Politico · 8 Nov 2026

America’s Reckoning

Don't Cry for Me, America

As a blue tsunami rolls across the nation, MARY BONELLI ASHWORTH shows the Republic, Democracy, and the parties of “us and them” to the American kitchen table.

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Politico · 1 Nov 2026

The Slaughter House

U.S. MIDTERM ELECTIONS 2026

As America turns 250, the republic has assembled a colorful cast of characters. Charlatan follows what could be the biggest turnout in a U.S. midterm election cycle to a whodunit, American-style reckoning.

Perspective · 25 Oct 2026

Chasing the Light

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS 2026

Politics and science contend with the end of summer.

Powerbrokers · 18 Oct 2026

Saving America's Story

Columbus Day Conundrum

Is it Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples Day? Charlatan follows the new American identity.

Politico

Politicians Shaping Policy & Power

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Politico · 5 Oct 2025

U.S. War Coup de d'etat

"The Warrior Ethos"

Why is the U.S. Military deploying to American cities? Clues lie in a government shutdown, nation building exercise in Gaza, and a new wildcard in Washington called the Department of War.

Politico · 22 Feb 2026

The U.S.-Iran Nuclear Crisis

The 2026 U.S.-Iran Nuclear Crisis

A second American strike on Iran will not end the nuclear question. It will transform it into a dangerous nuclear proliferation crusade.

Politico · 2 Feb 2025

DeepSeek

Open-Source AI

Favoritism has always been the American Way, but AI has an eye on the long game.

Politico · 26 Jul 2026

Parasite 🦠

Trusting Your Gut

More than 11,500 confirmed or probable cases are rising in the worst cyclospora outbreak in U.S. history. Contributor THEA KARLSSON tracks the parasites to Washington, and signals why trusting the gut is the cleanest path to wellness.

Powerbrokers

Movers & Shakers Wielding World Power

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Powerbrokers · 25 Feb 2024

The Queen's Gambit

Yulia Navalnaya

We were right til we weren’t; built a nation watched it burn; second round heres the spin; now the nations listening in.

Powerbrokers · 6 Apr 2025

Pay for Play

NCAA MARCH MADNESS

The cost of an unstoppable force is the price of an immovable object.

Powerbrokers · 17 Mar 2024

Nightingale

St. Patrick's Way

Marriage equality in style, sexism hits headwinds in the Emerald Isle.

Powerbrokers · 4 May 2025

Age of Consent

The Billionaire’s Playboy Club

She shut down an elitist sex trafficking network of Ivy League professors, billionaire playboys, and princes. Charlatan unpacks Jeffrey Epstein's Client List.

Perspective

Where Passion & Reason Form Reality

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Perspective · 9 Jun 2024

True Threats

Cyberstalking

Post what you like; as much as you please; Americans call it Freedom of Speech.

Perspective · 7 Jul 2024

Anthropocene

Extreme Weather 2023

If you stare into the Abyss long enough the Abyss stares back at you.

Perspective · 19 Jan 2026

The Super Models

The Supermodel's allegations of sexual misconduct and rape evince in the latest release of the Epstein Files renewed focus on modeling industry abuse and the cost-benefit of beauty.

Perspective · 14 Aug 2024

The Great Eclipse

New "punish the parent" law finds perspective in the shadows of the sun.

Places

Charlatan Explores the Halls & Corridors of Power

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Places

Corinthia London

London's Magical Grand Hotel

Places · 27 Sep 2013

City of Czars

Four Seasons St. Petersburg Lion Palace

Russia's fervent nationalism, religious messianism, and identity as a chosen nation has driven expansion across the world. Charlatan checked in to the Four Seasons Lion Palace before Magyar conquered Budapest, Trump was summoned to Beijing, or Moscow retreated from Ukraine — and saw that all roads no longer lead to St. Petersburg.

Places · 21 Jun 2015

The Nevsky Prospect

The Corinthia Hotel St. Petersburg

It was the masterplan of Peter the Great. Charlatan checks-in to the Corinthia Hotel St. Petersburg and encounters former KGB, a diplomat's wife, and the remnants of Communist Russia.

Places · 6 Sep 2015

The Gate to China

The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong

The world's most competitive economy prevails inside the PRC. Contributor MATT GRAY checks in at the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong and discovers One Country, Two Systems.