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How effective altruism went from a niche movement to a billion-dollar force

Effective altruism has gone mainstream. Where does that leave it?

By Dylan Matthews

The Inflation Reduction Act, explained

The climate bill is also a health care bill (and it does a few things on taxes, too).

By Emily Stewart, Li Zhou, and 1 more

The Senate just passed one of the biggest bills to fight climate change, ever

What’s in the "game changer" climate bill nobody saw coming.

By Rebecca Leber

An end-of-life doula’s advice on how to make the most of your time on earth

Life is short. Here’s how to cherish every day of it.

By Rachel Friedman

The biggest wildlife bill since the Endangered Species Act is this close to becoming law

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act would funnel millions of dollars into saving overlooked species.

By Benji Jones

7 of your most pressing monkeypox vaccine questions, answered

We have safe, effective options — but in short supply.

By Keren Landman

Why K-12 schools aren’t requiring students to get Covid-19 vaccines

Mass indifference is one big factor.

By Rachel M. Cohen

The US and China might not get over the Taiwan crisis

The US-China relationship will continue to deteriorate.

By Ellen Ioanes

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Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán traveled to Texas for CPAC this week. Back home, he’s trying to fight population decline by paying some citizens to have more kids. But a real solution involves one weird trick Hungary — and US conservatives — hates.

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Monkeypox should have been easily controllable. How did we fail so badly?

By Kelsey Piper August 5

Viktor Orbán laid out his dark worldview to the American right — and they loved it

By Zack Beauchamp August 5

How can the US bring Brittney Griner home?

By Jonathan Guyer August 5

Bad Bunny threw the party of the year for Puerto Ricans — and didn’t skip the politics

By Izzie Ramirez August 5

How to save democracy from the Supreme Court

By Sean Illing August 5

The US monkeypox response is failing queer men

By Alex Abad-Santos August 4

Will Alex Jones finally lose the info war?

By Aja Romano August 4

Bullet Train is deeply derivative, and that’s its appeal

By Alissa Wilkinson August 4

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By Li Zhou August 4

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By Jonathan Guyer August 4

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Maybe we’re not doomed?

Maintaining climate optimism in a world on fire.

The ludicrous idea that Trump is losing his grip on the GOP

By Zack Beauchamp August 4

Should you get another Covid-19 vaccine booster now or wait for the new shots?

By Umair Irfan and Keren Landman August 4

How state governments are reimagining American public housing

By Rachel M. Cohen August 4

The inflation prices that broke us

By Emily Stewart August 4

Did shark attacks eat into Woodrow Wilson’s votes in 1916?

By Dylan Matthews August 4

4 charts that show just how big abortion won in Kansas

By Rani Molla August 3

How Gordon Ramsay’s lamb slaughter joke explains our confusing relationship with meat

By Kenny Torrella August 3

Abortion was on the ballot in Kansas. Access won.

By Nicole Narea August 3

The DOJ is suing to make sure women who need medically necessary abortions can actually get them

By Ian Millhiser August 3

The only way to “win” the war on terrorism is to end it

By Jonathan Guyer August 3

Humans finally figured out how to make it rain

By Christina Thornell August 3

The crypto crackdown begins

By Sara Morrison August 3

Instagram is once again in its flop era

By Rebecca Jennings August 3

The stock market can be an emotional roller coaster. It shouldn’t be.

By Emily Stewart August 3

4 winners and 1 loser from Tuesday’s primaries

By Li Zhou and Natalie Jennings August 3

Finally, an answer to the question: AI — what is it good for?

By Bryan Walsh August 3

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By Rebecca Leber August 3

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By Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg August 3

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By Peter Kafka August 3