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Archives for December 2019

Future Perfect
A US charity just did something radical: asked recipients where the money should goA US charity just did something radical: asked recipients where the money should go
Future Perfect

GiveWell’s “moral weights” project changed how the organization recommends top charities.

By Dylan Matthews
Climate
Andrew Yang has a good answer for one of the toughest climate change questionsAndrew Yang has a good answer for one of the toughest climate change questions
Climate

Climate change is already forcing people to move. Yang has a plan for getting them out of harm’s way.

By Umair Irfan
The abandoned asylum seekers on the US-Mexico border
Politics

Thousands of asylum seekers remain at risk in Mexican border towns, waiting for humanitarian aid.

By Nicole Narea
Future Perfect
Factory farms abuse workers, animals, and the environment. Cory Booker has a plan to stop them.Factory farms abuse workers, animals, and the environment. Cory Booker has a plan to stop them.
Future Perfect

He would impose a moratorium on the biggest factory farm polluters.

By Dylan Matthews
The golden age of kids’ YouTube is over. Good.
Money

In January, YouTube videos for kids will look much different. But will it be better?

By Rebecca Jennings
“We’re looking for undecideds”: Pete Buttigieg’s campaign is betting against Medicare-for-all
Politics

How Buttigieg is using Medicare-for-all to draw from Elizabeth Warren’s support in New Hampshire.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
This former governor pardoned a man convicted of raping a child. His reasoning was deeply flawed.This former governor pardoned a man convicted of raping a child. His reasoning was deeply flawed.
Politics

It could keep survivors from coming forward.

By Anna North
Politics
Sanders and Biden missed a major opportunity on a debate question on genderSanders and Biden missed a major opportunity on a debate question on gender
Politics

Meanwhile, Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren called out the gender gap in politics.

By Li Zhou
3 winners and 4 losers from the December Democratic debate
Politics

Winners: Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar. Loser: Pete Buttigieg.

By Andrew Prokop, Anna North and 4 more
Politics
Amy Klobuchar deserves a closer look from electability-minded DemocratsAmy Klobuchar deserves a closer look from electability-minded Democrats
Politics

A candidate with a history of winning — big — in the Midwest.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
The Warren-Buttigieg wine cave controversy, explainedThe Warren-Buttigieg wine cave controversy, explained
Politics

The wine cave controversy is really about political access, and who gets to have it.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
Pete Buttigieg wants reparations and citizenship for separated immigrant familiesPete Buttigieg wants reparations and citizenship for separated immigrant families
Politics

He wants to make amends for Trump’s family separations policy.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Miss America or Democratic debate: Can you tell the difference?Miss America or Democratic debate: Can you tell the difference?
Politics

The Democratic debate and Miss America pageant were on the same night. And they weren’t as different as you’d think.

By Emily Stewart
Politics
Andrew Yang nailed his answer on being the only nonwhite candidate on stageAndrew Yang nailed his answer on being the only nonwhite candidate on stage
Politics

He turned the question into a forceful argument for a universal basic income.

By Dylan Scott
Climate
A beginner’s guide to the debate over nuclear power and climate changeA beginner’s guide to the debate over nuclear power and climate change
Climate

Guess what? You don’t have to be “pro-nuclear” or “anti-nuclear.”

By David Roberts