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Archives for November 2019

Money
Fare evasion costs cities millions. But will cracking down on it solve anything?Fare evasion costs cities millions. But will cracking down on it solve anything?
Money

New York City has increased policing to curb fare dodging. It’s resulted in outrage and protests from some riders.

By Terry Nguyen
The battle for voting rights in the age of mass incarceration
Politics

Ex-prisoners are getting their voting rights back. But the backlash has already started.

By Rosemary Westwood
How biohackers are trying to upgrade their brains, their bodies — and human nature
Future Perfect

9 questions about biohacking you were too embarrassed to ask.

By Sigal Samuel
Roger Stone was just found guilty on all counts
Politics

Stone’s trial was the highest-profile loose end remaining from the Mueller investigation.

By Andrew Prokop
Culture
The year’s best documentary turns climate change into a sci-fi filmThe year’s best documentary turns climate change into a sci-fi film
Culture

The Hottest August director Brett Story wanted to “look at climate change by looking away from it.”

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
Taylor Swift’s feud with her old record label has entered a new and messy public phaseTaylor Swift’s feud with her old record label has entered a new and messy public phase
Culture

Taylor Swift says Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta won’t let her perform her old hits on TV.

By Constance Grady
Politics
Exclusive: 2 Democrats are introducing a bill to ban corporate PACsExclusive: 2 Democrats are introducing a bill to ban corporate PACs
Politics

More Democrats are ditching corporate PACs. A new bill would make that mandatory.

By Ella Nilsen
Trump attacked Marie Yovanovitch on Twitter during her testimony. She responded in real time.
Politics

Even Fox News thought Trump’s tweets strayed dangerously close to witness intimidation.

By Aaron Rupar
Politics
Marie Yovanovitch’s opening statement is an indictment of the State Department under TrumpMarie Yovanovitch’s opening statement is an indictment of the State Department under Trump
Politics

“As Foreign Service professionals are being denigrated and undermined, the institution is also being degraded. This will soon cause real harm, if it hasn’t already,” she said.

By Alex Ward
Gun Violence
Saugus High School shooting in Santa Clarita, California: what we knowSaugus High School shooting in Santa Clarita, California: what we know
Gun Violence

At least two people were killed and four others, including the gunman, were injured, according to local officials.

By German Lopez
Future Perfect
Activists want Congress to ban facial recognition. So they scanned lawmakers’ faces.Activists want Congress to ban facial recognition. So they scanned lawmakers’ faces.
Future Perfect

Almost 14,000 people’s faces were non-consensually scanned in Washington. Sound creepy? That’s the point.

By Sigal Samuel
Politics
Trump’s release of his April call with Ukraine’s president is a distractionTrump’s release of his April call with Ukraine’s president is a distraction
Politics
Hurricane Katrina inspired a national pet evacuation policy. The plan could save human lives, too.Hurricane Katrina inspired a national pet evacuation policy. The plan could save human lives, too.
Politics

People are more likely to evacuate if they can find safe passage for their pets, too.

By Matthew Zeitlin
Culture
The Simpsons is on Disney+, and I, for one, welcome our new streaming overlordsThe Simpsons is on Disney+, and I, for one, welcome our new streaming overlords
Culture

But what’s concerning about how the classic series’ new streaming home is treating the show?

By Emily St. James
Science
The global crackdown on parents who refuse vaccines for their kids is onThe global crackdown on parents who refuse vaccines for their kids is on
Science

Countries like Germany and Australia are tired of measles outbreaks — so they’re moving to fine anti-vaccine parents.

By Julia Belluz