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3 parents on what the child tax credit means to them

Halfpoint Images/Getty Images“My shoulders already feel lighter.” On July 15, millions of working-class parents across America woke up to a…

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Murders are up. Crime is not. What’s going on?

Police gather at the scene where two New York City police officers were shot in a confrontation on June 3,…

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Extreme heat is killing American workers

Farmworkers face some of the highest risks from extreme heat, but there are few regulations to protect them. | David…

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Don’t worry about inflation

I am, like Jerome Powell in this photo, quite skeptical that inflation will spiral out of control. | Graeme Jennings/Getty…

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Pop music made conspicuous consumption cool

Artists like Ariana Grande fuel pop music with reminders that we should keep spending. Why? | WireImageIn hit songs, wealth…

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How America lost its commitment to the right to vote

Visitors walk past the US Supreme Court on June 26, 2021. | Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court isn’t even pretending…

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Why Netflix is getting into games

Netflix’s Stranger Things | NetflixIt thinks you’ll watch Stranger Things and then play Stranger Things, the game. Netflix started out…

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Biden stacks his administration with yet another tech foe

Biden announced on Tuesday his intent to nominate Jonathan Kanter to head the DOJ’s antitrust division. | Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesJonathan…

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Don’t be fooled by that viral Hannity clip. Fox News’s Covid-19 coverage is a mess.

Hannity in 2020. | Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesIt’s good Hannity spoke out for vaccines. But Fox continues to be…

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Tokyo Olympics

Plastic sheeting covers journalists’ desks in the Tokyo Olympics beach volleyball stadium on July 16, 2021. The stadium will not…

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