President Donald Trump, center, stands in a prayer circle with African American leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House on February 27, 2020.
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The real death toll from the pandemic in America may already be 300,000
A person walks past a mural depicting US President Donald Trump as the Grim Reaper on a wall on Houston Street in New York City
Oregon’s ballot measure to decriminalize all drugs, explained
Zac Freeland/Vox The ballot measure is trying to move the state from a criminal justice to a public health approach on drugs. Oregon may take
Trump broke the press. Here’s how to fix it.
President Donald Trump holds a news conference at the White House on August 19, 2020. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A conversation with media critic Jay
Factory farms are an ideal breeding ground for the next pandemic
Swine influenza under an electron microscope. | BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images One researcher says we are “playing Russian roulette.” We’ve seen the devastating effects of
Trump’s team is pushing for a debate on foreign policy. That could backfire.
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden squared off at the first presidential debate in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 29, 2020. | Jim
Geothermal energy is poised for a big breakout
Sunlight glows through the steam of a geothermal power plant in Niland, California. | Mickey Strider/Loop Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images “An engineering problem
Montana’s Senate race was supposed to be easy for Republicans. It’s a dead heat.
Montana democratic Gov. Steve Bullock seen campaigning in Livingston, Montana is in a tight Senate race against Republican incumbent Sen. Steve Daines. | William Campbell/Getty
Welcome to the Home Issue of The Highlight
Patricia Doria for Vox The new nesting; the shabby, messy chic of maximalism; traveling for the holidays; and what it’s like to move home with Mom
What “home for the holidays” means during a pandemic
Getty Images Without specific guidance around whether — and how — to travel, some find themselves playing a game of risk roulette. Part of The