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The convenience of American amnesia

As a new president is ushered in, calls to move on underscore a truth: Quietly abiding our ugliest elements is the American way.

By Fabiola Cineas

The F Word

The debate over whether to call Donald Trump a fascist, and why it matters.

By Dylan Matthews

As Trump prepares for final presidential pardons, will he attempt to pardon himself?

Trump is reportedly planning to make more than 100 pardons before leaving office.

By Anya van Wagtendonk

What we know about Biden’s inauguration plans

This year will feature pared-down festivities and beefed-up security.

By Nicole Narea

We aren’t using all of our tools to treat Covid-19

More treatments are available for Covid-19 as hospitalizations spike, but some drugs are sitting on the shelves unused.

By Umair Irfan

Why the FBI is vetting the National Guard ahead of the inauguration

Credentialing National Guard members ahead of national special security events is routine.

By Fabiola Cineas

Natural immunity after Covid-19 could last at least 5 months

There’s some good news for those who’ve already been infected with the coronavirus.

By Julia Belluz

On being “ethnically ambiguous”

Growing up in Hawaii, being mixed or hapa is the norm. But when I moved away, I suddenly had to explain myself.

By Jessica Machado

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The loneliness of being mixed race in America

By Vox First Person January 18

A potential inauguration threat showcased America’s housing crisis

By Jerusalem Demsas January 19

Vox’s audience support program, explained

By Vox Staff April 8, 2020

5 ideas to reform the filibuster that Joe Manchin might actually support

By Michael Ettlinger January 19

Parler begins to come back online with the help of a Russian tech company

By Rebecca Heilweil January 19

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By Taylor Maycan January 19

Why the US may not see the next dangerous coronavirus variant coming

By Brian Resnick January 19

This week in TikTok: Get me out of sea shanty TikTok

By Rebecca Jennings January 19

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By Rachel Ellison January 19

What the clergy praying at Biden’s inauguration signal about his priorities

By Alissa Wilkinson January 18

How the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. was bolstered by Hollywood

By Alissa Wilkinson January 18

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One Good Thing: Detransition, Baby lays bare the innermost thoughts of trans women

By Emily VanDerWerff January 18

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Terrible financial advice is going viral on TikTok

TikTok is full of dubious personal finance myths. Here are 10 of them, and why you should be wary.

By Rebecca Jennings and Emily Stewart January 18

Don’t ask what Martin Luther King Jr. would do today and then ignore his real message

By Fabiola Cineas January 18

Another armed man has been arrested at a DC security checkpoint

By Sean Collins January 17

Sen. Lindsey Graham calls for Senate to reject impeachment trial for “national healing”

By Zeeshan Aleem January 17

How Americans feel about Joe Biden ahead of his inauguration

By Cameron Peters January 17

Trump is less popular now than at any point in his presidency

By Zeeshan Aleem January 17

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The Next Four Years: Fighting tech monopolies

Charlotte Slaiman joins Matt to discuss the ongoing antitrust cases against Google and Facebook, and the prospects for tech regulation in the Biden administration.

5 months after being poisoned, top Putin critic Alexei Navalny detained upon Moscow return

By Alex Ward January 17

Rudy Giuliani may defend Trump in an impeachment trial. That could doom him.

By Cameron Peters January 17

Baked Alaska’s clout-chasing spiral into white supremacy is an internet morality tale

By Aja Romano January 17

Facebook will stop advertising gun holsters and military gear through Inauguration Day

By Rebecca Jennings January 17

How Biden hopes to use executive actions to address America’s “compounding crises”

By Cameron Peters January 17

GOP Sen. Ben Sasse condemns Trump, QAnon, and his own party in op-ed

By Zeeshan Aleem January 17

Capitol Police arrested an armed man at a DC security checkpoint

By Li Zhou January 16

Poll: Most Republicans believe Trump bears no responsibility for Capitol attacks

By Zeeshan Aleem January 16

The Trump administration’s execution of Dustin Higgs, explained

By Zeeshan Aleem January 16

Trump’s Twitter and Facebook bans are working

By Aaron Rupar January 16

“A colossal waste”: Some Republicans question Biden’s Covid-19 relief plan

By Li Zhou January 16

What Biden wants to do on immigration, briefly explained

By Cameron Peters January 16

House Democrats launch investigation into Capitol riot security failures

By Aaron Rupar January 16

The Capitol riot is a reminder of the links between police and white supremacy

By Anna North January 16

Report: Capitol Police knew Congress might be targeted days before attack

By Cameron Peters January 16

Merkel’s party picks another centrist as its leader — and maybe Germany’s future chancellor

By Jen Kirby January 16

Alex Azar’s resignation letter paints a misleading picture of Trump’s coronavirus response

By Cameron Peters January 16

Why the MyPillow guy was at the White House, explained as best we can

By Emily Stewart January 16

The word “Orwellian” has lost all meaning

By Constance Grady January 16

The warning signs before the Capitol riot

By Liz Scheltens January 16