girls-speak, it’s like calling Europe fat." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/b...

Fallout of War Piles Economic Pain Onto Europe’s Political Stress

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Very insightful piece on what today's leaders don't understand now that they've started a war. We are in a culture that "has increasingly ceded authority to systems that mistake information for understanding and speed for judgment." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/o...

Opinion | Is It 1914 in America?

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In case you’re wondering who is getting rich from GOP decision to purge millions from Medicaid: kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

States Pay Deloitte, Others Millions To Comply With Trump Law To Cut Medicaid Rolls - KFF Health News

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will add red tape and restrictions for those seeking Medicaid and SNAP benefits. And the costs to update computer systems that determine eligibility for those programs w...

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Iran’s oil earnings have nearly doubled since the war began. “The Intelligence” explains how years of sanctions-dodging prepared the country to profit from a war against it. Listen now

Refine and dandy: Iran’s war bounty

Also on the daily podcast: Crushing India’s Maoists and understanding understudies

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My latest -- For the Global Economy, ‘All Roads Lead to Higher Prices and Slower Growth’ www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/w...

For the Global Economy, ‘All Roads Lead to Higher Prices and Slower Growth’

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Pretty shocking even for this administration: Hegseth's broker looking to buy defense stocks before Iran attacks. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Pete Hegseth’s broker looked to buy defence fund before Iran attack

Morgan Stanley wealth manager approached BlackRock about multimillion-dollar investment for US defence secretary

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