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The $15 minimum wage is effectively dead — for now
The Senate parliamentarian says the minimum wage increase can’t be part of the stimulus bill.
Rand Paul tried to derail Rachel Levine’s historic confirmation hearing with transphobic misinformation
Levine, if confirmed, would be the highest-ranking openly trans official in the federal government.
The wild and irresistibly saucy tale of the curry con man
J. Ranji Smile served Indian food and tall tales to a hungry American public. Was he the first "celebrity chef" or a crook? The truth is complicated.
“We’ve made it so complicated”: Vaccine campaigns are failing to reach the most vulnerable
Local health clinics and community groups are just as important as mass vaccination sites in the rollout.
A single Trump judge is already sabotaging Biden’s efforts to slow deportations
Biden is likely to spend his presidency fighting Republican judges who block his policies for legally dubious reasons.
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The Black-white life expectancy gap grew in 2020 — but it can be reversed
Closing the gap starts with better access to health care.
Coming soon to Twitter: Tweets you have to pay for
Twitter, a notoriously public platform, is building a walled garden.
The future of the middle class depends on student loan forgiveness
Canceling debt is what’s needed to ensure a solid, equitable middle class.
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The case for Covid-19 optimism
Vox’s German Lopez explains why he feels optimistic about the end of the pandemic even though 500,000 Americans have died, the virus is mutating, and it’s going to take a long time to vaccinate the world.