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Explainers Archive

Archives for November 2022

Basically everything on Amazon has become an ad
Technology

Inside the under-the-radar business that makes more money than Amazon Prime.

By Jason Del Rey
The 2022 midterm elections, explained
The plan to save America by killing the partisan primaryThe plan to save America by killing the partisan primary
The 2022 midterm elections, explained

It’s on the ballot in Nevada, and it may be coming soon to a state near you.

By Andrew Prokop
The 2022 midterm elections, explained
Democrats limp behind Republicans on the messaging gameDemocrats limp behind Republicans on the messaging game
The 2022 midterm elections, explained

The GOP has turned to their standards, crime and the economy, to rally voters.

By Ellen Ioanes
Explainers
Trumpism’s hidden casualtyTrumpism’s hidden casualty
Explainers

Republican extremism is endangering the very idea of the professional, disinterested public servant.

By Donald Moynihan
Culture
Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, and their $50 million defamation suit, explainedJohnny Depp, Amber Heard, and their $50 million defamation suit, explained
Culture

Why Johnny Depp and Amber Heard accused each other of domestic violence.

By Constance Grady
The 2022 midterm elections, explained
The 3 possible outcomes of the midterms in Congress, explainedThe 3 possible outcomes of the midterms in Congress, explained
The 2022 midterm elections, explained

Here’s what each party would do with power — and what divided government would mean for policy.

By Rachel Cohen Booth, Li Zhou and 1 more
World Politics
Israel votes. Palestine is under siege.Israel votes. Palestine is under siege.
World Politics

The Lions’ Den, a new Palestinian resistance group, has emerged. Here’s what that says about the state of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

By Jonathan Guyer
Culture
The planned Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster merger has been struck down in courtThe planned Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster merger has been struck down in court
Culture

Penguin Random House is officially not going to become Penguin Random Simon & Schuster.

By Constance Grady
The 2022 midterm elections, explained
What’s at stake for Biden’s climate agenda in the midtermsWhat’s at stake for Biden’s climate agenda in the midterms
The 2022 midterm elections, explained

Environmental justice programs are one target for GOP attacks.

By Rebecca Leber