Editor’s note, December 25, 8 am ET: This story is being republished for the holiday season. It was originally published in 2020. It might seem unbelievable given that the “Christmas creep” now begins before Halloween, but the true Christmas season actually starts on Christmas Day itself. That’s right: December 25 marks the official start of […] Read more ›
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Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, testifies during the US Senate Judiciary Committee hearing “Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis” in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2024. | Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty ImagesIn two decades the behemoth social media platform has made a lot of money and brought in a lot of users — and made life worse for a lot of people. Twenty years ago last Sunday,... Read more ›
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US President Donald Trump stands with newly sworn-in Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett during a ceremonial swearing-in event on the South Lawn of the White House, October 26, 2020, in Washington, DC. | Tasos Katopodis/Getty ImagesThe Court’s GOP-appointed majority is very likely to rule for Trump. But it also matters how they rule for Trump. On Thursday, the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Trump v. Anderson, the... Read more ›
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Getty Images/Science Photo LibraryHow to act in service of the planet — and your values. When the subject of climate change is a catastrophe in itself, it becomes incredibly easy to catastrophize the fate of the planet. Alarming news headlines, the increased frequency of natural disasters, and politicians’ failure to promote genuine solutions may lead some to believe in an inevitable future in which extreme temperatures and weather events are... Read more ›
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Migrants spend the night on the floor at Boston’s Logan International Airport on January 24, 2024. | Matt Stone / MediaNews Group / Boston Herald via Getty ImagesCongressional inaction has created a broken immigration system. But cities can do more for migrants, too. Come nighttime in Boston, some migrant families with no place to stay are put in cabs and sent to Logan International Airport — where, according to some... Read more ›
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A marcher holds a sign that says, “Not My Dictator” with a picture of Donald Trump in front of Trump International Tower on January 18, 2020. | Ira L. Black/Corbis via GettyThe Supreme Court will decide whether Trump can be on the ballot. Would disqualifying him save democracy from a dangerous threat — or imperil it further? Should Donald Trump even be allowed on the ballot in 2024? The Colorado... Read more ›
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Donald Glover and Maya Erskine as Mr. and Mrs. Smith in Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Don’t trust them! They are spies! | David Lee/Prime VideoEspionage and murder aren’t as risky as love and commitment. Whenever I see the phrase “partner in crime” in a romantic context, my first question always is: What kind of crime? Petty or white collar? Shoplifting or bank robbery? Murder? The truth is the crimes these... Read more ›
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Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a South Carolina rally ahead of the Nevada caucuses. | Allison Joyce/AFP/Getty ImagesIt’s hard to overstate the weirdness of this year’s Nevada elections. Nevada is doing things differently this election season, and not necessarily for the better. Former President Donald Trump and his former US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, are competing this week in Nevada as the last two major... Read more ›
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US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas holds a press conference at a US Border Patrol station on January 8, 2024, in Eagle Pass, Texas. | John Moore/Getty ImagesThe GOP tried to use impeachment as a political distraction — and only embarrassed themselves. In an embarrassing turn of events for House Republicans, their attempt to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has failed. By a 214-216 vote, the House... Read more ›
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Roughly 1/324289374237 of the TikToks about “loud budgeting.” | TikTokTikTok has seen a bizarre (and annoying) explosion of language as creators rush to coin terms. Right now, language is exploding on TikTok. It is kind of beautiful until you understand why. With every scroll, new terms compete for space in your brain: “orange peel theory,” “microcheating,” “girl hobby,” “loud budgeting,” “75 cozy.” They are funneled into the collective consciousness not... Read more ›
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Need protection against AI risks? Better call Saul. | AMC NetworksA law professor proposes an old-fashioned remedy for very new problems: legal liability. One quote about AI I think about a lot is something that Jack Clark, a co-founder of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, told me last year: “It’s a real weird thing that this is not a government project.” Clark’s point was that the staff at Anthropic, and... Read more ›
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An immigrant family wades through the Rio Grande while crossing from Mexico into the United States on September 30, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. | John Moore/Getty ImagesWhat we mean when we say there’s a border crisis. Republicans tried and failed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday as part of their plan to use the southern border as a cudgel against President Joe Biden in 2024. A... Read more ›
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A brave tax cop doing tax cop things in Palm Springs, California, during a corruption probe in 2015. | Gregg Felsen/Getty ImagesA fully funded IRS would bring in twice as much money as they previously thought, a Treasury report finds. In 2021, Americans owed about $625 billion in taxes that they never paid. This number, called the “tax gap,” represented some 13.7 percent of all taxes due, and, had it... Read more ›
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Paige Vickers/VoxHumans are literally changing the color of the planet. Scientists are worried. Maybe you’ve heard: Earth, our planet, is not doing great. Tropical forests are getting cut down. Parking lots are replacing bird-filled grasslands. Climate change is fueling forest-razing wildfires. On the whole, natural, plant-filled habitats, seem to be disappearing. Despite this destruction, scientists keep coming to an odd conclusion: The Earth is growing greener. Not green in the... Read more ›
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US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas holds a press conference at a US Border Patrol station on January 08, 2024 in Eagle Pass, Texas. | John Moore/Getty ImagesThe GOP tried to use impeachment as a political distraction — and only embarrassed themselves. In an embarrassing turn of events for House Republicans, their attempt to impeach Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has failed. By a 214-216... Read more ›
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z attend the 66th Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 4, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. | Kevin Mazur/Getty Images/The Recording AcademyThey’re emblematic of how the awards have failed Black artists. There’s long been outrage over the Grammys’ Beyoncé snubs for the awards show’s highest honor — omissions that have infuriated fans and prominent celebrities alike. At the 2024 awards on February 4, Beyonce’s husband, Jay-Z, became... Read more ›
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Supporters of former US president and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump watch his speech on a screen outside a Commit to Caucus Rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 27, 2024. | Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty ImagesNevada’s dueling primary and caucuses are wreaking avoidable chaos. Nevada is doing things differently this election season, and not necessarily for the better. Former President Donald Trump and his former US ambassador to... Read more ›
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Getty Images/iStockphotoThe application for getting federal financial aid has changed for 2024-2025. Here’s how to fill it out. College tuition is a hefty sum for many students and their families in America: Average yearly tuition at a private university totals $42,162; $23,630 for public out-of-state tuition; and $10,662 for public in-state tuition. It’s no surprise, then, that over 85 percent of undergraduates are awarded some form of financial aid —... Read more ›
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Former President Donald Trump at the swearing-in of Justice Brett Kavanaugh. | Getty ImagesThe justices had their shot to hear Trump’s immunity appeal. Now they need to stop delaying his criminal trial. On Tuesday, a federal appeals court handed down two widely anticipated documents rejecting a particularly unpersuasive legal argument by former President Donald Trump. The first was a 57-page opinion rejecting Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution... Read more ›
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An atmospheric river has triggered severe rainfall in Southern California. | Mario Tama/Getty ImagesBack-to-back atmospheric rivers have triggered floods, snowstorms, and power outages in the Golden State. A brutal winter storm is battering the West Coast with torrential downpours in the south, blizzards in the north, and winds gusting up to 160 miles per hour. The severe weather has killed at least three people. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a... Read more ›
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US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas holds a press conference at a US Border Patrol station on January 08, 2024 in Eagle Pass, Texas. | John Moore/Getty ImagesRepublicans are using impeachment as a political distraction. For the second time this term, Republicans are pursuing an impeachment process with no evidence to justify it. This time, however, they might actually be able to impeach their target: Homeland Security Secretary... Read more ›
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