There is a version of my life that exists between sirens. In the city where I live, you have about a minute and a half to reach shelter when a siren sounds. It is a number that embeds itself into your ...

In a few weeks the government’s funding will run out. If Democrats vote for a new spending bill, they will be funding Trump’s autocratic takeover — and I don’t see how they can. In about three weeks, ...

For many of us, January feels like the necessary restart after a season of both too much and not enough: too much indulgence in late nights, delicious food, crafty cocktails and lavish spending, and ...

Spring is just about here, if you go by its official start date, on the equinox. But in the American West, it feels like we skipped right to summer. A record-smashing heat dome has settled over a huge ...

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