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Want to fight climate change effectively? Here’s where to donate your money.

These are seven of the most high-impact, cost-effective, evidence-based organizations. You may not have heard of them.

By Sigal Samuel and Muizz Akhtar

4 big questions about the new omicron variant

What to watch as scientists race to understand the omicron Covid-19 variant.

By Dylan Scott

Giving Tuesday, explained

A short history of Giving Tuesday, the international day for giving back.

By Kelsey Piper

Remembering Stephen Sondheim

From Sweeney Todd to Company to Sunday in the Park with George, here’s what Stephen Sondheim meant to us.

By Vox Staff

Twitter is again losing Jack Dorsey, its multitasking, wizard-bearded visionary

Critics often said Dorsey was distracted, but he shaped the company into what it is today.

By Shirin Ghaffary

The ghosts of our motel

A bell was always ringing. A tenant was always asking for something. Money was always short. How could this place be home?

By Sabaa Tahir

“Indie Sleaze” and “Internet Awesomesauce”: Meet the woman schooling TikTok on niche aesthetics

Melina Bee is the internet’s historical microaesthetics whisperer.

By Rebecca Jennings

Why the US government is always shutting down

How the US can shut down but other countries can’t.

By Madeline Marshall

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Americans are busy shopping all year round. Where did that leave Black Friday?

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By Sigal Samuel November 29

The remote work revolution hasn’t happened yet

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By Dylan Matthews November 29

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Congress is facing a December time crunch. Here’s what to expect.

By Ellen Ioanes November 28

It’s time to stop demonizing “invasive” species

By Marina Bolotnikova November 28

What you need to know about the omicron variant

By Ellen Ioanes November 27

One Good Thing: How fashion became a part of The Nanny’s legacy

By Terry Nguyen November 27

Prices for food and gas are rising sharply. Is health care next?

By Dylan Scott November 27

How Puerto Rico became the most vaccinated place in America

By Nicole Narea November 26

Licorice Pizza proves Paul Thomas Anderson is a master of unexpected romance

By Alissa Wilkinson November 26

In Sondheim’s Assassins, cornball Americana can’t cover a seething mass of violent rage

By Constance Grady November 26

Why the future of animal welfare lies beyond the West

By Marc Gunther November 26

Did you (or your dog) eat a suspicious mushroom? These very online mycologists want to help.

By Chia-Yi Hou November 26

The modern family

Amid distance and estrangement and strain, some are happily replacing the clans they’re born into with chosen families.

By Emily VanDerWerff November 25

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Biden’s $3.40 a gallon problem

How do you make gas cheaper while fighting global warming?

The best $78.51 I ever spent: A knife just like my grandfather’s

By Coyote Shook November 25

Why Democrats shouldn’t cut paid leave from their social spending bill

By Li Zhou November 25

Lawyers left racism out of the trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s death. Here’s why.

By Fabiola Cineas November 24

Why you don’t hear about the ozone layer anymore

By Christina Thornell and Kimberly Mas November 24

The significance of the guilty verdicts in Arbery’s murder

By Fabiola Cineas November 24

Why you should care about Facebook’s big push into the metaverse

By Shirin Ghaffary November 24

Inflation isn’t just a US thing

By Jen Kirby November 24

GM dreams of electric fleets

By Rebecca Heilweil November 24

They lost parents to Covid-19. Are we abandoning them?

The number of American kids whose caregivers have died in the pandemic has surpassed 140,000.

By Anna North November 24

Machismo is terror in Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog

By Alissa Wilkinson November 24

Biden made one of the best decisions of his presidency this week

By Dylan Matthews November 24

9 charts to be thankful for this Thanksgiving

By Dylan Matthews November 24

The ironic spectacle of Kyle Rittenhouse’s Tucker Carlson interview

By Jamil Smith November 23

At-home Covid-19 tests are getting better. Experts say: Stock up for winter.

By Sigal Samuel November 23

What can you even say about House of Gucci? It’s stupid. It’s perfect.

By Alissa Wilkinson November 22

The supply chain crisis, explained by Adele

By Emily Stewart November 22

Red Notice is a huge hit for Netflix. But what does that actually mean?

By Aja Romano November 22

Kyle Rittenhouse and the scary future of the American right

By Zack Beauchamp November 22

Office holiday parties are back and smaller than ever

By Rani Molla November 22

It’s time for Americans to buy less stuff

By Terry Nguyen November 22

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