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Alvin Chang

Alvin Chang

Senior Reporter

    Latest articles by Alvin Chang

    Show this cartoon to anyone who doubts we need huge action on climate change
    Media
    What Alabama voters saw on TV about Roy Moore vs. what the rest of the country sawWhat Alabama voters saw on TV about Roy Moore vs. what the rest of the country saw
    Media

    Analysis of local TV reveals how local news coverage made Roy Moore more palatable to Alabama voters.

    By Alvin Chang
    Politics
    The Republican tax bill will exacerbate income inequality in AmericaThe Republican tax bill will exacerbate income inequality in America
    Politics

    “The bill is investing heavily in the wealthy and their children.”

    By Alvin Chang and Dylan Scott
    Politics
    This cartoon explains how the Republican tax bill makes Donald Trump richerThis cartoon explains how the Republican tax bill makes Donald Trump richer
    Politics

    The GOP bill cuts taxes on “pass-through” businesses … like the Trump Organization.

    By Alvin Chang and Javier Zarracina
    Politics
    This simple chart debunks the conspiracy theory that Hillary Clinton sold uranium to RussiaThis simple chart debunks the conspiracy theory that Hillary Clinton sold uranium to Russia
    Politics

    When you fix those Uranium One charts, it looks a lot less like a conspiracy.

    By Alvin Chang
    Media
    Sean Hannity has become the media’s top conspiracy theoristSean Hannity has become the media’s top conspiracy theorist
    Media

    How far he’s gone down the rabbit hole.

    By Alvin Chang
    Politics
    The Republican tax bill, explained with a bowl of cartoon cerealThe Republican tax bill, explained with a bowl of cartoon cereal
    Politics

    Republicans are using vague words to sell their tax bill. This cartoon explains what it really does.

    By Alvin Chang
    Media
    A week of Fox News transcripts shows how they began questioning Mueller’s credibilityA week of Fox News transcripts shows how they began questioning Mueller’s credibility
    Media

    The data shows how this storyline developed.

    By Alvin Chang
    Sports
    This is why baseball is so whiteThis is why baseball is so white
    Sports
    By Alvin Chang
    Health Care
    Who Trump actually hurts by stopping payments to insurance companies, explained with a cartoonWho Trump actually hurts by stopping payments to insurance companies, explained with a cartoon
    Health Care

    The payments are to lower costs for low-income people, but they increase costs for everyone else.

    By Alvin Chang

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