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National Geographic faced up to its racist past. Did it actually get better?

Inside the reckoning at an American media institution.

By Anna North and Kainaz Amaria

Biden agreed to waive vaccine patents. But will that help get doses out faster?

Vaccinating the world will be tough. Here’s what intellectual property waivers can and can’t do.

By Kelsey Piper

There’s a better way to protect yourself from hackers and identity thieves

If you’re using texts for two-factor authentication, it’s time to change to an app. Here’s what you need to know.

By Sara Morrison

The census shows the US needs to increase immigration — by a lot

The 2020 census shows that America isn’t full — and that it needs immigrants.

By Nicole Narea

Right-wing coffee companies want to make coffee great again

From Conservative Grounds in Florida to Covfefe Coffee in Maine, MAGA wants to come for Starbucks.

By Luke Winkie

Here’s just how much people have stopped talking about Trump on Facebook and Twitter

Twitter and Facebook bans made people stop talking about Trump.

By Shirin Ghaffary and Rani Molla

Was Liz Cheney too honest?

If Trump critics just end up purged from the GOP, the next electoral crisis will be even worse.

By Andrew Prokop

Anti-vaxxers aren’t the cause of America’s dropping vaccine rates

This fact is crucial to getting the US’s vaccination campaign back on track.

By German Lopez

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Fortnite fights Apple for your phone

One of the world's biggest video games is suing one of the world's biggest tech companies.

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Apple has an antitrust problem. Here’s one way to solve it.

By Peter Kafka May 6

Will Covid-19 vaccines protect you against variants? 9 questions about variants, answered.

By Umair Irfan May 5

“Talk to your doctor” might be key to easing concerns about the vaccine

By Dylan Scott May 5

The First Amendment has a Facebook problem

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Biden’s plan to make America less terrible for parents

By Anna North May 5

Why getting vaccinated for Covid-19 is more popular in the UK than in the US

By Kelsey Piper May 5

How China could force Biden’s hand on defending Taiwan

By Alex Ward May 5

What does it mean to be Asian American?

By Vox First Person May 5

The inadequacy of the term “Asian American”

By Li Zhou May 5

What’s with these invasive “crazy” worms and why can’t we get rid of them?

By Katherine Harmon Courage May 5

Donald Trump won’t be coming back to Facebook anytime soon

By Rebecca Heilweil May 5

Iowa is making it harder to be a low-income renter

By Jerusalem Demsas May 5

The weird science of the placebo effect keeps getting more interesting

By Brian Resnick May 5

Online shopping changed, and we barely noticed

By Terry Nguyen May 5

What’s behind Arizona’s bizarre, haphazard, and highly partisan “audit” of the 2020 election

By Ian Millhiser May 5

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Vox's Andrew Prokop joins Matt and Dara to talk about whether or not we should care about a president's "first hundred days"

The biggest impact of the Gates divorce may have nothing to do with the Gates Foundation

By Theodore Schleifer May 4

Trump’s new communication tool is more like a blog

By Shirin Ghaffary May 4

The logic of Biden’s new July 4 vaccination goal

By German Lopez May 4

India’s ruling party lost a key election. It’s worrying that it even stood a chance.

By Zack Beauchamp May 4

After four years of inaction, the EPA is finally regulating this superpollutant

By Rebecca Leber May 4

The home sales boom means you might end up renting

By Rani Molla May 4

Hey bestie, why is everyone saying “hey bestie” online?

By Rebecca Jennings May 4

Twitter makes all of its money from ads. It’s trying to change that.

By Peter Kafka May 4

Reality TV used to be about getting famous. 90 Day Fiancé is about the American dream.

By Alissa Wilkinson May 4

Bill and Melinda Gates’s divorce could rock the world of charity

By Theodore Schleifer May 3

A majority of voters see an urgent need for police reform following the Chauvin verdict

By Li Zhou May 3

One Good Thing: Mare of Easttown is my new favorite murder story

By Alex Abad-Santos May 3

Republicans feared Democrats’ voting protections bill polls well. A new poll says they’re right.

By Andrew Prokop May 3

Lumber mania is sweeping North America

By Emily Stewart May 3

The book that changed how I think about thinking

By Dylan Matthews May 3

Voters already love technology. They don’t need anti-China messaging to get there.

By Jerusalem Demsas May 3

Are we really in for a summer of love? A post-vaccine dating investigation.

By Lauren Vespoli May 3

The US is in danger of learning the wrong lessons from Covid-19

America is already missing its chance to prepare for the next pandemic.

By Dylan Scott May 3

Sen. Tim Scott says Congress is close to a police reform deal

By Gabby Birenbaum May 2

Republicans and Democrats agree on the need for an infrastructure bill. That’s about all they agree on.

By Gabby Birenbaum May 2