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Biden’s plan to tax the rich, explained

 “We have to reward work, not just wealth,” President Biden announced at the State of the Union in February, as…

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Why all that rain in California won’t solve its drought

Despite years of drought, California is struggling to hold onto its rainwater. | Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The…

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Why Top Gun’s sound design is Oscar-worthy

Breaking down the Oscar-nominated film’s sound design. One of the most exciting things about Top Gun: Maverick is its emphasis…

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Why even brilliant scholars misunderstand poverty in America

A homeless encampment outside City Hall in San Francisco, on May 22, 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown.…

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The Covid mask wars have left us unprepared for the next pandemic

A white face mask is seen laying on a street in New York, on October 25, 2022. | Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto…

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The GOP’s coordinated national campaign against trans rights, explained

Transgender rights advocates stood outside of the Ohio Statehouse to oppose and bring attention to an amendment to a bill…

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How the train industry could change after the Ohio disaster

A Norfolk Southern train passes underneath a bridge in East Palestine, Ohio. | Michael Swensen/Getty Images The Ohio train derailment…

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Meet the gas stove influencer sponsored by the propane industry

The propane industry is working with Dean Sheremet, the host of Fox’s My Kitchen Rules, to combat gas stoves’ public…

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Ron DeSantis supports the current thing

Paige Vickers for Vox The Florida governor’s career is full of opportunistic shifts toward whichever cause will benefit him most.…

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Biden’s “blue-collar” budget is a preview of the fights to come

President Joe Biden campaigned on climate. | Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images The $6.8 trillion proposal reflects how his priorities…

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