Politics

The best $295 I ever spent: Spanish classes as a Latina in Trump’s America

Dana Rodriguez for Vox The uneven Spanish I’d carried with me since childhood no longer felt like enough. From the…

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Last week the US wanted to break up Big Tech. Now it’s trying to supersize it.

Donald Trump sits next to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at a 2017 event. | Chip Somodevilla / Getty The TikTok/Microsoft…

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Alabama’s and Mississippi’s troubling Covid-19 curves, briefly explained

Covid Tracking Project National Covid-19 cases appear to be plateauing, but new hot spots are emerging. For the first time…

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The TikTok-Microsoft-Trump drama, explained

President Donald Trump is reportedly expected to issue an order compelling social media app TikTok to sell its US operations.…

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After revealing in a sermon that she is trans, a Baptist pastor is fired by the church

Junia Joplin came out as trans in a June sermon to her Baptist church in Mississauga, Ontario. She had hoped…

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Why the next coronavirus stimulus bill is still stalled in Congress

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer…

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The 6 most interesting Michigan races to watch in Tuesday’s primary

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) speaks at the opening plenary session of the NAACP 110th National Convention at COBO Center on…

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Spend August reading the exquisite dark fairy tale The Vanishing Half with the Vox Book Club

Courtesy of Riverhead Books The Vanishing Half is an exquisite dark fairy tale about passing for white. The Vox Book…

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Scientists say the coronavirus is airborne. Here’s what that means.

Wearing a mask while in an enclosed indoor space: still a good idea! | Stephanie Keith/Getty Images The WHO says…

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What scientists are learning about kids and Covid-19 infection

An adult and child wear protective face masks in the Bethesda Arcade in Central Park on July 29, 2020, in…

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