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Alvin Chang

Alvin Chang

Senior Reporter

    Latest articles by Alvin Chang

    Policy
    The Republican push for welfare “work requirements,” cartoonsplainedThe Republican push for welfare “work requirements,” cartoonsplained
    Policy

    Should poor people be required to work to get benefits? This cartoon explains the merits behind the Republican push.

    By Tara Golshan and Alvin Chang
    Trump needs his alternate reality to survive — and he knows it
    Explainers

    “What you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening.”

    By Alvin Chang
    Those who leave home, and those who stay
    Politics

    How we’re sorted into these groups.

    By Alvin Chang
    Media
    Sinclair’s plan to take over local news just hit an unexpected roadblock: Trump’s FCCSinclair’s plan to take over local news just hit an unexpected roadblock: Trump’s FCC
    Media

    The stars were aligned for Sinclair — and they seem to have botched it.

    By Alvin Chang
    Politics
    How Russian hackers stole information from Democrats, in 3 simple diagramsHow Russian hackers stole information from Democrats, in 3 simple diagrams
    Politics

    Trump refused to say Russia interfered with US elections. These diagrams show exactly how it did.

    By Alvin Chang
    Nearly 2 years into the Trump presidency, Fox News is still obsessed with Hillary Clinton
    Media

    With Trump fighting off scandals, Fox News still needs the “Hillary” villain.

    By Alvin Chang
    Explainers
    The volatility of the Supreme Court, explained in a cartoonThe volatility of the Supreme Court, explained in a cartoon
    Explainers

    The “median” justice tells us a lot about the Supreme Court, including how much it needs to be fixed.

    By Alvin Chang
    Politics
    How Trump finally got his travel ban, in a flowchartHow Trump finally got his travel ban, in a flowchart
    Politics

    Lower courts rejected travel bans several times. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of this one.

    By Alvin Chang
    Politics
    What Trump’s family separation executive order aims to do, explained in a flowchartWhat Trump’s family separation executive order aims to do, explained in a flowchart
    Politics

    Trump wants to replace family separation with indefinite detention.

    By Alvin Chang
    Politics
    Watch: Sinclair forced its TV stations to air pro-Trump propaganda on family separationWatch: Sinclair forced its TV stations to air pro-Trump propaganda on family separation
    Politics

    “While some of the concern is real, a lot of it is politically driven by the liberals in politics and the media.”

    By Alvin Chang