A smashed spotted lanternfly on the ground in New York on August 24. | AP What the war on invasive lanternflies gets wrong. If you
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Are weather apps lying? The truth is in the dew point.
This man is sweaty. I empathize with his pain. | Michael Nagle/Xinhua via Getty Images Not all 75°F days are created equal. When a 72-degree
How to hold your elected officials accountable
Denis Novikov/Getty Images A crash course in political engagement. In 2016, Michigan’s congressional districts were among the most gerrymandered in the country, heavily favoring Republicans
Three takeaways from that Trump judge’s latest order in the Mar-a-Lago case
Former president Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a rally to support local candidates on September 03, 2022 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. | Photo by Spencer
Why the Senate’s same-sex marriage vote is getting delayed
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) speaks to reporters during a vote in the US Capitol on September 8, 2022, in Washington, DC. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
The Supreme Court hands the religious right an unexpected loss. Don’t expect it to last.
A man holds a cross during a prayer outside the US Supreme Court on May 5. | Tom Brenner/Getty Images The Supreme Court disposes of
What’s at stake in the freight rail labor fight
Freight trains travel through Houston on September 14, 2022. | Brandon Bell/Getty Images A strike was likely averted — but it would have been an
In Ducks, Kate Beaton of Hark! A Vagrant goes bleak and desolate
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sand’s by Kate Beaton | Drawn & Quarterly This graphic memoir delves into some of the world’s most plentiful
The hope — and risk — of local reparations
Joan Wong for Vox Local governments and universities are taking reparations into their own hands. But can these efforts be successful or enough? In Evanston,
The queen’s funeral (plus what’s happening with the money and the corgis), explained
The procession with the coffin of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth arrives at Westminster Hall from Buckingham Palace in London on September 14. | Alkis Konstantinidis/WPA/Getty Images