Politics

The Trump administration is making it easier for lenders to prey on people in the middle of a pandemic

A customer leaves a payday loan store in Gaithersburg, Maryland, on February 12. | Michael S. Williamson/Washington Post via Getty…

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The bland, boring visuals of the Republican National Convention

Donald Trump, Jr., concludes his address at the 2020 Republican National Convention. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The aesthetics of the…

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Political conventions are where politics and fandom converge. What happens in a pandemic?

A protest sign of Star Wars’ Princess Leia during the Women’s March on January 19, 2019, in New York. |…

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1 in 3 Black Americans knows someone who died from Covid-19. These stories capture the toll taken by the disease.

Desha Hargrove lost her husband, Jason, an essential worker in Detroit, Michigan, to Covid-19. | Courtesy of Desha Hargrove “Every…

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What a second Trump term could mean for LGBTQ people

Trump supporter Nestor Moto Jr. attends a counterprotest in Costa Mesa, California, on December 12, 2016. | Jeff Gritchen/Digital First…

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“America First, but on steroids”: What Trump’s second-term foreign policy might look like

President Trump, along with Saudi Arabia’s king and Egypt’s president, put their hands on an illuminated globe during the inauguration…

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College reopenings — and closures — are harming low-income students

Students move into New York University’s dorms in the East Village as the institution prepares to start a mix of…

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2 winners and 3 losers from night 2 of the RNC

First lady Melania Trump speaks during the Republican National Convention from the White House Rose Garden. | Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images…

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The RNC keeps referring to Covid-19 in the past tense. 1,147 American deaths were reported Tuesday.

US National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow speaks during the Republican National Convention. | Getty Images Larry Kudlow and company…

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Trump’s pitch to evangelical voters, explained in one RNC speech

Anti-abortion activist Abby Johnson speaks during the Republican National Convention. | Republican National Committee/Getty Images He’s “the most pro-life president…

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