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Trump Can’t Win the Vote

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Germany’s Smart, Simple Formula for Fighting Its Coronavirus Spike

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Voting

The Trump Plan for Legislatures to Appoint Electors Would Be a Blatant Attack on Democracy

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There’s Some Troubling New Data About Election Mail Slowdowns

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Money

What We Actually Learned From Thursday’s Big Economic Report

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Television

Can You Make a Sitcom About COVID? Superstore Is Finding Out.

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Here’s Exactly Why That Viral Trump Impression Is the Best Trump Impersonation Ever

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Why Gen Z Catholics Want a Patron Saint of the Internet

Katherine Dugan

Revising the Law That Lets Platforms Moderate Content Will Silence Marginalized Voices

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Was Joe Biden the Right Man for the Job After All?

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The Presidential Transition That Shattered America

A Trump-Biden transition is sure to be scary. But it’d be hard to beat Buchanan-Lincoln.

Rebecca Onion

Why Is Turkey Suddenly Fighting With Everyone?

Erdogan’s quest to make Turkey great again has made some enemies.

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Culture

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How Scary Is The Craft: Legacy? Scarier Than the Original?

Jeffrey Bloomer

Our highly scientific Scaredy Scale helps you determine whether movies are too scary for you.

Here’s Exactly Why That Viral Trump Impression Is the Best Trump Impersonation Ever

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Tech & Business

How it moves US

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Five Ways to Address Online Speech Problems Without Gutting the Law That Created Today’s Internet

Matt Perault

There’s Some Troubling New Data About Slowdowns in Election Mail

Aaron Mak

Revising the Law That Lets Platforms Moderate Content Will Silence Marginalized Voices

Billy Easley

How to Prepare for Our Pandemic Winter—and the Epidemics to Come

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Why Won’t My Cat Stay Away From My Laptop?

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What We Actually Learned From Thursday’s Big Economic Report

Jordan Weissmann

Why Gen Z Catholics Want a Patron Saint of the Internet

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Germany’s Smart, Simple Formula for Fighting Its Coronavirus Spike

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Human Interest

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“Some of My Kids Are Slipping Through the Cracks”

Jamilah Lemieux

Four teachers on the challenges and failures of the school year so far.

To the World, I’m a Regular Married Man. But I Have a Secret.

Rich Juzwiak and Stoya

How to Celebrate Halloween if Trick-or-Treating Is Too Risky This Year

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Dear Prudence Uncensored: Putting the Kid First

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What 2,392 Incarcerated People Think About #DefundThePolice

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Americans are grappling with intensifying calls to remake the criminal justice system. We asked people behind bars to weigh in.

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Trump Can’t Win the Vote

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Let’s Do This

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“If They Need Me to Drive 90 Miles to Pick Up Their Ballot, I’ll Do It”: How Indigenous Activists in Montana Are Helping Voters

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Two Months After the Beirut Explosion, Rebuilding Has Barely Begun

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The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Sure Are Pushing Some Crazy Legal Theories Lately

Germany’s Smart, Simple Formula for Fighting Its Coronavirus Spike

Anonymous “Resistance” Guy Has Come Forward, Which Will Be Useful for Booking Him Into Jail

Plan B

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Voting

The Trump Plan for Legislatures to Appoint Electors Would Be a Blatant Attack on Democracy

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Money

What We Actually Learned From Thursday’s Big Economic Report

Television

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Here’s Exactly Why That Viral Trump Impression Is the Best Trump Impersonation Ever

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Digital Life

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Dear Prudence Uncensored: Putting the Kid First

Help! My Roommate Is Bailing on the Rent—and Our Friendship.

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Germany’s Smart, Simple Formula for Fighting Its Coronavirus Spike

Here’s Exactly Why That Viral Trump Impression Is the Best Trump Impersonation Ever

To the World, I’m a Regular Married Man. But I Have a Secret.

The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Sure Are Pushing Some Crazy Legal Theories Lately

Trump Can’t Win the Vote

This Is Still Happening: Trump Children Ivanka, Don Jr., and Eric

Was Joe Biden the Right Man for the Job After All?

The Presidential Transition That Shattered America

Why Is Turkey Suddenly Fighting With Everyone?

How Scary Is The Craft: Legacy? Scarier Than the Original?

Here’s Exactly Why That Viral Trump Impression Is the Best Trump Impersonation Ever

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Five Ways to Address Online Speech Problems Without Gutting the Law That Created Today’s Internet

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Revising the Law That Lets Platforms Moderate Content Will Silence Marginalized Voices

How to Prepare for Our Pandemic Winter—and the Epidemics to Come

Why Won’t My Cat Stay Away From My Laptop?

What We Actually Learned From Thursday’s Big Economic Report

Why Gen Z Catholics Want a Patron Saint of the Internet

Germany’s Smart, Simple Formula for Fighting Its Coronavirus Spike

“Some of My Kids Are Slipping Through the Cracks”

To the World, I’m a Regular Married Man. But I Have a Secret.

How to Celebrate Halloween if Trick-or-Treating Is Too Risky This Year

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Putting the Kid First

Help! My 35-Year-Old Sister-in-Law Might Be Pregnant by a 17-Year-Old.

Ask a Teacher: How Can I Stop Parents From Feeding Their Kids the Answers on Zoom?

Watch Now: Dear Prudence Answers Your Questions Live

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The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Sure Are Pushing Some Crazy Legal Theories Lately

Trump Can’t Win the Vote

Let’s Do This

“If They Need Me to Drive 90 Miles to Pick Up Their Ballot, I’ll Do It”: How Indigenous Activists in Montana Are Helping Voters

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The Trump Plan for Legislatures to Appoint Electors Would Be a Blatant Attack on Democracy

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