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Alvin Chang

Alvin Chang

Senior Reporter

    Latest articles by Alvin Chang

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    3 charts that show how Trump and Fox News made the shutdown about the border3 charts that show how Trump and Fox News made the shutdown about the border
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    On TV, the 2013 shutdown was about the actual shutdown. But not this one.

    By Alvin Chang
    Politics
    How marginal tax rates actually work, explained with a cartoonHow marginal tax rates actually work, explained with a cartoon
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    The recent Republican pushback against Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 70 percent proposal repeats a common error.

    By Alvin Chang
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    What’s left of affirmative action, explainedWhat’s left of affirmative action, explained
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    A discrimination case against Harvard puts affirmative action in the spotlight again — but the debate often paints an inaccurate picture of the policies.

    By Alvin Chang and Ranjani Chakraborty
    Politics
    Your politics aren’t just passed down from your parents. This cartoon explains what actually happens.Your politics aren’t just passed down from your parents. This cartoon explains what actually happens.
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    Also, parents: You’re probably wrong about your kid.

    By Alvin Chang
    Politics
    Where every senator stands on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett KavanaughWhere every senator stands on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh
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    The latest on what every senator has said about their intentions on the Kavanaugh vote.

    By Alvin Chang and Jennie Neufeld
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    This chart shows Senate Republicans were uninterested in the facts of the Kavanaugh allegationsThis chart shows Senate Republicans were uninterested in the facts of the Kavanaugh allegations
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    Republicans seemed wholly uninterested in learning more at Thursday’s hearing.

    By Alvin Chang
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    Every time Ford and Kavanaugh dodged a question, in one chartEvery time Ford and Kavanaugh dodged a question, in one chart
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    There was a striking difference in style — and substance.

    By Alvin Chang
    Politics
    Fox News won’t say Kavanaugh’s accuser is lying. They say she’s misremembering.Fox News won’t say Kavanaugh’s accuser is lying. They say she’s misremembering.
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    Tucker Carlson’s argument: “What were you doing one drunk night in the spring of 1982?”

    By Alvin Chang
    Race was the biggest factor in 2016 — but economics is still Democrats’ winning message
    Politics

    A new study argues that Democrats don’t have to choose between voters of color and the white working class.

    By Alvin Chang
    Politics
    Should the Kavanaugh vote be delayed? Here’s what every senator has said.Should the Kavanaugh vote be delayed? Here’s what every senator has said.