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Archives for August 2019

Explainers
Bret Stephens’s “bedbug” meltdown, explainedBret Stephens’s “bedbug” meltdown, explained
Explainers

When tattling to someone’s manager goes wrong.

By Aaron Rupar
Technology
YouTube’s CEO says it’s “more important than ever” that YouTube remains open to anyoneYouTube’s CEO says it’s “more important than ever” that YouTube remains open to anyone
Technology

That means the video platform is okay with “content that is outside the mainstream, controversial, or even offensive.”

By Peter Kafka
Do plastic bag taxes or bans curb waste? 400 cities and states tried it out.
Politics

And will it work for plastic straws?

By Matthew Zeitlin
Politics
#MeToo’s latest critics say they want to help the movement. Why are they shaming women?#MeToo’s latest critics say they want to help the movement. Why are they shaming women?
Politics

Critiques by journalist Emily Yoffe and others blame women for speaking out.

By Anna North
Money
People have donated millions to fight the Amazon fires. Will the money help?People have donated millions to fight the Amazon fires. Will the money help?
Money

We want to believe that our money can stop climate change, but the reality is more complicated.

By Terry Nguyen
Money
Facebook is testing an Instagram spinoff app for close friends onlyFacebook is testing an Instagram spinoff app for close friends only
Money

And to make it clear that it loves privacy now.

By Kaitlyn Tiffany
Explainers
The Amazon rainforest’s worst-case scenario is uncomfortably nearThe Amazon rainforest’s worst-case scenario is uncomfortably near
Explainers

Wildfires and deforestation are pushing the Amazon rainforest toward a dieback scenario: an irreversible cycle of collapse.

By Umair Irfan
Explainers
How a controversial gig economy bill became a test for 2020 candidatesHow a controversial gig economy bill became a test for 2020 candidates
Explainers

Democrats vying for the White House are picking sides in the battle over California’s AB 5.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
4 Senate Dems shaping the future of health policy explain what they’re thinking
Politics

Behind the scenes, a rough consensus is emerging on the Senate committee that will write the next health reform bill.

By Ezra Klein
The best $190 I ever spent: a fan to ease my perimenopause
Money

On getting older, drinking wine, and The Real Housewives of New York.

By Jolie Kerr
Technology
Recode Daily: YouTube isn’t going to work with the YouTubers UnionRecode Daily: YouTube isn’t going to work with the YouTubers Union
Technology

Plus: Chinese autonomous-driving company Pony.ai and Toyota are teaming up.

By Kat Borgerding
Culture
Watch: the 6 best performances from the 2019 VMAsWatch: the 6 best performances from the 2019 VMAs
Culture

Missy Elliott! Lil Nas X! Lizzo!

By Constance Grady and Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
4 winners and 2 very big losers from this year’s lackluster VMAs4 winners and 2 very big losers from this year’s lackluster VMAs
Culture

Missy Elliott was a big winner — but the VMAs as an institution failed to justify its existence.

By Constance Grady and Alex Abad-Santos
Podcasts
How “Old Town Road” revealed a deep divide within country musicHow “Old Town Road” revealed a deep divide within country music
Podcast
Podcasts

Vox’s Today, Explained podcast chronicles Lil Nas X’s challenges with the charts.

By Lauren Katz
archives
Vox Sentences: G7 crashersVox Sentences: G7 crashers
archives

The G7 summit comes to an end with more resolutions than divides for the US; Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests turn violent.

By Stavros Agorakis