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Democrats’ impeachment dilemma, explained

Why House Democrats are still divided on impeachment after the Mueller report’s release.

By Ella Nilsen

Our incel problem

How a support group for the dateless became one of the internet’s most dangerous subcultures.

By Zack Beauchamp

Kate Manne on why female candidates get ruled “unelectable” so quickly

"Electability isn’t a static social fact; it’s a social fact we’re constructing."

By Ezra Klein

Amazon created the expectation of 2-day shipping. Now it needs to scale back.

Free two-day shipping attracts customers. It also costs Amazon a lot of money.

By Gaby Del Valle

3 winners and 3 losers from CNN’s marathon Democratic presidential town hall

A great night for the progressive movement — and Harvard.

By Zack Beauchamp, Tara Golshan, and 1 other

Quebec figured out a simple way to get people to donate more to charity

Offering tax breaks sooner makes people give more, according to a new study.

By Kelsey Piper

Beyoncé’s Lemonade is now available to stream on all major services

Including Spotify and Apple Music.

By Constance Grady

The Supreme Court case over adding a citizenship question to the census, explained

The Court is hearing oral arguments Tuesday on whether the Trump administration broke the law by deciding to ask about citizenship on the mandatory 2020 census.

By Dara Lind

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Sri Lanka's Easter attacks

Almost 300 people were killed in a string of bombings on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. Roel Raymond reports from Colombo and Amarnath Amarasingam explains how this attack was both familiar and unprecedented.

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Music’s biggest stars are women. Music festivals would make you think otherwise.

By Allegra Frank April 23

Sri Lanka Easter Sunday attacks: what we know

By Khushbu Shah, Sean Collins, and 1 other April 23

“You’re Doing It Wrong”: the century-old roots of mom-shaming

By Anna North April 23

From Recode

Can Facebook be trusted to combat misinformation? Sri Lanka’s shutdown suggests no.

By Emily Stewart April 23

Here’s how Bernie Sanders handled a pointed question about Soviet communism

By Tara Golshan April 22

Elizabeth Warren says impeachment is more than just a “political inconvenience”

By Catherine Kim April 22

Elizabeth Warren’s really simple case for breaking up big tech

By Zack Beauchamp April 22

Sri Lanka suffered from decades of violence before the Easter Sunday bombings

By Alex Ward April 22

Trump’s Fed pick wrote that women should be banned from March Madness

By Anna North April 22

Viral video shows Florida officers pepper-spray, punch, and violently restrain black teen

By P.R. Lockhart April 22

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The largest private sector strike in years is over. Supermarket workers won.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell April 22

From Recode

How tech founders are trying to disrupt — and replicate — the Giving Pledge

By Theodore Schleifer April 22

Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings, in 22 pictures

By Alexia Underwood and Kainaz Amaria April 22

The Lyrid meteor shower peaks Monday night. Here’s how to watch.

By Brian Resnick April 22

To solve climate change and biodiversity loss, we need a Global Deal for Nature

By Greg Asner April 22

The new Broadway musical Hadestown has all the makings of a cult hit

By Constance Grady April 22

Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

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By Sarah Kliff April 22

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By Cheryl Wischhover April 22

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By Li Zhou April 22

Young voters want more action on climate change — even if it hurts the economy

By Li Zhou April 22

Fox News has united the right against the Green New Deal. The left remains divided.

By David Roberts April 22

What people don’t get about why planes crash

By Christine Negroni April 22

Hearing loss affects 1 in 4 adults in the US. Is our noisy world to blame?

Restaurants are too freaking loud. This app helps you shame them.

By Julia Belluz April 22

Kanye West hosted a Coachella Easter service featuring $225 sweatshirts

By Kaitlyn Tiffany April 22

Spoiler paranoia is ruining pop culture

By Todd VanDerWerff April 22

86 percent of teachers say kids should learn about climate change. Only 42 percent teach it.

By Umair Irfan April 22

Watch: Netflix’s Knock Down the House trailer is here to make politics feel a little more hopeful

By Alissa Wilkinson April 22

The McConaissance is back on-aissance

By Charles Bramesco April 22

It’s worth pausing and noting that the president is now tweeting about impeachment

By Tara Golshan April 22

Trump sues House Democrats to stop them from getting his financial records

By Dylan Scott April 22

The Supreme Court just took up a set of very big cases on LGBTQ rights

By German Lopez April 22

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By Alex Abad-Santos April 22

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By Dylan Scott April 22

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By Brian Resnick April 22

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