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Archives for January 2019

Money
The Marriott hack exposed the passport numbers of more than 5 million peopleThe Marriott hack exposed the passport numbers of more than 5 million people
Money

The hack exposed guest information dating back to 2014.

By Gaby Del Valle
Politics
Friday’s solid jobs report should heat up tensions between Trump and the FedFriday’s solid jobs report should heat up tensions between Trump and the Fed
Politics

There’s still a good case Trump is right, but the Fed won’t see it that way.

By Matthew Yglesias
Culture
John Legend to R. Kelly: “Time’s up”John Legend to R. Kelly: “Time’s up”
Culture

Legend is the only major music star to speak out against R. Kelly in a new doc.

By Constance Grady
Politics
Rashida Tlaib on Trump: “We’re going to impeach this motherfucker!”Rashida Tlaib on Trump: “We’re going to impeach this motherfucker!”
Politics

The new Congress member went there — right away.

By Aaron Rupar
archives
I’m a black man who moved to the Deep South. Here’s what it’s teaching me about race.I’m a black man who moved to the Deep South. Here’s what it’s teaching me about race.
archives

The South represents slavery and bigotry. Living here has emboldened me like nowhere else I’ve been before.

By Jemar Tisby
Politics
The US economy added more than 300,000 jobs in December — double the number expectedThe US economy added more than 300,000 jobs in December — double the number expected
Politics

And thousands of people quit their jobs to find new ones.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
Science
The case against luxury gyms like SoulCycleThe case against luxury gyms like SoulCycle
Science

The rich are getting fitter while the poor are falling behind.

By Julia Belluz and Javier Zarracina
Winters are warming faster than summers. These US cities could lose weeks of freezing days by 2050.
Science

The dire consequences of having fewer days below freezing, explained.

By Kavya Sukumar and Umair Irfan
Intellectual humility: the importance of knowing you might be wrong
Science

Why it’s so hard to see our own ignorance, and what to do about it.

By Brian Resnick
Politics
Conservatives’ obsession with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s high school, explainedConservatives’ obsession with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s high school, explained
Politics

Dance like nobody is tweeting about you.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
House Democrats officially unveil their first bill in the majority: a sweeping anti-corruption proposalHouse Democrats officially unveil their first bill in the majority: a sweeping anti-corruption proposal
Politics

Democrats will take up voting rights, campaign finance reform, and a lobbying crackdown — all in their first bill of the year.

By Ella Nilsen
Money
Awards season is here. Meet the company that makes some of the world’s most iconic statuettes and trophies.Awards season is here. Meet the company that makes some of the world’s most iconic statuettes and trophies.
Money

Society Awards produces hundreds of awards, from the Emmy to the MTV Moon Person to the Campbell’s Chunky Soup Spokesman Award.

By Jamie Lauren Keiles
Politics
The new Democratic House just approved two bills to reopen the governmentThe new Democratic House just approved two bills to reopen the government
Politics

The Republican Senate has said it isn’t planning to consider them.

By Li Zhou
archives
Vox Sentences: House Democrats are down with NDPVox Sentences: House Democrats are down with NDP
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A new Congress is sworn in; China’s economy slows down.

By Libby Nelson
Politics
How the Border Patrol union became Trump’s closest shutdown alliesHow the Border Patrol union became Trump’s closest shutdown allies
Politics

Union officials: it’s okay if our agents don’t get paid on time, as long as we get the wall.

By Dara Lind