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Archives for October 2019

Money
Dick’s Sporting Goods destroyed $5 million worth of guns it pulled from its storesDick’s Sporting Goods destroyed $5 million worth of guns it pulled from its stores
Money

“If we really think these things should be off the street, we need to destroy them,” said the retailer’s CEO.

By Terry Nguyen
Syria
Trump’s shocking Syria decision and confusing aftermath, explainedTrump’s shocking Syria decision and confusing aftermath, explained
Syria

The White House announced that US troops were leaving part of northern Syria, allowing Turkey to invade.

By Jen Kirby
Politics
Trump’s tall tale about the military being out of ammunition shows how his lies evolveTrump’s tall tale about the military being out of ammunition shows how his lies evolve
Politics

Trump added layer upon layer of exaggeration until a fib became one of his most absurd lies.

By Aaron Rupar
Future Perfect
A California city gave some residents $500 a month, no strings attached. Here’s how they spent it.A California city gave some residents $500 a month, no strings attached. Here’s how they spent it.
Future Perfect

Stockton is conducting a basic income experiment — and the early results are in.

By Sigal Samuel
Technology
Rent the Runway is accepting new customers again following warehouse operations disasterRent the Runway is accepting new customers again following warehouse operations disaster
Technology

The clothing rental company had paused new signups over the past two weeks.

By Jason Del Rey
Politics
How the LGBTQ rights cases before the Supreme Court affect all AmericansHow the LGBTQ rights cases before the Supreme Court affect all Americans
Politics

If the Trump administration gets its way, the court could destroy sex discrimination law as we know it.

By Anna North
Science
The Nobel Prize in physics honors exoplanets and the universe’s first recordable lightThe Nobel Prize in physics honors exoplanets and the universe’s first recordable light
Science

This year’s winners highlight just how much more there is to be discovered in the universe.

By Brian Resnick
Video
Will we survive Mars?Will we survive Mars?
Play
Video

Our new show Glad You Asked is finally here.

By Cleo Abram
Climate
“Our bet is paying off”: why philanthropists are raising money for climate activists“Our bet is paying off”: why philanthropists are raising money for climate activists
Climate

A chat with the donors helping to fund the climate strike.

By David Roberts
The best $1.16 I ever spent: a set of loaded Dungeons & Dragons dice
Money

I didn’t know they were faulty until I kept rolling nothing but high numbers.

By Jessica Xing
Politics
What’s wrong with a President Pence?What’s wrong with a President Pence?
Politics

Why most conservatives aren’t calling for Trump to step aside.

By Jane Coaston
Technology
Activists are pressuring lawmakers to stop Amazon Ring’s police surveillance partnershipsActivists are pressuring lawmakers to stop Amazon Ring’s police surveillance partnerships
Technology

“With no oversight and accountability, Amazon’s technology creates a seamless and easily automated experience for police to request and access footage without a warrant, and then store it indefinitely.”

By Rani Molla
The biggest lie tech people tell themselves — and the rest of us
Technology

They see facial recognition, smart diapers, and surveillance devices as inevitable evolutions. They’re not.

By Rose Eveleth
Technology
Elizabeth Warren suggests, without evidence, that Facebook changed its political ad rules only after a Trump meetingElizabeth Warren suggests, without evidence, that Facebook changed its political ad rules only after a Trump meeting
Technology

Warren’s comments reveal that she sees some political upside to continuing to quarrel with Zuckerberg.

By Theodore Schleifer
archives
Vox Sentences: Right to discriminate?Vox Sentences: Right to discriminate?
archives

Supreme Court to hear LGBTQ discrimination case; White House announces US troop withdrawal from Syria.

By Hannah Brown and Stavros Agorakis