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The nightmare facing Democrats, even if Harris wins
Over the course of its last few terms, the Supreme Court has effectively placed itself in...
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Cities face daunting challenges. Mike Bloomberg wants to help them help each other.
Cities represent the future of humanity — and that means we must figure out how to...
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Nebraska is the only state with two abortion measures on the ballot. Confusion is the point.
Voters in 10 states will weigh in on abortion-rights ballot measures this November, but only Nebraskans...
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Ta-Nehisi Coates on complexity, clarity, and truth
I’ve always believed that the world is complicated and that our desire for simplicity is understandable...
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The rise — and fall? — of the New Progressive Economics
When Kamala Harris gave her campaign’s biggest economic speech yet in Pittsburgh last month, she tried...
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The present — and future — of the American left
The Democratic Party is extraordinarily unified behind Vice President Kamala Harris — a cohesion born of...
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Changing With Our Climate
In recent years, there’s been a growing appreciation for Indigenous land stewardship and traditional knowledge. But what gets overlooked is that successfully...
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There’s no such thing as an autistic mouse
In the world of neuroscience research, the mouse reigns supreme: in the US alone, tens of...
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Colonial solutions to climate change aren’t working
Hi, I’m Paige Vega, Vox’s climate editor. Over the past few months, I’ve been working with...
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The tiny potato at the heart of one tribe’s fight against climate change
This story is the fourth feature in a Vox special project, Changing With Our Climate, a limited-run...
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Fixing Social Security means raising taxes — and not just on the superrich
“Social Security reform” is one of those soundbites you might hear every election cycle without anything...
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Your mind needs chaos
When you think of what makes us human, would you say it’s our powers of prediction?...
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For some evacuation defiers, Hurricane Milton is a social media goldmine
On the afternoon of October 10, author and influencer Caroline Calloway texted me “I lived bitch.”...
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What if you can’t afford to flee a hurricane?
Even when a life-threatening hurricane is headed your way, there are many reasons why you might...
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AI companies are trying to build god. Shouldn’t they get our permission first?
AI companies are on a mission to radically change our world. They’re working on building machines...
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Creativity as a spiritual practice
There’s an old saying that “writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” It’s intended as...
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Toxic lies are surging in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton
Hurricanes Milton and Helene have absolutely devastated large swaths of the United States. But residents who...
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So, what was the point of John Mulaney’s live Netflix talk show?
Editor’s note, October 10, 4:10 pm: On October 10, 2024, Netflix announced that John Mulaney would...
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These Floridians couldn’t flee Hurricane Milton. They’re incarcerated.
Ahead of Hurricane Milton’s destructive landfall on Wednesday evening, millions of residents chose to leave. For...
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These California and Colorado ballot measures are terrifying the meat industry
Most people know Sonoma County, the Northern California region sometimes called America’s Provence, for its lush...
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Hurricane Milton slams Florida: What you need to know
After churning across the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico earlier this week, Milton made...
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The itchy infestation (almost) every kid will get
At first, I thought I was allergic to my shampoo. I’d switched to a new brand...
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Are humans the only ones that can be creative?
What is the relationship between creativity and intelligence? That’s a fundamental, perhaps unanswerable, question. Is it...
