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The top House Republican is blaming video games for the weekend’s mass shootings

By Jane Coaston

No one knows who will be in charge of Puerto Rico

By Alexia Fernández Campbell

The latest jobs report shows no evidence of a potential economic recession

By Alexia Fernández Campbell August 2

How to politely smoke weed

By Luke Winkie August 2

The movement to decriminalize sex work, explained

Sex workers have been fighting for decriminalization for generations. Now politicians are starting to listen.

By Anna North August 2

Couples all over Instagram are “doing life together.” Here’s where it came from.

By Laura Turner August 2

The first round of Democratic debates courted female voters. The second is ignoring them.

By Anna North August 1

Money Talks: one spouse had student loans, the other paid it all off

By Julie Vadnal August 1

Joe Biden’s 1981 views on child care haven’t aged well. Gillibrand called him out on it.

By Anna North August 1

Joe Biden recently flipped on the Hyde Amendment. Kamala Harris asked him why.

By Li Zhou July 31

What Biden doesn’t get about immigration

By Alexia Fernández Campbell July 31

“Fire Pantaleo!”: the discussion of Eric Garner’s death at the Democratic debate, explained

By P.R. Lockhart and Emily Stewart July 31

Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

Kamala Harris’s controversial record on criminal justice, explained

By German Lopez July 31

“Do something”: why Bill de Blasio is facing criticism for the Eric Garner case

By P.R. Lockhart July 31

Democrats aren’t going to win working-class voters this way, says labor union president

By Alexia Fernández Campbell July 31

“Have We No Decency?”: National Cathedral questions Americans’ silence over Trump’s racism

By Catherine Kim July 31

Alan Dershowitz and his role defending Jeffrey Epstein, explained

By Anna North July 31

Breaking down The Bachelorette’s take on slut-shaming, religion and duplicitous boyfriends

By Li Zhou, Emily Stewart, and 2 others July 31

Democrats tried to win over working-class voters. But they ignored their biggest worry.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell July 31

Elizabeth Warren’s best debate moment came at the expense of John Delaney

By Anna North July 30

Why 2020 Democrats need to have a serious debate about policing

By P.R. Lockhart July 30

Democrats ignored Puerto Rico at the last debate. Here’s what they should focus on now.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell July 30

From diagnostics to autopsy to burial, stillbirths are alarmingly expensive in America

By Joni Hess July 30

9 questions about Puerto Rico’s political crisis you were too embarrassed to ask

By Alexia Fernández Campbell July 30

How Trump used a centuries-old racist trope to attack Baltimore

By P.R. Lockhart July 29

Neil deGrasse Tyson was accused of sexual misconduct by 4 women. He’s keeping all his jobs.

By Anna North July 29

The dark history of “gasoline baths” at the border

By Ranjani Chakraborty July 29

How Peppa Pig became an LGBTQ icon

By Alex Abad-Santos July 29

Poll: Warren and Harris lead the field in likability

By Anna North July 29

Julián Castro’s indigenous communities plan is a 2020 first

By P.R. Lockhart July 26

The reformer prosecutor may have lost the Queens district attorney race after all

By German Lopez July 26

2020 Democrats are tweeting about the murders of black trans women. Where are their policies?

By Katelyn Burns July 26

Women voters of color are watching how Democrats respond to attacks on “the Squad”

By P.R. Lockhart July 25

Puerto Ricans pushed out a sitting governor for the first time in history

By Alexia Fernández Campbell July 25

Jeffrey Epstein jail injury leads to questions, suicide watch

By Anna North July 25

A day in name-changing court

By J. Dylan Sandifer July 25

2020 Democrats criticize Trump’s record on race at NAACP convention

By P.R. Lockhart July 24

Why this law could be a bigger threat to Roe v. Wade than near-total abortion bans

By Anna North July 24

Why Native Hawaiians are fighting to protect a mountain from a telescope

By Trisha Kehaulani Watson-Sproat July 24

A question for conservatives: what if the left was right on race?

By Jane Coaston July 23

Al Franken needs to stop comparing his resignation to death

By Anna North July 22

The composure and civility of “the Squad” against Trump’s attacks

By Crystal Marie Fleming July 22

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