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Archives for October 2019

Politics
The Supreme Court will decide if Trump can fire the CFPB director. The implications are enormous.The Supreme Court will decide if Trump can fire the CFPB director. The implications are enormous.
Politics

A war over the limits of Trump’s power is about to get real.

By Ian Millhiser
Trump’s Dallas rally showed how untethered from reality his impeachment pushback is
Politics

It’s little more than lies and gaslighting.

By Aaron Rupar
Support for impeachment isn’t as high in battleground districts
Politics

Backing for an impeachment inquiry is growing nationally — but polling is tighter in battleground districts.

By Li Zhou
Culture
When I twerked onstage with Lizzo, it was an act of political defianceWhen I twerked onstage with Lizzo, it was an act of political defiance
Culture

Some think professors shouldn’t have fun. I’ve got something to show them.

By Sami Schalk
Politics
The White House admits to a Ukraine quid pro quo. Just not that one.The White House admits to a Ukraine quid pro quo. Just not that one.
Politics

Mick Mulvaney said the US held aid to Ukraine over a 2016 DNC server conspiracy theory.

By Alex Ward
Technology
A new high-powered super PAC is going to spend millions to back Andrew YangA new high-powered super PAC is going to spend millions to back Andrew Yang
Technology

It’s a test for the candidate, who says he wants to eliminate super PACs.

By Theodore Schleifer
World Politics
The Syrian ceasefire the US brokered is already falling apartThe Syrian ceasefire the US brokered is already falling apart
World Politics

“Trump has managed to bungle this policy challenge in the worst of all ways,” said one former Pentagon official.

By Alex Ward
Politics
House Democrats say migrants aren’t getting fair hearings at tent courts on the borderHouse Democrats say migrants aren’t getting fair hearings at tent courts on the border
Politics

They’re calling for investigations of possible civil rights abuses.

By Nicole Narea
Culture
Netflix’s The Laundromat is certainly the most entertaining way to learn about the Panama PapersNetflix’s The Laundromat is certainly the most entertaining way to learn about the Panama Papers
Culture

Meryl Streep leads a star-studded cast in an uneven, but illuminating, tale of real-life corruption, directed by Steven Soderbergh.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Affordable housing is disappearing. So cities are designating parking lots to sleep in.
Policy

People slipping in and out of homelessness need “safe” parking lot programs like these.

By Matthew Zeitlin
Impeachment is too important to leave to Congress — it’s going to take mass mobilization
Politics

A lawless president won’t be constrained by establishment politics alone.

By Matthew Yglesias
Future Perfect
Basic income can’t do enough to help workers displaced by technologyBasic income can’t do enough to help workers displaced by technology
Future Perfect

Basic income can end poverty, but it can’t save truckers from being replaced by driverless trucks.

By Dylan Matthews
Culture
Netflix’s Tell Me Who I Am is a nearly unbelievable documentary about a dark secretNetflix’s Tell Me Who I Am is a nearly unbelievable documentary about a dark secret
Culture

Twin brothers tell their harrowing story in a documentary about memory, trauma, and silence.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Money
Brands are using Instagram to sell colored contacts. They might not be safe to wear.Brands are using Instagram to sell colored contacts. They might not be safe to wear.
Money

Most colored lenses are not FDA approved, but influencers and even average customers are promoting them online.

By Terry Nguyen
Introducing Impeachment, Explained with Ezra Klein
Podcast
Podcasts

We’re living through history. This new podcast helps us make sense of it.

By Ezra Klein