Politics

No, Trump hasn’t been the best president for Black America since Lincoln

President Donald Trump, center, stands in a prayer circle with African American leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White…

4 years ago

The real death toll from the pandemic in America may already be 300,000

A person walks past a mural depicting US President Donald Trump as the Grim Reaper on a wall on Houston…

4 years ago

Oregon’s ballot measure to decriminalize all drugs, explained

Zac Freeland/Vox The ballot measure is trying to move the state from a criminal justice to a public health approach…

4 years ago

Trump broke the press. Here’s how to fix it.

President Donald Trump holds a news conference at the White House on August 19, 2020. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A…

4 years ago

Factory farms are an ideal breeding ground for the next pandemic

Swine influenza under an electron microscope. | BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images One researcher says we are “playing Russian roulette.” We’ve…

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Trump’s team is pushing for a debate on foreign policy. That could backfire.

President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden squared off at the first presidential debate in Cleveland, Ohio, on…

4 years ago

Geothermal energy is poised for a big breakout

Sunlight glows through the steam of a geothermal power plant in Niland, California. | Mickey Strider/Loop Images/Universal Images Group via…

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Montana’s Senate race was supposed to be easy for Republicans. It’s a dead heat.

Montana democratic Gov. Steve Bullock seen campaigning in Livingston, Montana is in a tight Senate race against Republican incumbent Sen.…

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Welcome to the Home Issue of The Highlight

Patricia Doria for Vox The new nesting; the shabby, messy chic of maximalism; traveling for the holidays; and what it’s like…

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What “home for the holidays” means during a pandemic

Getty Images Without specific guidance around whether — and how — to travel, some find themselves playing a game of…

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