How Nancy Pelosi hopes to back Joe Manchin into a corner
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, speaks during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2021. | Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images…
Biden’s infrastructure deal proves bipartisanship can’t deliver
President Biden speaks with reporters after meeting with Republican and Democratic senators on an infrastructure deal on June 24. | Win McNamee/Getty Images The deal shows the limits of bipartisanship…
What stories about influencer drama totally miss
Some recent videos from Tea Spill on YouTube. | YouTube YouTuber scandals fall into one of two categories. Neither is much fun. Over the last few rounds of YouTuber drama,…
Digital blackface led to TikTok’s first strike
Megan Thee Stallion performs at the 2021 BET Awards in Los Angeles. | Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for BET And it’s soundtracked by Meg Thee Stallion. Earlier this June, Meg Thee…
Why hit songs suddenly matter more than the stars that sing them
Iris Gottlieb for Vox Streaming services’ playlists make it easier for listeners to find music worth playing. But experts say they’re also breaking fans’ relationships with artists. In 2018, Trevor…
The FTC’s antitrust complaint against Facebook has been dismissed — for now
Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images Some politicians have viewed the ruling as a call for Congress to update aged antitrust laws. The antitrust push targeting Facebook hit a significant roadblock…
Venmo’s new fees are frustrating people with side hustles
Venmo is making buying and selling goods and services on its app more formal. | Tiffany Hagler-Geard/Bloomberg via Getty Images The payments platform says it’s protecting consumers, but small businesses…
How hatred of gays became a key plank in Hungary’s authoritarian turn
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán speaks at a campaign rally in 2018. | Ferenc Isza/AFP/Getty Images Viktor Orbán’s war on LGBTQ identities is a war on democracy. During last week’s…
Covid-19 made America’s long-term care crisis impossible to ignore
“If you were starting from scratch, you would never design a system this way,” David Grabowski, a Harvard professor who studies the economics of long-term care, says. | Paul Bersebach/MediaNews…
The DOJ’s lawsuit against Georgia’s voter suppression law is probably doomed
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at a news conference, as, left to right, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Kristen Clarke, and…