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“We’ve made it so complicated”: Vaccine campaigns are failing to reach the most vulnerable
Local health clinics and community groups are just as important as mass vaccination sites in the rollout.
Rand Paul tried to derail Rachel Levine’s historic confirmation hearing with transphobic misinformation
Levine, if confirmed, would be the highest-ranking openly trans official in the federal government.
The future of the middle class depends on student loan forgiveness
Canceling debt is what’s needed to ensure a solid, equitable middle class.
Biden’s controversial decision to reopen temporary shelters for migrant children, explained
Increasing numbers of migrant children are arriving on the border, and the shelter system for them is under strain.
A single Trump judge is already sabotaging Biden’s efforts to slow deportations
Biden is likely to spend his presidency fighting Republican judges who block his policies for legally dubious reasons.
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The Black-white life expectancy gap grew in 2020 — but it can be reversed
Closing the gap starts with better access to health care.
Why Facebook reversed its news ban in Australia
A law that would require some tech companies to pay news publishers is making waves around the world.
The wild and irresistibly saucy tale of the curry con man
J. Ranji Smile served Indian food and tall tales to a hungry American public. Was he the first "celebrity chef" or a crook? The truth is complicated.