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Archives for August 2019

Future Perfect
Are we doing enough to prevent human extinction?Are we doing enough to prevent human extinction?
Future Perfect

Journalist Bryan Walsh explains why the threat of extinction is bigger than you think — and why we need to prepare now.

By Dylan Matthews
How China’s repression playbook backfired in Hong Kong
World Politics

Beijing tried to repress Hong Kong the way it represses the mainland. It backfired.

By Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian
Money
Why restaurants, stores, and Kylie Jenner’s house are absolutely covered in flowersWhy restaurants, stores, and Kylie Jenner’s house are absolutely covered in flowers
Money

Natural, attention-grabbing installations are everywhere right now.

By Eliza Brooke
Politics
Wall Street won’t save us from Trump’s trade warWall Street won’t save us from Trump’s trade war
Politics

Investors used to ignore Trump’s weird antics. They can’t anymore.

By Emily Stewart
Politics
Can Democrats running for president save a journalism industry in crisis?Can Democrats running for president save a journalism industry in crisis?
Politics

Bernie Sanders unveiled his big plan to save journalism, expanding on ideas Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar, and Andrew Yang have put out.

By Tara Golshan and Ella Nilsen
Money
How not to get scammed, according to a former con artistHow not to get scammed, according to a former con artist
Money

Frank Abagnale of Catch Me If You Can fame explains why we’re in the golden age of scamming.

By Rebecca Jennings
archives
Vox Sentences: Boris calls the queenVox Sentences: Boris calls the queen
archives

Facebook updates its rules on political advertising ahead of 2020; Boris Johnson moves to suspend the UK Parliament before the Brexit deadline.

By Stavros Agorakis
Criminal Justice
Black children are being killed in St. Louis. Their deaths are going unsolved.Black children are being killed in St. Louis. Their deaths are going unsolved.
Criminal Justice

At least a dozen black children have been shot and killed in the city since April. Their deaths are part of a larger problem.

By P.R. Lockhart
Politics
The Catch-22 for labor unions enjoying newfound public supportThe Catch-22 for labor unions enjoying newfound public support
Politics

Public support for unions is high. But that doesn’t necessarily help unions grow.

By Dylan Scott
Media
Why New York Times reporters rallied around Breitbart following an O’Rourke campaign eventWhy New York Times reporters rallied around Breitbart following an O’Rourke campaign event
Media

The Beto O’Rourke-Breitbart controversy, explained.

By Aaron Rupar
Politics
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand drops out of presidential race after failing to qualify for next debateSen. Kirsten Gillibrand drops out of presidential race after failing to qualify for next debate
Politics

Despite her high-profile tenure in the Senate, Gillibrand was unable to gain momentum.

By Li Zhou
World Politics
Italian far-right politician Matteo Salvini’s power grab may have officially failedItalian far-right politician Matteo Salvini’s power grab may have officially failed
World Politics

Italy is on the verge of forming a new government that leaves Salvini’s anti-immigrant Lega out of power — at least for now.

By Jen Kirby
Money
Threats, leg cramps, no breaks: what Popeyes workers put up with during the Sandwich crazeThreats, leg cramps, no breaks: what Popeyes workers put up with during the Sandwich craze
Money

“We’re busting our butts and breaking our backs.”

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
Politics
Poll: Latinx voters are leaning Democratic in 2020 battleground statesPoll: Latinx voters are leaning Democratic in 2020 battleground states
Politics

They could be a force for Democrats next year, but the party needs to make sure its outreach keeps up.

By Li Zhou
Technology
The world’s biggest women’s tech conference just dropped Palantir as a sponsorThe world’s biggest women’s tech conference just dropped Palantir as a sponsor
Technology

It’s the third time in recent months an outside group has severed ties with Palantir over its controversial work for ICE.

By Shirin Ghaffary