Lina Khan, who has been a strong advocate for breaking up Big Tech companies, was recently appointed as chair of the FTC. | Saul Loeb/AFP
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Salamanders have a secret to surviving climate change
The red-spotted newt, a kind of salamander, typically lives in water as an adult. If its habitat dries up, however, it can change into a
An epic Supreme Court showdown over religion and LGBTQ rights ends in a whimper
Justice Neil Gorsuch (L) talks with Chief Justice John Roberts on the steps of the Supreme Court following his official investiture at the Supreme Court
Ibram X. Kendi on anti-racism, Juneteenth, and the reckoning that wasn’t
Ibram X. Kendi stands for a portrait in 2019 following a panel discussion in Washington, DC, on his book How to Be an Antiracist. |
What Obamacare achieved — and didn’t
A demonstrator holds a sign in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on November 10, 2020, as the high court opened arguments
The Supreme Court shut down an attack on Obamacare in the most dismissive way possible
Justice Stephen Breyer speaks at a Harvard forum in 2015. | Paul Marotta/Getty Images Buh-bye. For the third time since the Affordable Care Act became
Joe Manchin’s sweeping new voting rights proposal, explained
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) recently came out against the For the People Act, a comprehensive voting rights bill backed by Democratic leadership. | Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg
How Northern Ireland is complicating Biden’s European agenda
President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the first day of the Group of Seven leaders summit on June 11. | Hollie
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand wants to create a new agency to deal with data privacy
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is giving her privacy agency bill another try. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The FTC currently enforces federal privacy laws. Gillibrand doesn’t
The problem with Facebook’s attempt to be more like Nextdoor
Facebook is expanding its reliance on community moderators. | David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Nextdoor’s approach to content moderation doesn’t always work. Facebook is