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Policy Archive

Archives for August 2024

Vox’s guide to Kamala Harris’s 2024 policies
Kamala Harris’s big housing plan has a big problemKamala Harris’s big housing plan has a big problem
Vox’s guide to Kamala Harris’s 2024 policies

Affordable housing comes at a cost.

By Eric Levitz
Future Perfect
We spoke with the architect behind the notorious AI safety billWe spoke with the architect behind the notorious AI safety bill
Future Perfect

California legislator Scott Wiener on why the home of the AI industry is the right place to regulate it.

By Kelsey Piper
Even Better
Here’s what you need to know about the revamped FAFSAHere’s what you need to know about the revamped FAFSA
Even Better

A guide to filling out the federal financial aid form for the upcoming school year.

By Allie Volpe
Vox’s guide to Kamala Harris’s 2024 policies
How is Kamala Harris getting away with this?How is Kamala Harris getting away with this?
Vox’s guide to Kamala Harris’s 2024 policies

The nominee is pivoting hard to the right on immigration, so why do progressives say they can live with it?

By Christian Paz
Future Perfect
This ancient disease still kills 1 million people every yearThis ancient disease still kills 1 million people every year
Future Perfect

A new generation of drugs promised salvation from hepatitis B and C. What went wrong?

By Dylan Scott
Policy
Biden’s plan to shield undocumented spouses of Americans is on hold. Here’s what to know.Biden’s plan to shield undocumented spouses of Americans is on hold. Here’s what to know.
Policy

Will the biggest program to legalize undocumented immigrants in a decade survive a court challenge?

By Nicole Narea
Policy
What immigration policies do Americans actually want?What immigration policies do Americans actually want?
Policy

Trump-style immigration restrictions have gone mainstream among 2024 voters.

By Nicole Narea
Supreme Court
The huge stakes in the Supreme Court’s new abortion caseThe huge stakes in the Supreme Court’s new abortion case
Supreme Court

Oklahoma v. HHS could potentially blow up much of Medicare and Medicaid if the justices decide to wild out.

By Ian Millhiser
Future Perfect
The staggering death toll of scientific liesThe staggering death toll of scientific lies
Future Perfect

Scientific fraud kills people. Should it be illegal?

By Kelsey Piper
Future Perfect
How would we even know if AI went rogue?How would we even know if AI went rogue?
Future Perfect

An early warning system could help fix the dangerous information gap between Big Tech and the US.

By Jack Titus
Education
US teacher strikes were good, actuallyUS teacher strikes were good, actually
Education

New research finds labor stoppages raised wages without harming student learning.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Future Perfect
Big Pharma claims lower prices will mean giving up miracle medications. Ignore them.Big Pharma claims lower prices will mean giving up miracle medications. Ignore them.
Future Perfect

The case against Medicare drug price negotiations doesn’t add up.

By Dylan Scott
Public Health
What you need to know about the new Covid-19 vaccineWhat you need to know about the new Covid-19 vaccine
Public Health

Who should actually get the jab, and when?

By Ellen Ioanes
Policy
Canada’s railway lockout saga, briefly explainedCanada’s railway lockout saga, briefly explained
Policy

Canadian railways locked out union workers Thursday after months of contract disputes.

By Ellen Ioanes
Supreme Court
A Trump judge ruled there’s a Second Amendment right to own machine gunsA Trump judge ruled there’s a Second Amendment right to own machine guns
Supreme Court

The Supreme Court’s Bruen decision will keep on creating chaos until it is overruled.

By Ian Millhiser