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Archives for April 2019

Politics
Women at Microsoft say it’s a toxic place to workWomen at Microsoft say it’s a toxic place to work
Politics

The second-most valuable company in the US has a problem that won’t go away.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
Politics
Bernie Sanders’s plan to blow up the filibuster and pass Medicare-for-all, explainedBernie Sanders’s plan to blow up the filibuster and pass Medicare-for-all, explained
Politics

“I can tell you that a vice president in a Bernie Sanders administration will determine that Medicare for All can pass through the Senate under reconciliation.”

By Ezra Klein
Money
Walmart says its new robots will make human employees happierWalmart says its new robots will make human employees happier
Money

Thousands of robots will soon start mopping floors and checking inventory in Walmarts across the US.

By Kaitlyn Tiffany
Politics
Julian Assange has been arrested and faces extradition to the United StatesJulian Assange has been arrested and faces extradition to the United States
Politics

The Justice Department unsealed an indictment against him for conspiracy to commit computer intrusion.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Lou Dobbs got Trump’s approval rating wrong. Guess what Trump tweeted.Lou Dobbs got Trump’s approval rating wrong. Guess what Trump tweeted.
Politics

Hint: It wasn’t a correction.

By Aaron Rupar
The past 20 years of culture wars, explained by the word “wholesome”
Culture

Wholesomeness once meant sexual chastity. Now it’s progressive — and fashionable.

By Constance Grady
Explainers
4 key things to know about India’s elections Thursday4 key things to know about India’s elections Thursday
Explainers

Indian voters are heading to the polls starting Thursday. Here’s what you need to know.

By Kalpana Jain
Culture
Hellboy is a terrible, absurd mess of a movie. Even its beauty can’t save it.Hellboy is a terrible, absurd mess of a movie. Even its beauty can’t save it.
Culture

Hellboy is 6 minutes of gorgeous fight sequences surrounded by 114 minutes of awful movie.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Politics
Read the Julian Assange indictmentRead the Julian Assange indictment
Politics

We finally know what the WikiLeaks founder has been charged with.

By Emily Stewart
Politics
Some Democrats are wary of going to war with Trump over his tax returnsSome Democrats are wary of going to war with Trump over his tax returns
Politics

The fight over Trump’s tax returns could escalate soon. Some moderate Democrats have little appetite for it.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
Treasury misses deadline to turn over Trump’s tax returns, setting stage for long legal battleTreasury misses deadline to turn over Trump’s tax returns, setting stage for long legal battle
Politics

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he has “serious issues” with Democrats’ request.

By Emily Stewart
Culture
Julian Assange helps Laura Poitras tell his complicated story in the revelatory documentary RiskJulian Assange helps Laura Poitras tell his complicated story in the revelatory documentary Risk
Culture

The Citizenfour director’s newest film is an unsettling portrait of the controversial organization and its founder, Julian Assange.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
Elizabeth Warren’s new plan to make sure Amazon (and other big companies) pays corporate tax, explainedElizabeth Warren’s new plan to make sure Amazon (and other big companies) pays corporate tax, explained
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

No more claiming big profits to investors while paying nothing to the IRS.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
Progressives should worry more about the odds that Joe Biden will winProgressives should worry more about the odds that Joe Biden will win
Politics

Liberals are assuming the former vice president will fade on his own, a trap Republicans fell for with Trump.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
Watch the moment Julian Assange was arrested in LondonWatch the moment Julian Assange was arrested in London
Politics

The WikiLeaks founder was arrested in London on Thursday.

By Aaron Rupar