Dion Lee/Vox; Getty Images The restaurant industry is fighting hard against a labor bill making its way through the California legislature. Ten years after the launch
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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 of the Ahmadi family were
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. Beyoncé’s latest solo album, Renaissance,
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 2021. | Bulent Kilic/AFP via
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 between the Israeli military and
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 on postmodernism and I’m still
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, and the US doesn’t have
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 much about what they found
Meat has a big carbon footprint. The Inflation Reduction Act ignores it.
A burger from Mosa Meat, a cell-cultured meat company in the Netherlands. Cell-cultured meat is made by growing animal cells in bioreactors rather than raising
The power of listening, explained (to kids)
Naomi Baker/Getty Images Today, Explained to Kids explores how hearing works and why actively listening with empathy is key to resolving arguments between friends. Today,