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Audio | Rebecca Solnit Says the Left’s Next Hero Is Already Here

The writer and activist on how political change happens and taking the long view.

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It’s an Obscure Psychedelic Used to Treat Trauma. Could It Help Me?

Veterans and others who have suffered trauma and injuries are flocking to clinics around the world to take ibogaine. My own reason was deeply personal.

A Psychoanalyst Lets Us Eavesdrop

Stephen Grosz’s books show a new generation the inner workings of psychoanalysis.

I Saw a Child Who Seemed Neglected. Should I Have Done Something?

I worry that I’m piling assumptions onto a family I know nothing about, a family that might be doing its best.

Can I Call My Husband a Nickname He Hates?

A ruling on the matter of “Jouglas.”

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Opinion | The Future We Feared Is Already Here

The showdown between the Pentagon and Anthropic is a window into how unprepared we are for the questions we are facing.

From 1998: Florence Griffith Joyner, 38, Champion Sprinter, Is Dead

She revolutionized women’s sprinting with her speed and flamboyant fashion sense, and was a three-time gold medalist at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards: The Spine of a Militarized State

With their pervasive military, political and economic clout, the Guards are often considered the main impediment to regime change, or any change, in Iran.

‘As I Entered Her Dimly Lit Living Room, I Stopped in My Tracks’

A good deed leads to a stranger’s apartment, a dim view of February and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

‘New Michelangelos’ and the ‘Dan Brown Approach’ to Art History

Works newly attributed to the Renaissance artist had exciting stories behind them. But experts say they are unlikely to be by his hand.

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