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Explainers Archive

Archives for May 2022

Explainers
This is what we need to invent to fight climate changeThis is what we need to invent to fight climate change
Explainers

Where companies and governments should place bets for the clean energy technologies of the future.

By Umair Irfan
Money
Abortion has been treated as a fringe issue by Democrats for decades. This is the result.Abortion has been treated as a fringe issue by Democrats for decades. This is the result.
Money

The likely fall of Roe will roll back access for millions. It will also strike at the heart of American democracy.

By Anna North
Future Perfect
The horrific bird flu that’s wiped out 36 million chickens and turkeys, explainedThe horrific bird flu that’s wiped out 36 million chickens and turkeys, explained
Future Perfect

Bird flu currently poses little threat to humans, but it’s hell for the birds.

By Kenny Torrella
Explainers
Are sanctions against Russia working?Are sanctions against Russia working?
Explainers

The unprecedented penalties are dismantling the Russian economy, even as Moscow tries to find ways to ease the pain.

By Jen Kirby
Explainers
How anti-abortion activists may have won the Supreme CourtHow anti-abortion activists may have won the Supreme Court
Explainers

It involved setbacks, political power plays, and some pure luck.

By Andrew Prokop
Explainers
4 things we know, and one big thing we don’t, on the draft opinion overruling Roe v. Wade4 things we know, and one big thing we don’t, on the draft opinion overruling Roe v. Wade
Explainers

Justice Samuel Alito’s leaked opinion is a full-bore attack on the right to an abortion.

By Ian Millhiser
America is trying to fix the chip shortage one factory at a time
Technology

A billion-dollar chip factory just opened in upstate New York. The Biden administration wants more.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Explainers
Was Russia’s decision to cut off natural gas exports a mistake?Was Russia’s decision to cut off natural gas exports a mistake?
Explainers

Despite Western sanctions, the country still maintains powerful friends — for now.

By Natasha Ishak

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