Why is there so much lead in American food? ( www.vox.com )
There’s a shadow fleet sneaking Russian oil around the world. It’s an ecological disaster waiting to happen. ( www.vox.com )
The world’s next big maritime catastrophe could involve sanctions-dodging rustbuckets....
Even the Supreme Court seems sick of its abortion pills case ( www.vox.com )
The lawsuit challenging mifepristone should have never been heard by any court....
China’s grip on Hong Kong just became a little tighter ( www.vox.com )
21 years ago, half a million Hong Kongers took to the streets to stop Article 23. This month, Beijing finally won....
Republicans will no longer get to handpick their judges when they sue Biden ( www.vox.com )
The federal judiciary’s new rules target “judge shopping.” That’s terrible news for Matthew Kacsmaryk and other partisan judges....
This ballot measure would restore Roe. Abortion rights groups are attacking it. ( www.vox.com )
South Dakota organizers want to repeal their total ban....
You aren’t imagining things — drivers are more distracted by their phones than ever ( www.vox.com )
During the pandemic, distracted driving increased, and it hasn’t gone down since....
Indonesia may have just elected a strongman ( www.vox.com )
A relic from Indonesia’s dictatorship is the new president....
The French farmers’ protests are more complex than they seem ( www.vox.com )
Farmers’ frustration over French and EU regulations are a new dimension in a longstanding problem....
Why Israel imprisons so many Palestinians ( www.vox.com )
150 Palestinian prisoners are being released as part of Israel and Hamas’s recent hostage deal. But thousands more remain behind bars.
When Trump tells you he’s an authoritarian, believe him ( www.vox.com )
Biden gives center stage to the climate report Trump tried to bury ( www.vox.com )
A new Supreme Court case could trigger a second Great Depression ( www.vox.com )
America’s Trumpiest court handed down a shockingly dangerous decision. The Supreme Court is likely, but not certain, to fix it....
"Climate-friendly" beef could land in a meat aisle near you. Don’t fall for it. | Tyson Foods and the federal government refuse to show their math for a new sustainability label. ( www.vox.com )
Three reasons Biden is struggling with Black and Latino voters ( www.vox.com )
A recent spate of polling paints a bad picture of declining support for the president from voters of color. But just how worrisome is it?
The indictment of Hunter Biden isn’t really about gun charges ( www.vox.com )
Prosecutors are moving aggressively because the plea deal fell apart. But why did it fall apart?
There’s been a shift in how we think about climate change: A climate psychologist explains how we’ve moved beyond hope, anger, and complacency toward something more promising. ( www.vox.com )
My takeaways are that more news exposure is good (see the availability heuristic and mere-exposure effect) for putting climate change concern on the agenda, while information campaigns aren't very useful unless they're paired with avenues for action. Policy changes (incentives and disincentives, regulations, price changes,...
DeSantis is still standing by Florida’s revisionist Black history ( www.vox.com )
Is it ever okay to film strangers in public? ( www.vox.com )
Philosophers are studying Reddit’s "Am I the Asshole?" ( www.vox.com )
America’s shoplifting problem, explained by retail workers and thieves ( www.vox.com )
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Elon Musk wants to merge humans with AI. How many brains will be damaged along the way? ( www.vox.com )
Why is Biden blocking the cheapest, most popular EVs in the world? ( www.vox.com )
Are LGBTQ voters about to abandon Biden? ( www.vox.com )
