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Policy Archive

Archives for August 2016

Lyft was seeking as much as $9 billion in a buyout
Technology

It failed to find another buyer after GM expressed interest in acquiring the company.

By Johana Bhuiyan and Mark Bergen
Explainers
How most states allow discrimination against LGBTQ peopleHow most states allow discrimination against LGBTQ people
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Explainers

Most states lack civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ people.

By German Lopez
Culture
Ryan Lochte’s alleged Rio robbery debacle, explainedRyan Lochte’s alleged Rio robbery debacle, explained
Culture

It’s looking more and more like Lochte may have made the whole thing up.

By Alex Abad-Santos
The judge rejected Uber’s $100 million driver settlement package, but that doesn’t mean the drivers win
Technology

Drivers might not see as much money if they go to trial.

By Johana Bhuiyan
Criminal Justice
Allegations against Nate Parker have reinvigorated a push to understand sexual consentAllegations against Nate Parker have reinvigorated a push to understand sexual consent
Criminal Justice

Yes, the Birth of a Nation director was acquitted. All the more reason to tackle these dangerous myths.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris
Google started on self-driving cars before Uber existed, but Uber is getting to consumers first
Technology

For Uber, autonomous tech is “basically existential.”

By Mark Bergen and Johana Bhuiyan
Uber paid $680 million for self-driving truck company Otto for the tech, not the trucks
Technology

And Uber helps Otto accelerate its path to market.

By Johana Bhuiyan
The problems that led to Milwaukee’s riots exist in way more US cities than Milwaukee
Politics

Police violence, mass incarceration, and segregation are a big part of many large American cities — and they leave black communities hurt and angry.

By German Lopez
Uber and Volvo commit $300 million to developing autonomous cars together
Technology

Uber users in Pittsburgh will be able to hail semi-autonomous Volvos by the end of August.

By Johana Bhuiyan
Politics
Donald Trump said police aren’t racist. The Daily Show listed several ways they are.Donald Trump said police aren’t racist. The Daily Show listed several ways they are.
Politics

Trevor Noah takes a look at the Justice Department’s scathing investigation into the Baltimore Police Department.

By German Lopez
Politics
Van Jones on the staggering political challenges Hillary Clinton would face as presidentVan Jones on the staggering political challenges Hillary Clinton would face as president
Politics

“She could wind up being one of our greatest presidents. And frankly she’s going to have to. Or else she’ll be a one-termer.”

By Andrew Prokop
Public option? Status quo? Collapse? What comes next for Obamacare.
Politics

A conversation about the law’s future, with Sarah Kliff and Ezra Klein.

By Sarah Kliff and Ezra Klein
Culture
Mr. Robot unveils the season’s biggest twistMr. Robot unveils the season’s biggest twist
Culture

But did everybody guess it already?

By Caroline Framke and Emily St. James
Criminal Justice
Vox Sentences: Guantanamo’s inmate population just shrank by 20 percent in one dayVox Sentences: Guantanamo’s inmate population just shrank by 20 percent in one day
Criminal Justice
By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
Glenn Beck — yes, that Glenn Beck — explained why you shouldn’t say “All Lives Matter”
Politics

A remarkable evolution on this issue.

By German Lopez