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The Gaza doom loop

What’s happening in Israel and Gaza is the near-inevitable result of a grim status quo.

By Zack Beauchamp

The lawsuit seeking to impose the “death penalty” on the NRA, explained

Thoughts and prayers.

By Ian Millhiser

Here are the most effective ways to donate to help India

If you want to know where your money will go the furthest, check out these four charities.

By Kelsey Piper

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is exposing a deep schism in the Democratic Party

Democrats have moved left on Israel. Biden hasn’t.

By Alex Ward

The Underground Railroad is a towering series about the ways slavery still infects America

Amazon’s adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s novel turns a masterpiece into amazing television.

By Emily VanDerWerff

The Colonial Pipeline is coming back online

The company said it began to restart operations after a cyberattack caused a shutdown for several days.

By Sara Morrison

The case for canceling student debt — all of it

Why a leading activist on student debt thinks Biden’s proposal to cancel $10,000 isn’t enough.

By Sean Illing

What American kids need this summer

To help students recover from a pandemic school year, experts are prescribing fun.

By Anna North

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How America’s gas got hacked

The largest-known ransomware attack on American energy infrastructure is driving up gas prices and creating shortages. Wired's Lily Hay Newman says it might be a turning point for cybersecurity.

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Joe Manchin’s surprisingly bold proposal to fix America’s voting rights problem

By Ian Millhiser May 13

ExxonMobil wants you to feel responsible for climate change so it doesn’t have to shoulder the blame

By Rebecca Leber May 13

The right-wing effort to derail Biden’s conservation plan

A small but vocal opposition could obstruct an initiative to conserve 30 percent of US land by 2030.

By Benji Jones May 13

Open for a surprise: The endearing results of Twitter’s new image crop

By Aja Romano May 13

A crypto billionaire donated $1 billion to India. Make sure you include an asterisk.

By Theodore Schleifer May 12

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Why are used cars so expensive right now?

By Terry Nguyen May 12

Why the US wants inflation

By Madeline Marshall May 12

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YouTube’s kids app has a rabbit hole problem

By Rebecca Heilweil May 12

Beers, doughnuts, and discounts: The growing list of vaccine freebies

By Terry Nguyen May 12

The prospects for Democrats’ major voting rights bill look grim in the Senate

By Andrew Prokop May 12

We shouldn’t go back to “normal.” Normal wasn’t good enough.

By Sigal Samuel May 12

How much to worry — and not worry — about inflation

By Emily Stewart May 12

Tesla is casting a spotlight on the government’s struggle to keep up with self-driving cars

By Rebecca Heilweil May 12

Liz Cheney’s honesty about the 2020 election just got her ousted from House GOP leadership

By Andrew Prokop May 12

The many Asian Americas

By Karen Turner May 12

The Big Lie is the GOP’s one and only truth

By Zack Beauchamp May 12

Myanmar’s coup is uniting a country riven by ethnic divisions. Will it last?

By Jen Kirby May 12

How a tiny, wobbling particle could unlock mysteries of the universe

By Byrd Pinkerton and Noam Hassenfeld May 12

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Homelessness and the rising tide

Vox's Jerusalem Demsas joins Matt and Dara to talk about why even progressives have failed to appropriately confront the problem of homelessness

The case for sleeping in separate beds

By Sean Illing May 12

As McConnell gears up for obstruction, 43 percent of Republican voters say they prefer bipartisanship

By Li Zhou May 12

Why you’re noticing flowers now more than ever

By Eliza Brooke May 12

The one crucial thing missing from Biden’s climate plan

By Sigal Samuel May 11

How Biden could expand paid family leave to more Americans

By Gregory Svirnovskiy May 11

The real story behind TikTok

By Rebecca Jennings May 11

Buy now, pay later changed retail. Health care and rent are next.

By Terry Nguyen May 11

Got the vaccine? Experts say you can relax about your Covid-19 risk now. Really.

By German Lopez May 11

The Supreme Court is facing a showdown over abortion

By Ian Millhiser May 11

Virginia Republicans’ messy, Trumpy race to pick a nominee for governor

By Caroline Houck May 10

Facebook will push you to read articles before you share them

By Shirin Ghaffary May 10

Israel’s actions in East Jerusalem are a human rights test for Biden

By Alex Ward May 10

A new report complicates simplistic narratives about race and the 2020 election

By Andrew Prokop May 10

The surprising reason behind Chinatown’s aesthetic

By Ranjani Chakraborty and Melissa Hirsch May 10

Why India needs oxygen more urgently than vaccines

By Lisa J. Hardy, Lawrence Weru, and 3 more May 10

The coronavirus is a thorn in Biden’s democracy agenda

By Alex Ward May 10

Why stocks soared while America struggled

By Emily Stewart May 10

Biden finally raised the refugee cap. Now comes the hard part.

By Nicole Narea May 10

The delay-ridden agony of shopping at West Elm

By Angela Lashbrook May 10

The Supreme Court made the GOP’s new voting restrictions possible

By Ian Millhiser May 8