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A federal judge just declared DACA unlawful. Here’s what that means.

The decision halts DHS’s ability to accept new DACA applicants.

By Cameron Peters

Most Americans like remote work — but Democrats like it more

Republicans are less likely to say remote workers labor just as hard as or harder than non-remote workers.

By Rani Molla

The next voting rights battleground is Michigan

The Michigan GOP has an aggressive plan to suppress the vote — and to bypass the governor’s veto.

By Ian Millhiser

The surgeon general wants Facebook to do more to stop Covid-19 lies

Dr. Vivek Murthy considers social media misinformation to be a deadly public health threat.

By Sara Morrison

What we’ve learned about Britney Spears’s conservatorship case changes everything

Explaining Britney, one more time.

By Constance Grady

From Macy’s to Ace Hardware, facial recognition is already everywhere

Customers are largely unaware.

By Rebecca Heilweil

The US is bracing for a potential Haitian migrant crisis. Biden needs to step up.

Here are three ways Biden could help Haitians fleeing their home country.

By Nicole Narea

The wellness world’s conspiracy problem is linked to Orientalism

East and South Asian medical traditions have been appropriated and misinterpreted in the West, sometimes for political gain.

By Terry Nguyen

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America’s monopoly problem stretches far beyond Big Tech

By Emily Stewart July 15

Artists laid the foundation for Cuba’s protests. An economy in free fall and the pandemic ignited it.

By Jen Kirby July 15

Biden’s biggest anti-poverty plan has launched. He can still make it even better.

By Dylan Matthews July 15

Child tax credit payments are going out. Here’s how to get yours.

By Gregory Svirnovskiy and Gabby Birenbaum July 15

Is shilling for brands a necessary evil?

By Luke Winkie July 15

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By Benji Jones July 15

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By Dylan Scott July 15

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By Peter Kafka July 15

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By Shirin Ghaffary July 14

Biden’s Cuba policy is suddenly in the spotlight

By Jen Kirby July 14

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By Jariel Arvin July 14

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The critical race theory debate

Matt is joined by education reporter Andrew Ujifusa to weigh in on what's really at stake in the debate over teaching critical race theory in schools

Few immigrants in detention have been vaccinated. That needs to change.

By Nicole Narea July 14

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By Emily VanDerWerff July 14

The great American cool

By Safy-Hallan Farah July 14

The five-day workweek is dead

By Anna North July 13

For women, remote work is a blessing and a curse

By Rani Molla July 13

Ask a book critic: What’s a good summer read with a Wonder Years feel?

By Constance Grady July 13

Trump has found his January 6 martyr

By Aaron Rupar July 13

The GOP voting bill that literally caused Texas Democrats to flee the state, explained

By Ian Millhiser July 13

How should an influencer sound?

By Rebecca Jennings July 13

Shein, the Chinese fast fashion giant, explained

By Terry Nguyen July 13

We must burn the West to save it

By Umair Irfan July 13

3 rules for when schools should keep masks

By German Lopez July 13

The struggle to make health apps truly private

By Sara Morrison July 12

Why is it so hard to forgive?

By Sean Illing July 12

Undersea volcanoes are home to more life than we know

Yet the threats these castles of biodiversity face are mounting.

By Robin George Andrews July 12

The spiritual bankruptcy of bottled water

By Marina Bolotnikova July 12

How online fundraising led voters to donate more money than they realized

By Maryam Gamar July 11

What happens if the Taliban wins in Afghanistan?

By Jen Kirby July 11

How American parents became obsessed with gender

By Amanda Montei July 11

Richard Branson’s trip to space is about convincing others to come along

By Rebecca Heilweil July 11