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‘What’s My Life Worth?’ The Big Business of Denying Medical Care
Insurance companies have weaponized a seemingly benign process to protect their profits, and it’s putting patients at risk.
By Alexander Stockton
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1. There’s a Tax Season Villain, and It’s Not the I.R.S.
  For decades, American presidents have promised free and easy tax filing. Why have they consistently failed to deliver?
  By Johnny Harris and Binyamin Appelbaum
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2. Your Rewards Card Is Actually Bad for You, and for Everyone Else
  Chasing credit card points is a game that everyone loses.
  By James Robinson and Emily Holzknecht
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3. The Life Span of Loneliness
  Times readers, ages 16 to 93, open up about feeling alone.
  By Adam Westbrook and Emily Holzknecht
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Here’s How Biden Loses Michigan
The state has over 200,000 registered voters who are Muslim, and they could cost Biden the election.
By Alexander Stockton and Kirk Semple
When Progressive Ideals Become a Luxury
On my journey from foster care to Yale, I developed a concept I call luxury beliefs.
By Rob Henderson, Lindsay Crouse and Kevin Oliver
‘50 Shades of Beige’: Meet Britain’s New Prime Minister
Britons are celebrating the end of 14 bleak years of Conservative rule. But the new government must turn things around, and fast, or the populists will be back.
By Jonathan Pie and Adam Westbrook
What Success — and Failure — Looks Like for Biden and Trump on Thursday Night
The stakes in Thursday’s debate are high, and so is the risk of failure.
By Adam Westbrook and Emily Holzknecht
Talking About Periods Is Taboo. So We Talked About Them.
From love and pride to discomfort and hate, 10 people describe their feelings about their own periods.
By Lina Lyte Plioplyte
Two Weeks Inside Gaza’s Ruined Hospitals
Dr. Samer Attar, an American surgeon, shows the unfathomable brutality of the war in Gaza.
By Samer Attar, Alexander Stockton and Amanda Su
‘High-Functioning Anxiety Isn’t a Medical Diagnosis. It’s a Hashtag.’
We need to be smarter about how we talk about mental illness.
By Lucy Foulkes, Amanda Su and Adam Westbrook
12 Departing Lawmakers Tell Us What Congress Is Really Like
These are their exit interviews.
By Amanda Su and Alexander Stockton
Criminalizing Homelessness Won’t Make It Go Away
Hundreds of thousands of people are homeless. This filmmaker wants you to see them.
By Mark Horvath, Adam Westbrook and Lindsay Crouse
It Turns Out the ‘Deep State’ Is Actually Kind of Awesome
Meet the unsung heroes making our country great.
By Adam Westbrook and Lindsay Crouse