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Archives for January 2019

Climate
The polar vortex is bringing life-threatening wind chills. But are cold snaps deadlier than heat waves?The polar vortex is bringing life-threatening wind chills. But are cold snaps deadlier than heat waves?
Politics
What would you do if you missed two paychecks?What would you do if you missed two paychecks?
Politics

Workers missed two paychecks during the government shutdown. That would be an emergency for many Americans.

By Zach Teutsch
Wedding registries are an outdated tradition, but they’re not going anywhere
Money

Wedding registries are a relic from a time when marriage was more about stability and rigid gender roles than about love.

By Gaby Del Valle
Culture
“As a society, we have mommy issues”: how America discriminates against mothers“As a society, we have mommy issues”: how America discriminates against mothers
Culture

There’s a “special kind of misogyny reserved for mothers,” according to author and podcaster Hillary Frank, and it impacts everything from work to health.

By Anna North
Politics
Kamala Harris and the Democrats’ Medicare-for-all litmus testKamala Harris and the Democrats’ Medicare-for-all litmus test
Politics

What we learned — and didn’t — from Harris’s endorsement of Medicare-for-all.

By Dylan Scott
5 anti-poverty plans from 2020 Democratic presidential contenders, explained
Future Perfect

Forget the horse race — here’s how 2020 Democrats want to fight poverty.

By Dylan Matthews
Culture
A 1951 book about totalitarianism is flying off the shelves. Here’s why.A 1951 book about totalitarianism is flying off the shelves. Here’s why.
Culture

What Hannah Arendt’s philosophy can teach us about Trump, Brexit, and social isolation.

By Sean Illing
archives
Vox Sentences: When freezing means global warmingVox Sentences: When freezing means global warming
archives

How a polar vortex links to climate change; the US steps up pressure to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

By Nicole Fallert
World Politics
Theresa May is on a doomed mission to renegotiate BrexitTheresa May is on a doomed mission to renegotiate Brexit
World Politics

The UK Parliament voted to send the British prime minister back to Brussels to seek concessions — even though the European Union has already refused.

By Jen Kirby
Politics
The debate around putting an end to all government shutdowns, explainedThe debate around putting an end to all government shutdowns, explained
Politics

There’s growing lawmaker support to end shutdowns once and for all, but these bills could have some negative side effects.

By Li Zhou
Future Perfect
Want to help animals? Focus on corporate decisions, not people’s plates.Want to help animals? Focus on corporate decisions, not people’s plates.
Future Perfect

The most cost-effective way to help animals on factory farms seems to be campaigns targeting suppliers, not targeting consumers.

By Kelsey Piper
Money
A new report shows that most keyless cars are easier to steal than previously thoughtA new report shows that most keyless cars are easier to steal than previously thought
Money

But that doesn’t mean we’ll stop buying them.

By Aditi Shrikant
3 tips to walk on ice: walk like a penguin
archives

Reclaim icy sidewalks without slipping.

By Javier Zarracina
Police Violence
Stephon Clark’s family filed a $20 million lawsuit against the police officers who shot himStephon Clark’s family filed a $20 million lawsuit against the police officers who shot him
Police Violence

Nearly one year after the shooting, the district attorney has not announced if the officers will be charged.

By P.R. Lockhart
Russia
Trump met Putin without staff or note takers present — againTrump met Putin without staff or note takers present — again
Russia

Trump reportedly keeps finding a way to meet the Russian leader privately.

By Alex Ward