The Year That Was and Wasn’t
We asked some of our favorite journalists, writers, and thinkers: What were the most important events of 2025, and what were the least?
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In giving color
TMN is taking a holiday break, and we’ll return with our regularly scheduled headlines on Monday, Jan. 5. In the meantime, here are some places we and our friends like for year-end giving. United Way of Snohomish County is coordinating relief for people displaced by historic floods this
The year that was and wasn't, 2024 edition
"Of those 200 casualties, only 10 were confirmed as known Hamas operatives." Interviews with active-duty IDF soldiers about what's really happening in Gaza. (Content warning) / Haaretz See also: 10 conflicts to watch in 2025. / International Crisis Group As Biden departs office, a federal appeals court
The Year That Was and Wasn’t
We asked some of our favorite journalists, writers, and thinkers: What were the most important events of 2024, and what were the least?
In giving color
Tis the season... for a list of causes favored by TMN and friends. We'll see you again on January 3, 2025. Peace. The Freedom to Read Foundation protects the public's right to access information and materials in libraries without limitations. / Freedom to Read Foundation Survival International
Never melt better
In an unwritten, unannounced policy change, Louisiana's Dept. of Health is forbidding employees from promoting Covid, flu, or mpox vaccines. / NPR Photos of daily life for the Palestinian people—"before all hell broke loose"—by Adam Rouhana. / VICE An interactive exploration of data from the Fort
Resistance is feudal
Jamelle Bouie: It's time the Democrats take up the mantle of an opposition party, if they even understand what that means. / The New York Times [+] Texas Gov. Abbott has purchased billboards in Mexico and Central America warning migrants they risk being raped if they cross the border. / San
Anti-hawk brakes
The Department of Homeland Security says China, Russia, Iran, and Israel are spying on Americans through their phones. / 404 Media Cybersecurity officials are worried about Trump's transition team relying on private emails that can be hacked. / Politico An eye-opening look at how and why right-wing trolls
Treat me like a jewel
Deforestation of the Amazon in Brazil has been halved once again, thanks to president Lula da Silva. / Sustainability by numbers New studies find our skin can generate antibodies, independent of the rest of our immune system. / Nature Today's theories about the shape of the universe are thought to
Eat, drink, and be sherry
Ukraine claims the killiing of Russia's head of chemical, biological, and radiological weapons with a bomb attack in Moscow. / The Kyiv Independent After many reforms, Argentina exits its deep recession. / CNN Executives in the billionaire-protection industry say business is up. / Bloomberg [+] Related: A brief history of superyachts—