María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela
The opposition leader has managed to return after several failed attempts and nearly 10 months abroad, posing a direct challenge to the Venezuelan government
Steering clear of the Postal Service and delivering ballots in person: Voter fears ahead of the midterms
Some 4.5 million Americans have already cast their ballots early and in person, according to data from the University of Florida
Ukraine, at an impasse: Besieged by Putin and abandoned by Trump
Bunkers, ransoms and threats of mutilation: Peru’s kidnapping surge
In a testimony given to the Attorney General’s Office, a gold trader recounted the 36 hours he spent imprisoned by kidnappers
The mothers of Bukele’s prisoners, caught between sadness and hope: ‘Even if they are released, their lives have been destroyed’
Kathleen Belew, historian: ‘Trump is using and benefiting from the white power movement’
The expert warns of the dangers of bringing racist and violent groups into mainstream politics, a trend that is gaining ground around the world
Peter Thiel, the tech oligarch who believes in the Antichrist
The PayPal founder is probably the most influential figure in the technology industry in decades. He spreads conspiracy theories, but he is not an eccentric divorced from reality: he saw Trump’s rise before almost anyone else, and he is behind the career of Vice President J. D. Vance. And his defense and espionage company, Palantir, has signed contracts with governments around the world
Same voters, different outcomes: How gerrymandering works in the United States
From Texas to California, Republicans and Democrats have redrawn district maps to secure key seats ahead of the pivotal midterm elections
Rural America tests the reach of the Democratic wave: ‘I’d like to see some political change’
As tariffs and the war against Iran push up prices, Iowan farmers are growing increasingly disillusioned with Trump
Political ads made with AI break into the midterms campaign
More than 200 commercials produced using the technology have been identified; its use in politics is not regulated at the federal level. Its electoral and social impact is yet to be seen
Caro Quintero: The legendary drug lord with whom the US will ultimately strike a deal
The ‘Narco of Narcos,’ is seeking a deal to plead guilty and improve his prison conditions, where he could spend the rest of his days
‘They should leave us alone and go away’: Indigenous leaders protest against nature conservation projects that are forcing them off their land
Dozens of representatives across four continents are questioning the environmental projects being negotiated on their territories without their input. They say that these endeavors threaten their way of life
Squeezing the clouds: Aboard the small plane making it rain in drought-stricken Honduras
Tegucigalpa receives water every nine days in a region where farmers have not harvested for 11 months. The government uses silver iodide to trigger rainfall, even if it’s ‘a bandage for a fracture’
Julián Delgado Lopera, writer: ‘Trans and queer language is poetic’
The Colombian author is a finalist for the US National Book Award. His novel, ‘Pretend You’re Dead and I Carry You,’ was published earlier this year. ‘I wanted to explore the rigidity within masculinity, the masculinity of the men I grew up with,’ he says in an interview with EL PAÍS
Studio Ghibli’s obsession with food: Preparing and tasting every bite before drawing it
Since its founding in 1985, it has created iconic images that highlight Miyazaki’s meticulous approach to depicting meals
Sodium, the new white gold?
Lithium’s dominance could be threatened by the emergence of batteries made with one of the most abundant elements in the Earth’s crust. But experts say they are more likely to coexist
Zoe Kazan takes on her grandfather’s legacy in ‘East of Eden’
While the celebrated director adapted only the final third of Steinbeck’s novel for the screen, the actress and screenwriter has turned the full story into a Netflix series with a greater focus on its female characters
Robert Reich: ‘Capitalism is compatible with democracy as long as democracy is in the driver’s seat’
Bill Clinton’s labor secretary sees the midterms as an opportunity for Democrats to begin repaying their debt to the working class
Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, midwife: ‘Two million babies are stillborn every year worldwide, one every 17 seconds’
The head of the International Confederation of Midwives warns about the stigma and inequalities surrounding these losses, which, unlike other major global health crises, attract little attention and few resources
Geoffrey Hinton, the godfather of AI: ‘I’m not a doomer. I think there’s a 1% chance it will destroy us’
Scientists alarmed by dozens of whale deaths along Argentina’s coast
The time of avatars in the classroom has arrived: Harvard clones its faculty
A windowless ground-floor unit for $4,750: the AI boom pushes San Francisco rents skyward
Marina de Russé|San Francisco
As six-figure-salary engineers arrive to work in Silicon Valley, Latino families and workers are forced to leave. The mayor has declared a ‘rent emergency’
Milan, a city torn apart by luxury and inequality
The debt crisis leaves the French government with no room to respond to social demands
Thomas Piketty: ‘The future billionaires are preparing for us is dystopian’
Mikey Madison, the shy horse rider who won an Oscar and is back in a big way
After her breakthrough with ‘Anora,’ the actress chose to step back for a while and chart her own course away from the spotlight. Now she returns with a new Aaron Sorkin film and two more projects already underway
‘Promising Young Woman’: a prescient film about how elite colleges shield rapists
How could a prestigious university possibly ruin a promising man’s future for having abused a woman? The question—which may sound absurd—is posed both in reality and in film
What we can still learn from the South Bronx fires: neighborhoods reduced to ashes
Work & Lifestyle
Chinese women seek to break out of traditional roles
Carl Cederström, sociologist: ‘Wellness has become a corporate tool. It doesn’t make you happier; just more productive’
Building a house in Mexico, Candice and Fidel’s viral dream
Mediums, horoscopes, tarot... how much does modern mysticism have to do with neoliberal individualism?
Carlos Martínez
Celebrities, Movies & TV
Olivia Wilde’s revenge: How she got people to stop talking about everything but her work
Monica Barbaro: The dancer who quietly became a Hollywood star
Kevin Bacon: ‘I’m still 100% focused on improving, transcending, and doing something impactful’
‘Violent, disgusting and a tour de force’: ‘Henry’, the film that held up a mirror to society
Our selection
Bobby Pulido, the tejano music icon who could flip a Texas border district: ‘If not me, then who?’
Navi Pillay, Nobel Peace Prize laureate: ‘Netanyahu should be tried for genocide’
John Kerry: ‘Trump’s decision to allow purchases of Russian oil is counterproductive and dangerous’
Living with 230 data centers on the doorstep: ‘Nobody warned us what was going to happen’
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