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Policy Archive

Archives for September 2024

Climate
Everyone knows plastic pollution is bad. Why is it so hard for the world to act?Everyone knows plastic pollution is bad. Why is it so hard for the world to act?
Climate

The UN has three months to reach a deal on plastic pollution.

By Dylan Scott
America’s unique, enduring gun problem, explained
Gun Violence

The factors that lead to tragedies like the Birmingham shooting are deeply ingrained in US politics, culture, and law.

By Li Zhou, Nicole Narea and 2 more
This book is changing how cities fight gun violence
Politics

Thomas Abt’s Bleeding Out has become foundational in tackling urban violence across the US.

By Marin Cogan
Abortion
Kamala Harris and Oprah humanized the consequences of state abortion bansKamala Harris and Oprah humanized the consequences of state abortion bans
Abortion

Harris and Winfrey spoke to the family of Amber Thurman, who died after doctors delayed abortion-related care.

By Ellen Ioanes
Education
The scary truth about how far behind American kids have fallenThe scary truth about how far behind American kids have fallen
Education

Students of all ages still haven’t made up the ground they lost during the pandemic.

By Anna North
Technology
Instagram’s Teen Accounts aren’t really for teensInstagram’s Teen Accounts aren’t really for teens
Technology

What to know about Meta’s new restrictions on young people’s social media use.

By Ellen Ioanes
Economy
If interest rates go down, do home prices go down? Not quite.If interest rates go down, do home prices go down? Not quite.
Economy

The Fed has cut interest rates. That might not immediately help home buyers waiting on the sidelines.

By Nicole Narea
Vox’s guide to Donald Trump’s 2024 policies
Trump’s health care plan exposes the truth about his “populism”Trump’s health care plan exposes the truth about his “populism”
Vox’s guide to Donald Trump’s 2024 policies

The Republican ticket is taking on Big Cancer Patient.

By Eric Levitz
Future Perfect
The moral case for paying kidney donorsThe moral case for paying kidney donors
Future Perfect

Kidney donors save lives. Why aren’t we compensated for it?

By Dylan Matthews
Explain It to Me
Is my dentist scamming me?Is my dentist scamming me?
Podcast
Explain It to Me

How insurance treats dentistry different from medicine — and makes things weird.

By Jonquilyn Hill
Future Perfect
Do the benefits of the expanded child tax credit actually fade with time?Do the benefits of the expanded child tax credit actually fade with time?
Future Perfect

A new study argues the long-run benefits outweigh the costs nearly 10 to 1.

By Oshan Jarow
Podcasts
The anatomy of a smear: How a lie about Haitian immigrants went viralThe anatomy of a smear: How a lie about Haitian immigrants went viral
Podcast
Podcasts

The right-wing conspiracy theory jumped from Facebook to X to a presidential debate stage.

By Haleema Shah and Noel King
Politics
The twisted political logic behind Trump’s attacks on Haitian immigrantThe twisted political logic behind Trump’s attacks on Haitian immigrant
Politics

Republicans know exactly what they’re doing.

By Eric Levitz
Policy
Why 33,000 Boeing workers are on strikeWhy 33,000 Boeing workers are on strike
Policy

It’s the latest blow to the scandal-ridden company.

By Ellen Ioanes
A plot of land in Southern California could be a game-changer for the housing crisis
Policy

Factory-built housing, ADUs, and community land trusts — all at once.

By Rachel Cohen Booth