The Food That Built America
Texas Democrats Flee State to Hamper GOP Voter Bills
Houston, we have a problem. Well, the Texas GOP does anyhow. In order to prevent them from moving ahead with controversial voter legislation, some 50 Texas House Democrats fled...
Army Called in After South Africa Rocked by Riots
South Africa has sent the army into two provinces in an attempt to quell some of the worst violence the country has seen since the birth of democracy. Ten people have been killed...
Biden Turns Attention to Cuba, Haiti
Unrest in both Haiti and Cuba is proving a growing headache for Biden, who has had to turn his focus from Russia and China to America’s own neighborhood. After Cuba saw...
The Food That Built America
NEWS + POLITICS
Escape Velocity: The Road To Space
Pioneering civilian space tourists are blasting off.
The OZY News Quiz
Where did an estimated 300 people die from an unprecedented heat wave this week? Test your knowledge.
How to Save the Structures We Love Most
The unfolding tragedy in Miami has laid bare just how badly infrastructure needs upgrading in America.
SUNDAY MAGAZINE
NEW + NEXT
The Next Patrick Mahomes
Elite Black athletes are being drawn to historically Black colleges and universities, charting a new future for HBCU sports.
Road to the Olympics: Modern Cheaters
Women’s American 5,000- and 1,500-meter record holder and Olympic contender Shelby Houlihan is banned from competing for four years after testing positive for steroids, and now Sha’Carri Richardson, America’s fastest woman, is benched for a month — and thus forced out of the Tokyo Games — for failing a drug test for marijuana.
AROUND THE WORLD
Can Citizens' Assemblies Reset Democracy?
At a time when populism and polarization are tearing democracy apart, giving citizens a sense of greater involvement in policymaking could be the antidote.
Butterfly Effect: Big Tech Is Uniting the World ... Against It
Increasingly authoritarian regimes, from India to Mexico and Nigeria to Poland are using American arguments to curb free speech on social media.
Butterfly Effect: The New Sultan of Kabul?
Can Biden advance global democracy by turning to autocrats like Turkey's Erdogan for help? .
Butterfly Effect: Chinese Communism Turns 100. Will It Live to 200?
It's a special birthday for the world's most influential political party.
Butterfly Effect: It's Time to Wake Up to Nigeria's Nightmare
Africa's biggest economy and most populous nation is on the cusp of imploding under multiple security threats.
Butterfly Effect: Guess Who All Have Been Hacking America's Elections?
At least 10 nations tried to influence the 2020 election, it now appears.
GOOD SH*T
Love Fiction? We've Got Some Podcasts for You
This week on Wherever You Get Your Podcasts, we showcase some of the best scripted fiction podcasts, many of which are heading to the small screen.
Hey Batter Batter! The Boys of Summer Are Back!
With the 2021 season underway, we look at what the hell happened to the baseball we knew to see whether it can once again become America’s favorite pastime.
OZY Fest Is Back: May 15-16
Party like it matters at our virtual celebration of bold change and big ideas.
TRUE STORIES
Listen to 'Flashback': Your Unintended Consequences
A round-up of the best surprising stories from history submitted by listeners of Flashback.
Listen to 'Flashback': The Hockey Injury That Launched Air Travel
Why the story of human flight begins on a frozen pond in Dayton, Ohio.
It's Always Sunny Inside the Head of Rob McElhenney
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Rob McElhenney branches out beyond the bar and into a show about gaming.
The Very Ms. C.J. Perry!
From being a ballerina to being a WWE pro wrestler whirlwind, C.
The Few, the Proud, the Suicidal
If you think joining the military is an easy solution to some of life's problems, you might be totally wrong.
Turning Dining Back Into Eating With Marcus Samuelsson
Marcus Samuelsson, the Swedish-Ethiopian prince of the palate, makes what you put in your mouth? Delightful.
