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Biden’s fake burger ban and the rising culture war over meat

Biden’s not taking away your meat, as Republicans claimed this weekend. But partisan conflict over eating animals is just getting started.

I help people decide if they want to have kids. Here’s my advice.

A parenthood clarity therapist explains how she helps fence sitters make one of the most important decisions of their lives.

Biden is using his economic plan to challenge China

Biden’s domestic policy is also foreign policy.

7 winners and 4 losers from the deeply eccentric 2021 Oscars

A fantastically unpredictable show ended on a huge bummer of an anticlimax.

How thrifting became problematic

Thrift shopping is popular online, but some are worried about the effects of overconsumption.

The Supreme Court will hear a major Second Amendment case that could gut US gun laws

The Supreme Court could make the NRA’s dreams come true.

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India’s SOS to the world

The world’s biggest vaccine manufacturer ended up with the world’s worst Covid-19 surge. Neha Arora, New Delhi correspondent for Reuters, explains.

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The effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom, explained

Why the new iOS update is such a big deal

Best Picture winner Nomadland doesn’t just tell a story about America. It embodies it.

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The US military is finally withdrawing from Afghanistan

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Polls: A majority of Americans feel good about Biden’s first 100 days

State-level Republicans are making it easier to run over protesters

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9 ideas to solve the broken institution of policing

The 2021 Oscars have been shrouded in mystery. Here’s what to expect.

A coronavirus surge is overwhelming India’s health care system

Why Biden’s statement recognizing the Armenian genocide is a big deal

Caitlyn Jenner is running to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom in likely recall election

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The 1995 Mortal Kombat is a masterclass in wonderfully bad movie-making

“Dying by blood or by hunger”: The war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, explained

How to walk away from an awkward conversation

Why the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause was the right move

4 winners and 4 losers from Biden’s climate leader summit

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Why transit projects fail

Matt is joined by researcher Eric Goldwyn to talk about why transit projects in the U.S. fail — and how they might succeed in the future

Ben Rhodes is worried about Joe Biden’s climate change and China policies

The rape allegations against Philip Roth’s biographer are a damning condemnation of publishing

Netflix’s Shadow and Bone is a muddled, joyless checklist of fantasy tropes

Biden’s federal paid leave plan, explained in 600 words

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How trucker country music became a ’70s fad

Alexei Navalny, the Russian dissident challenging Putin, explained

Your job saved money on electric bills during the pandemic. You didn’t.

How broken policing is breaking our democracy

For All Mankind’s season 2 finale is the best TV episode of 2021 so far

Why the Chauvin verdict didn’t feel like justice

Moderna mafia? Pfizer pham? Vaccine factions are forming online.

The Pandemic Playbook

Vox explores the successes — and setbacks — in six nations as they fought Covid-19.

The debate over how to handle kids’ “lost year” of learning

Breaking down the 2021 Best Picture nominees

Minari is America

Greek life is losing members. Here’s why.

Are our pets gobbling up the planet?

Vietnam defied the experts and sealed its border to keep Covid-19 out. It worked.

How the country has kept coronavirus deaths to just 35, and grew its economy in 2020.

Republicans’ opening bid on infrastructure is about a quarter of the size of Biden’s plan

5 things to know about the new US climate commitment