Politics

Biden’s big Putin bet

US President Joe Biden (right) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands ahead of their summit in Geneva, Switzerland, on…

3 years ago

Biden says Putin “knows there are consequences” if cyberattacks continue

Amanda Northrop/VoxThe two leaders had a long talk about cyberattacks in today’s meeting. If you found yourself in an hourslong…

3 years ago

Why so many Covid-19 variants are showing up now

And what that tells us about the pandemic. Like any virus, SARS-CoV-2 has been mutating constantly since the beginning of…

3 years ago

The West has all the ingredients for another terrible wildfire season

Wildfires have already ignited in states like Utah and burned tens of thousands of acres. The extreme drought and heat…

3 years ago

Naomi Osaka and tennis journalism’s ugly history of demeaning its players

Naomi Osaka serves the ball at the French Open on May 30, 2021. | Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua/Getty ImagesOsaka’s experience at the…

3 years ago

Trump’s lies about the 2020 election are endangering America’s election workers

Trump supporters at the January 6 rally that ended in a violent attack on the US Capitol. | Getty ImagesNearly…

3 years ago

How the vaccine changed bartending, according to a bartender

What’s it like to work at a dive bar in Texas in the middle of a pandemic? | Getty ImagesThe…

3 years ago

GameStop. Dogecoin. Now AMC. Do meme traders need to be protected from themselves?

Amateur investors took the stock market by storm not via Wall Street but via Reddit. Many of them are playing…

3 years ago

Ranked-choice voting, explained

New York City mayoral candidates (left to right) Eric Adams, Scott Stringer, Maya Wiley, Kathryn Garcia, and Andrew Yang. | Getty ImagesThe hidden…

3 years ago

Why you’re suddenly hearing about ransomware attacks all the time

Amanda Northrop/VoxBiden is going to have a chat with Putin about the cyberattacks. If you found yourself in an hourslong…

3 years ago