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In the UK’s health system, rationing isn’t a dirty word

The UK has one of the most equitable health care systems in the world. Here’s how.

By Ezra Klein

Trump’s Israel-Palestine peace plan: Read the full text of his so-called “deal of the century”

Some experts say it’s dead on arrival.

By Alex Ward

Why it’s so frustratingly difficult to know how bad the coronavirus outbreak will be

To know whether the outbreak will become a pandemic, we need answers to these two questions.

By Julia Belluz

Why the media is so polarized — and how it polarizes us

Read an excerpt from Why We’re Polarized, the new book by Ezra Klein.

By Ezra Klein

Who’s winning the Democratic primary in the polls, explained

Sanders and Biden are leading the polls, but the race remains very tight.

By Sean Collins

What is going on with America’s boys?

Journalist Peggy Orenstein crisscrossed the country talking to them about masculinity, women, and sex. This is what she learned.

By Hope Reese

Why famous dudes grow beards to deal with existential crises

A beard is rarely just a beard.

By Luke Winkie

Trump lawyer’s response to the Bolton bombshell is that it doesn’t matter

The sad thing is, he might be right.

By Li Zhou

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Shaken like a polarized picture

The political polarization of America didn’t start with Donald Trump and it won’t end in 2020 either. Ezra Klein explains "Why We're Polarized."

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Here’s how Facebook plans to make final decisions about controversial content it’s taken down

By Shirin Ghaffary January 28

How AI is battling the coronavirus outbreak

By Rebecca Heilweil January 28

Here’s how to stop seeing ads on the internet without screwing over publishers

By Peter Kafka January 28

Vox’s guide to the 2020 presidential candidates

The 2020 election calendar

By Catherine Kim, Hannah Brown, and 1 other January 28

The next Democratic debate will take place right before the New Hampshire primary

By Li Zhou and Cameron Peters January 28

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is officially going to trial on corruption charges

By Jen Kirby January 28

Impeachment, explained

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How Miss Americana director Lana Wilson found the real Taylor Swift

By Alissa Wilkinson January 28

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How Amazon’s Ring is creating a surveillance network with video doorbells

By Rani Molla January 28

“This could be a massive disaster”: What happens if the coronavirus hits China’s internment camps?

By Sigal Samuel January 28

State Department bans NPR reporter from traveling with Pompeo after testy interview

By Aaron Rupar January 28

Elizabeth Warren’s ban on tech money seems more symbolic than anything else

By Theodore Schleifer January 28

Mr. Peanut’s death, explained

By Rebecca Jennings January 28

Why I will only date men who go to therapy

By Shanita Hubbard January 28

A wild card in the 2020 primaries: New Hampshire’s independent voters

By Ella Nilsen January 28

A SARS-like virus is spreading quickly. Here’s what you need to know.

By Julia Belluz January 28

What China’s quarantine to stop the Wuhan coronavirus looks like

By Julia Belluz January 28

The House will soon vote on a bill to repeal Trump’s travel ban — as he gears up to expand it

By Nicole Narea January 27

The Washington Post sure bungled its Kobe Bryant tweet controversy

By Peter Kafka January 27

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A startup, billions of images, and the end of anonymity

Clearview AI says its facial recognition tool works with almost 100% accuracy. Buzzfeed's Ryan Mac explains how not all the company's claims withstand scrutiny.

This video clip shows how Trump defenders have dramatically moved the misconduct goalposts

By Aaron Rupar January 27

Ford v Ferrari feels like a classic Oscar movie. Can it win Best Picture?

By Alissa Wilkinson, Joe Posner, and 1 other January 27

The controversy over a Washington Post reporter’s Kobe Bryant tweets, explained

By Emily Stewart January 27

Trump’s defense claims he didn’t break the law. A congressional watchdog says he did.

By Li Zhou January 27

How Netflix is winning more with less content

By Rani Molla January 27

Oprah says she wants to hear “both sides” of the American Dirt debate on appropriation

By Constance Grady January 27

“The moral guardrails ... have dropped”: Why anti-Semitism persists

By Ezra Klein January 27

Denny’s is now offering Beyond Burgers nationwide

By Kelsey Piper January 27

Ken Starr lamenting impeachments happening “all too frequently” is the death of irony

By Sean Collins January 27

What a CEO mom’s viral nanny ad says about gender, work, and power

By Anna North January 27

Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman takes on the director’s whole history — and could win him his second Oscar

By Alissa Wilkinson, Dylan Scott, and 1 other January 27

Trump’s goal of keeping out low-income immigrants just got a big boost from the Supreme Court

By Nicole Narea January 27

Top Away executives were blindsided by their CEO’s decision to backtrack on stepping down

By Jason Del Rey January 27

Fox News wasted no time spinning the John Bolton revelations in the most Trump-friendly way

By Aaron Rupar January 27

John Bolton’s impeachment bombshell, explained

By Andrew Prokop January 27

The Joe Rogan controversy revealed something important about the American left

By Dylan Matthews January 27

The strange and crucially important order of the Democratic primary states, explained

By Andrew Prokop and Christina Animashaun January 27

YouTube has a big climate misinformation problem it can’t solve

By David Roberts January 27

Did China downplay the coronavirus outbreak early on?

By Julia Belluz January 27

These trans women are taking states to court for the right to legally change their names

By Beth Schwartzapfel January 27