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The ocean’s rarest mammal has a few final lessons to teach us

A tiny porpoise called the vaquita has polarized a Mexican fishing town. The species is fighting for its life.

By Benji Jones

Black and Hispanic renters experience discrimination in almost every major American city

A new study finds that property managers in Chicago, Los Angeles, Louisville, Houston, and Providence are least likely to answer prospective Black and Hispanic tenants.

By Jerusalem Demsas

Did Democrats blow it on Roe v. Wade?

The real reason conservative activists might be on the verge of a Supreme Court victory.

By Andrew Prokop

The US needs a clear Covid-19 goal now more than ever

US leaders should make it clear what, exactly, the point of new precautions would be.

By German Lopez

Who the pandemic’s next phase will hurt the most

The US health system’s racial inequities will still be felt after Covid-19 becomes endemic.

By Dylan Scott

One Good Thing: The Mole is a relic of early reality TV that still holds up

Now streaming on Netflix, the spy-themed competition show lets viewers play along with the contestants.

By Steffan Triplett

Elon Musk’s imaginary world

Historian Jill Lepore on the strange but familiar appeal of "Muskism."

By Sean Illing

BuzzFeed’s a public company. Now what?

"The fate of BuzzFeed is going to determine the fortunes of a lot of other companies."

By Peter Kafka

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Biden’s bewildering decision to expand a Trump-era immigration policy

By Nicole Narea December 4

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America’s Public Health Experiment: The testing failure

How the US got it wrong from the very beginning.

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By Adam Clark Estes December 2

The futuristic plan to fix America’s power grid

By Neel Dhanesha December 2

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By Ian Millhiser December 2

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By Rikki Byrd December 1

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By Dylan Scott December 1

Biden’s latest travel ban is “probably a waste of time”

By Nicole Narea December 1

It sure sounds like Roe v. Wade is doomed

By Ian Millhiser December 1

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By Constance Grady December 1

How the faltering global vaccination effort paved the way for alarming variants

By Kelsey Piper December 1

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By Brian Resnick December 1

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By Brian Resnick December 1

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Amazon’s strategy to squeeze marketplace sellers and maximize its own profits is evolving

By Sara Morrison December 1

Congress is getting ready to do what it does best: Procrastinate

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By Dylan Matthews November 30

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