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American democracy is under threat. But what is that threat, exactly?

Is it election theft, minority rule, voter suppression, or all of the above?

By Andrew Prokop

Can giving parents cash help with babies’ brain development?

A new study suggests that regular cash payments to parents can speed up brain activity in infants.

By Dylan Matthews

You go viral overnight. Now how do you get rich?

Inside the fledgling cottage industry helping influencers make money.

By Rebecca Jennings

Biden is defending key Trump immigration policies in court

The Justice Department is fighting to maintain Trump’s border restrictions and against compensation for separated families.

By Nicole Narea

How trauma became the word of the decade

The very real psychiatric term has become so omnipresent in pop culture that some experts worry it’s losing its meaning.

By Lexi Pandell

The animal that’s everywhere and nowhere

Axolotls are among the most widespread amphibians on Earth. In the wild, they’re almost extinct.

By Benji Jones

The luxurious fantasy of suffering in Hanya Yanagihara’s novels

The author of A Little Life and To Paradise writes long, voluptuous books all about human pain.

By Constance Grady

Peloton’s big whoops

The pandemic was the best thing that happened to Peloton until it was the worst.

By Emily Stewart

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China’s Winter Olympics (feat. Covid-19)

The Games don’t begin until February 4, but the drama around the pandemic, free speech, and diplomatic boycotts has been building for months. NPR’s Emily Feng explains from Beijing.

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The school shooting generation grows up

An early wave of survivors came of age in a wholly unprepared world. Now they’re in their 30s and 40s, grappling with the present.

By Marin Cogan January 24

Democrats have had enough of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s obstruction

By Ellen Ioanes January 23

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Biden promised a harder line on Saudi Arabia. Why can’t he deliver?

By Jonathan Guyer January 23

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US policy is fueling Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis

By Ellen Ioanes January 22

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What Congress’s new election reform idea leaves out

By Li Zhou January 22

Can Russia back down in Ukraine?

By Jen Kirby January 22

The hidden lesson in the new free Covid-19 tests

By Dara Lind January 22

Thich Nhat Hanh’s final mindfulness lesson: How to die peacefully

By Eliza Barclay January 21

Stop canceling normal people who go viral

By Rebecca Jennings January 21

What the Doomsday Clock is really counting down to

By Bryan Walsh January 21

Democrats may have to sacrifice something big for the climate

By Rebecca Leber January 21

Big Food is ready to sell you more plant-based meat

By Kenny Torrella January 21

Cheer shows how fame changes everything

By Alex Abad-Santos January 21

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By Terry Nguyen January 21

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By Emily Stewart January 21

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Are corporations winning at inflation?

If they are profiting from inflation, can we do anything about it?

This map may make you feel better about the state of the planet

By Benji Jones January 21

How to spot the signs of long Covid — and what to do next

By Casey Gueren January 21

The M&Ms are different now

By Melinda Fakuade January 20

The frustrating Covid-19 test reimbursement process is a microcosm of US health care

By Dylan Scott January 20

The parents of the youngest children are not okay

By Katherine Harmon Courage January 20

Why Covid-19 is always one step ahead of the US response

By Dylan Scott January 20

The voting rights push in Congress is over. The fight for democracy isn’t.

By Zack Beauchamp January 20

Texas went big on oil. Earthquakes followed.

By Neel Dhanesha January 20

Wordle is a deceptively easy game for burnt-out pandemic shut-ins

By Aja Romano January 20

Biden’s immigration polices have left Haitians stranded in Mexico

By Nicole Narea January 20

The world has moved on from Colleyville. American Jews can’t.

By Zack Beauchamp January 20

Democrats’ failure on filibuster reform will haunt them

By Li Zhou January 19

The Supreme Court breaks with Trump on January 6

By Ian Millhiser January 19

It was a great day in the Supreme Court for the bribery of lawmakers

By Ian Millhiser January 19

Democrats’ voting rights debacle

By Andrew Prokop January 19

Biden’s offshore wind plan is also a jobs plan

By Neel Dhanesha January 19

Why 5G is causing flight cancellations

By Rebecca Heilweil January 19

What you need to know about Biden’s free rapid test program

By Rebecca Heilweil January 19

Could a universal Covid-19 vaccine defeat every variant?

By Umair Irfan January 19

Microsoft is buying one of the biggest names in games — if Washington lets it

By Peter Kafka January 18