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Archives for January 2019

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Vox Sentences: Schultz stirs up a Venti-size debateVox Sentences: Schultz stirs up a Venti-size debate
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Howard Schultz tests the political waters; European nations form a company that could trade with Iran.

By Nicole Fallert and Libby Nelson
Politics
Trump repeatedly pushed incoherent talking points about the wall over the course of a single dayTrump repeatedly pushed incoherent talking points about the wall over the course of a single day
Politics

He wants you to believe the wall is being built — while demanding Congress give him money to build the wall.

By Aaron Rupar
Politics
A looming shutdown deadline hasn’t changed the central conflict: the wallA looming shutdown deadline hasn’t changed the central conflict: the wall
Politics

Trump is as dug in as ever.

By Li Zhou
Video
Why do taxpayers pay billions for football stadiums?Why do taxpayers pay billions for football stadiums?
Play
Video

Cities want football teams. Owners want stadiums.

By Mallory Brangan
Politics
Lyft and Juno drivers in NYC were supposed to get a raise. Both companies just blocked it.Lyft and Juno drivers in NYC were supposed to get a raise. Both companies just blocked it.
Politics

The $5 hourly pay bump would allow drivers to earn the city’s minimum wage.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
Money
Roger Stone wore an understated — for him — suit to court. Then he made a video about it.Roger Stone wore an understated — for him — suit to court. Then he made a video about it.
Money

Stone apparently wanted his courtroom outfit to convey both power and innocence.

By Gaby Del Valle
Politics
The remarkably selective outrage on the right about Roger Stone’s arrestThe remarkably selective outrage on the right about Roger Stone’s arrest
Politics

“You shouldn’t only start caring about these things when some rich, white, powerful elite is subjected to its abuses.”

By Jane Coaston
Donald Trump
From “steel slats” to “Peaches”: all the ways Trump has talked about his wall in the past 2 monthsFrom “steel slats” to “Peaches”: all the ways Trump has talked about his wall in the past 2 months
Donald Trump

Spoiler alert: None of these names has made the idea more popular.

By Aaron Rupar
Future Perfect
Octopuses are smart, inventive creatures. Factory farming them would be a disaster.Octopuses are smart, inventive creatures. Factory farming them would be a disaster.
Future Perfect

Researchers are looking into industrial production of octopus for food. It’s a terrible idea.

By Kelsey Piper
Climate
It’s outrageously cold in Michigan! Why is the governor asking people to turn down their heat?It’s outrageously cold in Michigan! Why is the governor asking people to turn down their heat?
Climate

The polar vortex is increasing demand for natural gas for heating, constraining its supply.

By Umair Irfan
Money
Why everybody wears plaid in ScotlandWhy everybody wears plaid in Scotland
Money

The history of tartan is inherently political.

By Rebecca Jennings
Politics
Bernie Sanders’s new plan to supercharge the estate tax, explainedBernie Sanders’s new plan to supercharge the estate tax, explained
Politics

Meet the “For the 99.8 Percent Act.”

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
Betsy DeVos’s new sexual harassment rules might already be hurting studentsBetsy DeVos’s new sexual harassment rules might already be hurting students
Politics

One school just got rid of its Title IX coordinator. The debate could be a sign of things to come.

By Anna North
Culture
In this YA novel, the 6 wives of Henry VIII form a modern-day teen girl gangIn this YA novel, the 6 wives of Henry VIII form a modern-day teen girl gang
Culture

It’s time for them to get their revenge at last.

By Constance Grady
Politics
Howard Schultz, inexplicably, might be headed to IowaHoward Schultz, inexplicably, might be headed to Iowa
Politics

Schultz says he’ll run as an independent. There’s no Iowa caucus or New Hampshire primary for him to compete in.

By Emily Stewart