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Alvin Chang

Alvin Chang

Senior Reporter

    Latest articles by Alvin Chang

    Politics
    How Fox News has been ignoring the Stormy Daniels story, in 3 chartsHow Fox News has been ignoring the Stormy Daniels story, in 3 charts
    Politics

    The data shows Stormy Daniels has been a big story this year — except on Fox News.

    By Alvin Chang
    Your state’s teachers are underpaid. Find out by how much.
    Politics

    It’s not just West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Arizona: Teacher salaries have been stagnant or falling for years.

    By Alvin Chang
    Politics
    Republicans are giving raises to striking teachers — and making the middle class pay for themRepublicans are giving raises to striking teachers — and making the middle class pay for them
    Politics

    Tax hikes in Arizona, Oklahoma, and other states will burden middle- and low-income workers.

    By Alvin Chang and Alexia Fernández Campbell
    Technology
    A better way to manage your passwords, explained with a cartoonA better way to manage your passwords, explained with a cartoon
    Technology

    Have you ignored advice on using password managers? This cartoon is for you.

    By Alvin Chang
    A guide to the Cambridge Analytica Facebook scandal
    The Facebook and Cambridge Analytica scandal, explained with a simple diagramThe Facebook and Cambridge Analytica scandal, explained with a simple diagram
    A guide to the Cambridge Analytica Facebook scandal

    A visual of how it all fits together. They’re now shutting down.

    By Alvin Chang
    Explainers
    Arizona teacher walkout: how 3 decades of tax cuts suffocated public schoolsArizona teacher walkout: how 3 decades of tax cuts suffocated public schools
    Explainers

    In seven charts.

    By Alvin Chang
    100 years of tax brackets, in one chart
    Politics

    The debate around brackets often misses the point.

    By Alvin Chang
    Technology
    Why Fox News limited coverage of the raid of Trump’s lawyer’s officeWhy Fox News limited coverage of the raid of Trump’s lawyer’s office
    Technology

    It shows the network really doesn’t want to cover anything that has to do with Stormy Daniels.

    By Alvin Chang
    Politics
    How tax cuts for the rich led to the Oklahoma teachers strikeHow tax cuts for the rich led to the Oklahoma teachers strike
    Politics

    Three charts explain how this fight was a decade in the making.

    By Alvin Chang
    Media
    Sinclair’s takeover of local news, in one striking mapSinclair’s takeover of local news, in one striking map
    Media

    The pro-Trump media company is about to become bigger.

    By Alvin Chang

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