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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,…

3 years ago

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. |…

3 years ago

What stories about influencer drama totally miss

Some recent videos from Tea Spill on YouTube. | YouTubeYouTuber scandals fall into one of two categories. Neither is much…

3 years ago

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 BETAnd it’s soundtracked…

3 years ago

Why hit songs suddenly matter more than the stars that sing them

Iris Gottlieb for VoxStreaming services’ playlists make it easier for listeners to find music worth playing. But experts say they’re…

3 years ago

The FTC’s antitrust complaint against Facebook has been dismissed — for now

Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty ImagesSome politicians have viewed the ruling as a call for Congress to update aged antitrust laws.…

3 years ago

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 ImagesThe…

3 years ago

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 ImagesViktor Orbán’s war on LGBTQ…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago