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Social distancing is a luxury many can’t afford. Vermont actually did something about it. 

Covid-19 policies haven’t helped the people most affected by the virus — except in Vermont.

The 4 potential candidates to lead Biden’s Department of Homeland Security, briefly explained

Whoever Biden picks will inherit an agency in dire need of reform.

Why Biden is crowdfunding his White House transition

The Trump administration is holding up federal transition funding; Biden has reportedly already raised $10 million.

In his new memoir, Obama defends — and critiques — his legacy

A Promised Land is a vexed, mournful account of a presidency fraught with obstacles.

How affluent people can end their mindless overconsumption

Every energy reduction we can make is a gift to future humans, and all life on Earth.

10 enormously consequential things Biden can do without the Senate

Joe Biden can have a consequential presidency even with a Republican Senate.

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Vox’s audience support program, explained

Big California donors want to fill Kamala Harris’s Senate seat with a woman of color

The FDA authorized the use of an experimental antibody treatment for Covid-19

Sen. Kelly Loeffler has tested positive for the coronavirus

As coronavirus cases surge, hospitals are beginning to be overwhelmed

A new lawsuit alleges Trump’s effort to overturn Michigan’s election results disenfranchises Black voters

I handled holiday orders at a grocery store. Trust me: The holidays are miserable.

How TV paved America’s road to Trump

Georgia’s Republican secretary of state just certified Biden’s victory

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BTS’s new album is sublime comfort pop for the soul in lockdown

The mind-boggling end of Susan Choi’s Trust Exercise, explained

Supernatural’s bonkers series finale marked the end of an era of fandom

Natural disasters are increasing. The world’s poorest are left to fend for themselves.

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President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team is one of the most diverse ever

A Trump official is still blocking Biden’s presidential transition. House Democrats want answers.

Who should get the Covid-19 vaccine first? Ethicists are fiercely debating how to vaccinate billions of people.

The acting Pentagon chief was exposed to the coronavirus. He’s not quarantining.

The case for a Native American secretary of the interior 

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Plight at the Museum

One Good Thing: Netflix’s Dash & Lily is a sweet TV rom-com with a Christmas twist

The Next Four Years: A Weeds series

Trump’s lawsuits challenging the election have turned into a clown show

When ordinary people go viral, where’s the line between comedy and cruelty?

Pfizer and BioNTech have applied for emergency approval for their Covid-19 vaccine

BuzzFeed’s Jonah Peretti on why he bought HuffPost and why the New York Times can’t be “the paper of record”

Alaska voters adopt ranked-choice voting in ballot initiative

How fake news aimed at Latinos thrives on social media

One of the few Black C-suite execs in tech is starting a firm to invest in Black, Latinx, and women entrepreneurs

The Princess Switch: Switched Again is more Vanessa Hudgens drag variety hour than holiday rom-com

Why Republican women candidates had such a strong year

Congress is forcing cities to defund the police, firefighters, and schools

It took a pandemic to change the movie business

New shenanigans are afoot in Michigan as Trump tries to block certification of Biden’s win

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Covid-19 is turning urgent care centers into America’s favorite clinics