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MSNBC’s Chris Hayes at an AOL event in 2016, in New York. | Slaven Vlasic/Getty ImagesWhy MSNBC host Chris Hayes…

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Why it’s not quite time to panic about inflation

The last time you checked out at the grocery store, your bill was probably a bit higher. | Scotty Perry/Bloomberg…

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Amazon’s favorite electric vehicle company is now worth more than Ford or GM

Rivian, an electric car maker, is planning an initial public offering and has plans to start delivering its first vehicle,…

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How Netflix’s adaptation of Passing reflects the novel’s time — and ours

Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson in Passing. | Courtesy of NetflixIn Rebecca Hall’s film, Nella Larsen’s story comes to life…

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The chip shortage has a silver lining

The surge in demand for computer chips has become a windfall for the companies that make them. | tommy/DigitalVision Vectors/Getty…

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Ahmaud Arbery and the case for getting rid of citizen’s arrests

In response to the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, protesters marched on NYPD headquarters on May 11, 2020, to…

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The Supreme Court must decide if it loves religious liberty more than the death penalty

The lethal injection chamber at the Ellis Unit, a maximum security prison in Huntsville, Texas, in 1991. | Paul Harris/Getty…

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What proposed SALT changes could mean for your next tax bill

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) speaks with reporters on the steps of the US Capitol on Thursday, November 4, 2021, in…

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Can the Iran nuclear deal be saved?

A boy carries an Iranian flag at a rally celebrating the 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, in…

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America can’t fix policing without fixing the country’s gun problem

Amanda Northrop/VoxAmerica’s tremendous number of firearms makes it much harder to reform policing. I started reporting this article with a…

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