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,…
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. |…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…