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Archives for April 2019

Politics
Attorney General Barr just handed ICE more power to keep asylum seekers in detentionAttorney General Barr just handed ICE more power to keep asylum seekers in detention
Politics

Barr’s unilateral ruling won’t affect families seeking asylum, but could make it much harder for adults to get released.

By Dara Lind
Future Perfect
Democrats don’t have to wait for Trump to leave office to cut child povertyDemocrats don’t have to wait for Trump to leave office to cut child poverty
Future Perfect

Most European countries have child allowances. Why not California?

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
More affluent neighborhoods are creating their own school districtsMore affluent neighborhoods are creating their own school districts
Politics

The legally sanctioned fencing-out of low-income students of color.

By Alvin Chang
Explainers
Unplanned, the anti-abortion movie that’s getting mainstream attention, explainedUnplanned, the anti-abortion movie that’s getting mainstream attention, explained
Explainers

The movie paints the anti-abortion movement as pro-woman.

By Anna North
Culture
Beyoncé made her iconic Coachella performance into a live album. You can stream it right now.Beyoncé made her iconic Coachella performance into a live album. You can stream it right now.
Culture

Beyoncé dropped a surprise live album along with her Netflix documentary.

By Constance Grady
Culture
How Game of Thrones’ final season premiere mirrors its firstHow Game of Thrones’ final season premiere mirrors its first
Culture

We explore the ways the show’s season 8 premiere parallels its first episode.

By Aja Romano
Climate
Flight attendants know the real job killer isn’t the Green New Deal. It’s climate change.Flight attendants know the real job killer isn’t the Green New Deal. It’s climate change.
Climate

Our union represents 50,000 flight attendants. We know climate change is a huge threat.

By Sara Nelson
Culture
There’s nothing funny about Kim Kardashian studying to pass the barThere’s nothing funny about Kim Kardashian studying to pass the bar
Culture

She wants to change the world. Let her.

By Laura McGann
Politics
Trump vetoes Congress’s directive to end US involvement in bloody Saudi-led war in YemenTrump vetoes Congress’s directive to end US involvement in bloody Saudi-led war in Yemen
Politics

Trump called it an attempt to “weaken my constitutional authorities.”

By Tara Golshan
Future Perfect
Why the world’s leading AI charity decided to take billions from investorsWhy the world’s leading AI charity decided to take billions from investors
Future Perfect

A Q&A with the founders of the cutting-edge AI lab OpenAI.

By Kelsey Piper
Money
How Harry Potter and emoji became part of PassoverHow Harry Potter and emoji became part of Passover
Money

The Haggadah, the centuries-old text that accompanies the Passover Seder, is getting a pop culture makeover.

By Chavie Lieber
Culture
Game of Thrones is more interested in payoffs than actual storytellingGame of Thrones is more interested in payoffs than actual storytelling
Culture

It’s largely gotten rid of second acts in its many storylines, and that’s made it sloppier than ever.

By Emily St. James
Culture
Why the dragons on Game of Thrones aren’t akin to nukesWhy the dragons on Game of Thrones aren’t akin to nukes
Culture

In fact, another weapon in George R.R. Martin’s universe better fits that description.

By Alex Ward
archives
Vox Sentences: One man, 39 measles casesVox Sentences: One man, 39 measles cases
archives

A single traveler unknowingly spreads measles in Michigan; the death of an ISIS-affiliated group’s leader is confirmed in the Philippines.

By Catherine Kim and Fareehan Elgakhlab
World Politics
An art historian explains the tough decisions in rebuilding Notre DameAn art historian explains the tough decisions in rebuilding Notre Dame
World Politics

What remains after the fire, and what France must consider as it rebuilds the cathedral.

By Jen Kirby