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Archives for November 2019

Politics
Anti-gay prejudice may have driven jurors to sentence a man to death. His execution is today.Anti-gay prejudice may have driven jurors to sentence a man to death. His execution is today.
Politics

With Justice Kennedy off the Supreme Court, both gay rights plaintiffs and death row inmates face a bleak future.

By Ian Millhiser
Technology
More than 1,000 Google employees signed a letter demanding the company reduce its carbon emissionsMore than 1,000 Google employees signed a letter demanding the company reduce its carbon emissions
Technology

Googlers are pushing for a commitment to zero emissions by 2030 and to cancel contracts with fossil fuel companies.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Politics
The weekend in impeachment news, explainedThe weekend in impeachment news, explained
Politics

Deposition transcripts have been released and Trump has threatened a White House staffer.

By Alex Ward
Politics
Oklahoma is releasing 462 inmates in the largest single-day commutation in US historyOklahoma is releasing 462 inmates in the largest single-day commutation in US history
Politics

The state’s Republican leaders are forging ahead with criminal justice reform.

By German Lopez
Culture
Watchmen’s Laurie Blake — and how the show is rewriting her comic book origins — explainedWatchmen’s Laurie Blake — and how the show is rewriting her comic book origins — explained
Culture

Watchmen’s third episode belongs to the one and only Laurie Blake.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
The Sanders-Warren dispute about how to pay for Medicare-for-all, explainedThe Sanders-Warren dispute about how to pay for Medicare-for-all, explained
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

Bernie’s plan is more technically sound, Warren’s may be an easier sell.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
A Sanders rally shows Democrats will have to decide what to do about “lock him up” chantsA Sanders rally shows Democrats will have to decide what to do about “lock him up” chants
Politics

Sanders let the chants die out at a rally in Minnesota. But debate remains over whether they are an appropriate form of protest.

By Sean Collins
Politics
A court just demolished Trump’s claim that he is immune from criminal investigationA court just demolished Trump’s claim that he is immune from criminal investigation
Politics

One of Trump’s most audacious legal claims had a terrible day in court.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Bernie Sanders’s new bet: a climate change message can win him the Iowa caucusesBernie Sanders’s new bet: a climate change message can win him the Iowa caucuses
Politics

In the final 100 days before Iowa’s caucuses, Sanders is going all in on a climate change message.

By Tara Golshan and Ella Nilsen
Politics
The Electoral College could save Trump in 2020The Electoral College could save Trump in 2020
Politics

Trump is very unpopular, but he could still win a second term.

By Aaron Rupar
archives
When Florida had a committee to terrorize gay peopleWhen Florida had a committee to terrorize gay people
Play
archives

The hidden history of a state-sponsored witch hunt.

By Ranjani Chakraborty
Culture
Why “the whole environment in Hollywood had to change” for Harriet to get madeWhy “the whole environment in Hollywood had to change” for Harriet to get made
Culture

Screenwriter Gregory Allen Howard wrote Remember the Titans and Ali — but it took him decades to get Harriet Tubman’s story to the screen. He blames the industry.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Money
Why banking apps and startups suddenly all have human first namesWhy banking apps and startups suddenly all have human first names
Money

Dave, Marcus, Brigit — these financial products want to be on a first name basis with you.

By Meredith Haggerty
Politics
The debate over whether the very rich pay lower taxes than you, explainedThe debate over whether the very rich pay lower taxes than you, explained
Politics

A striking new fact (or not) that in many ways is beside the point.

By Matthew Yglesias
The Cambridge Analytica whistleblower on how American voters are “primed to be exploited”
Technology

Christopher Wylie says his former firm easily manipulated democracy with Facebook data. Could it happen again?

By Hope Reese