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Hidden inside the Inflation Reduction Act: $20 billion to help fix our farms

A tomato farm in Winters, California, in August, facing severe drought. | David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Farming destroys…

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It’s probably time to clean your filters

Denis Novikov/Getty Images Stop breathing in dirty air and drinking cloudy water. Change your dang filters. John Ogden-McKee, a self-described…

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California could transform how fast food workers are treated

Dion Lee/Vox; Getty Images The restaurant industry is fighting hard against a labor bill making its way through the California legislature.…

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No one has been held accountable for the catastrophic Afghanistan withdrawal

Mourners at a funeral weep in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 30, 2021. Fighter jets circled the hilltop cemetery where members…

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How Beyoncé turned herself into a pop god

Dion Lee/Vox; Getty Images From surprise albums to Beychella to “Break My Soul”: Behind the singer’s 10-year journey to cultural dominance.…

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Afghanistan’s staggering set of crises, explained

A woman hands out bread to young people in need in front of a bakery in Kabul, Afghanistan, in September…

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After the latest clash with Israel, Gazans’ struggle continues

Said Khatib/AFP/Getty Images The killing of militant leaders sparked clashes that, for now, have ended in a shaky ceasefire. Battles…

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How capitalism ensnared some of its radical critics

Christina Animashaun/Vox Postmodernism could’ve been revolutionary. But neoliberalism neutered it. What the hell is postmodernism? I’ve written a feature essay…

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Why monkeypox is a repeat of the data mistakes made with Covid-19

A nurse documents a surgical patient’s information on a computer. | Getty Images Accurate data is critical for public health,…

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The Espionage Act and Trump’s documents, explained

Photo by GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images The FBI’s unsealed warrant tells us why they searched Mar-a-Lago — but not…

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