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Policy Archive

Archives for January 2019

Politics
The Trump administration’s crackdown on marijuana legalization might end under Bill BarrThe Trump administration’s crackdown on marijuana legalization might end under Bill Barr
Politics

Marijuana legalization: 1. Jeff Sessions: 0.

By German Lopez
Politics
How to build a Medicare-for-all plan, explained by somebody who’s thought about it for 20 yearsHow to build a Medicare-for-all plan, explained by somebody who’s thought about it for 20 years
Politics

Jacob Hacker explains Medicare for America.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Trump claimed women were gagged with tape. Then Border Patrol tried to find some evidence.Trump claimed women were gagged with tape. Then Border Patrol tried to find some evidence.
Politics

An internal email, sent two weeks after Trump started making the claim, asked agents for “any information” about what Trump was describing.

By Dara Lind
Criminal Justice
Why some police departments are dropping their body camera programsWhy some police departments are dropping their body camera programs
Criminal Justice

Body cameras are praised as a key police accountability tool. Some departments say they’re too expensive to use.

By P.R. Lockhart
Mischiefs of Faction
Brazil’s Bolsonaro moves to expand gun rightsBrazil’s Bolsonaro moves to expand gun rights
Mischiefs of Faction

The Brazilian gun debate is déjà vu all over again — but in Brazil, Congress could limit expanded access.

By Ryan Lloyd and Amy Erica Smith
Politics
Is the government going to shut down again in February? Here are 4 scenarios.Is the government going to shut down again in February? Here are 4 scenarios.
Politics

The government is reopened for three weeks. What happens next?

By Dylan Scott
Technology
Will Tesla change the world or go out of business? Yes.Will Tesla change the world or go out of business? Yes.
Technology

Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher discuss Tesla on the latest Pivot, plus Tucker Carlson, Fyre Festival and the MAGA teens from Covington Catholic.

By Eric Johnson
Politics
The libertarian case for the shutdown, explainedThe libertarian case for the shutdown, explained
Politics

Some shutdown sympathizers have argued it’s a good moment for evangelizing small government.

By Jane Coaston
Politics
New York’s justice system failed Kalief Browder. Now the city will pay his family $3.3 million.New York’s justice system failed Kalief Browder. Now the city will pay his family $3.3 million.
Politics

Browder’s incarceration and 2015 suicide called national attention to the ways the justice system irreparably alters the lives of people of color.

By P.R. Lockhart
Explainers
The US is sending some legal asylum seekers back to MexicoThe US is sending some legal asylum seekers back to Mexico
Explainers

The new policy, forcing Central Americans to wait in Mexico while their cases are pending in the US, started Friday at the biggest crossing along the US-Mexico border.

By Dara Lind
Politics
Lara Trump: the shutdown is a “little bit of pain” for workers, but worth itLara Trump: the shutdown is a “little bit of pain” for workers, but worth it
Politics

She thanked them for their sacrifice.

By Nicole Fallert
Politics
Study: Trump’s judicial appointees are more conservative than those of past Republican presidentsStudy: Trump’s judicial appointees are more conservative than those of past Republican presidents
Politics

They’re 20 percent more conservative than those appointed by George W. Bush, according to an analysis from the liberal group Demand Justice.

By Li Zhou
Climate
The hidden costs of the government shutdownThe hidden costs of the government shutdown
Climate

35 ways the shutdown is affecting America, from small-business loans to alcohol labels.

By Nicole Fallert
Politics
7 reasons Trump can’t make an immigration deal7 reasons Trump can’t make an immigration deal
Politics

Trump tried to win over Nancy Pelosi without upsetting Ann Coulter — and he ended up losing support from both sides.

By Dara Lind
A $20,243 bike crash: Zuckerberg hospital’s aggressive tactics leave patients with big bills
Hospitals kept ER fees secret. We uncovered them.

I spent a year writing about ER bills. Zuckerberg San Francisco General has the most surprising billing practices I’ve seen.

By Sarah Kliff