Explainers Archive
Archives for August 2022
Hundreds are still dying of Covid-19 every day. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Pakistan has more than 7,000 glaciers. Climate change is melting them into floodwater.
How the flooding crisis became so awful.
In Congress, at least, Republicans are now in the driver’s seat.
Workers have a lot to celebrate this Labor Day.
A telehealth company called Done wants Gen Z’s attention.
Fuel embargoes and private sector divestment are further isolating Russia.
The heavily redacted document reveals potential obstruction claims against Trump.
Germany introduced a 9-Euro-Ticket to help ease the energy crisis. Now it’s trying to figure out what comes next.
The company has started bargaining with just 3 of more than 200 unionized stores.
What the president’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 in debt could mean for you.
Covid-19 budgets are shrinking. What’s the best way to spend what’s left?
Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant is also its most vulnerable.
The chaotic debate over this year’s teacher shortages, explained.
Why it’s spreading like an STI through gay men’s sexual networks, why women are at risk — and why condoms might help.