Politics

The year of bad posts

All of us, all year long. | Getty Images/Tetra Images RFSocial media always sort of sucks. In 2020 it was…

3 years ago

The Paris agreement is five years old. Is it working?

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen making a speech at the virtual Climate Ambition Summit on December…

3 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg gave $75 million to a San Francisco hospital. The city has condemned him anyway.

Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesA vote on Tuesday was the latest flashpoint in the debate over the proper role for billionaire philanthropy.…

3 years ago

Your biggest Covid-19 vaccine questions, answered

Dr. Michelle Chester holds a vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in the Queens…

3 years ago

Facebook is lifting its political ad ban — in Georgia only

All four Georgia Senate candidates are upset they can’t run political ads on Facebook. (Above, a Georgia voter in November.)…

3 years ago

A new bill would make all police misconduct allegations and settlements public

Police in Chicago detain protesters at a civil rights rally in May 2020. | Jim Vondruska/NurPhoto/Getty ImagesThe Cost of Police…

3 years ago

How scarce will coronavirus vaccines be in the US?

With a record number of Americans dying of Covid-19 every day, immunizing the public against the virus is more urgent…

3 years ago

The many strange long-term symptoms of Covid-19, explained

A medical staff member studies a patient’s MRI in the Covid-19 intensive care unit at the United Memorial Medical Center…

3 years ago

MacKenzie Scott, the Amazon billionaire, is giving away $1 billion a month to charity

MacKenzie Bezos with then-husband Jeff Bezos in Berlin in April 2018. | Jörg Carstensen/picture alliance via Getty ImagesWhat is so…

3 years ago

Trump’s rigged election rhetoric puts Georgia Republicans in a bind

Loeffler and a cardboard cutout of Trump in Georgia on Sunday. | Jessica McGowan/Getty ImagesPerdue and Loeffler echo Trump’s claims…

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