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The Republican Party’s plan to rule the state of Wisconsin forever, explained

From left, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Burlington) and Speaker Pro Tempore Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva) in 2018. | Andy…

9 months ago

How America became a nation of gamblers

Allie Sullberg for Vox States have made it easier than ever to gamble. Are they ready for what happens next?…

9 months ago

January 6 rioters are facing hundreds of years in prison combined. What does it mean for Trump?

Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, former leader of the Proud Boys, marches in a 2021 protest in Miami, Florida, showing support for…

9 months ago

The Burning Man flameout, explained

Attendees look at a rainbow over flooding on a desert plain on September 1, 2023, after heavy rains turned the…

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Elon Musk’s strange new feud with a Jewish anti-hate group, explained

Elon Musk at the Paris Viva Tech Fair. | Getty Images Elon Musk is venturing into some dangerous territory about…

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The criminal justice system is broken. Restorative justice can help fill the gap.

Restorative justice can offer an alternative to the punitive criminal justice system. | Getty Images Inside a movement that aims…

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“Never underestimate them”: A Holocaust historian’s warning about Germany’s far right

Tino Chrupalla, AfD federal chairman and AfD parliamentary group leader, gives a press statement at the start of his party’s…

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The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, explained

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at the “Save America” rally on October 22, 2022, in Robstown, Texas. | Brandon…

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We’re finally figuring out if foreign aid is any better than handing out cash

USAID Administrator Samantha Power speaks at the University of Khartoum in Sudan’s capital on August 3, 2021. | Ashraf Shazly/AFP…

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Vivek Ramaswamy and the lie of the “model minority”

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy in Milwaukee at the first debate of the GOP primary season — an event that…

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