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How power companies have caused and worsened wildfires

A home burns as the Camp Fire, caused by electrical transmission lines owned and operated by Pacific Gas and Electric,…

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The questions over the queen’s role in Britain’s violent empire, explained by a historian

Queen Elizabeth II in Kenya in November 1983. | John Shelley Collection/Avalon/Getty Images An expert on the British Empire explains…

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Nona the Ninth features dogs, lesbians, necromantic battles, increasing levels of Catholicism

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir. | Courtesy of Tor Tamsyn Muir’s latest sequel to Gideon the Ninth brings a…

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Congress may force election deniers to get a lot more creative

Christina Animashaun/Vox How a few election law fixes could protect democracy in 2024. The human mind is ingenious. It can…

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How “Spider-Verse” forced animation to evolve

Non-photorealistic rendering has opened up an alternative to the ubiquitous “Pixar look.” When you think of CGI animated films, you…

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What the high-profile layoffs at Snap, Netflix, and other companies could mean for the economy

A car drives by Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos, California, in April. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Are the tech layoffs…

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The Supreme Court fight over whether religious schools can discriminate against LGBTQ people

A demonstrator holds a Pride flag in front of the US Supreme Court building in June 2020. On Friday, Justice…

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The Marxist scholar who thinks reparations are “a waste of time”

Joan Wong for Vox Adolph Reed on why talk about reparations is counterproductive. The past decade has seen a resurgence…

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Work sucks when you’re the only one left

Workers to employers: For the love of God, just hire more people. | Carol Yepes/Getty Images Not everyone quit during…

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How everything is getting worse — and better — for animals, explained in 11 charts

Pigs on a farm in Cambodia. Over the last 60 years, meat production has exploded in high-income countries and is…

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