What we are reading on September 9, 2026
We lost another great person this week.
Gloria Steinem, a potent voice of US feminism and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, dies at 92
Gloria Steinem, the most visible symbol and potent voice of the U.S. women’s movement in the ’60s and ’70s and a fierce advocate for feminist causes for the rest of her life, has died at 92.
Jocelyn Noveck
The Top 10 Ways Trump Has Made America Weaker
He’s been one of the most consequential presidents in U.S. history—in all the wrong ways.
Stephen M. Walt
Everyman Economics: Why Growth Requires Measuring More than GDP
“A single statistic can conceal as much as it reveals,” writes Antara Haldar. “GDP can tell us how the economy is performing without telling us how Americans are faring.”
Antara Haldar
My jar of mustard was so spicy it made my eyes water and sent me on an obsessive quest to find out why
The mustard was the same brand I buy every time, Maille Dijon Originale, but it was much, much stronger than usual.
Jake Edmiston
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