Javier Zarracina/Vox From Buttigieg on rural America to Warren on breaking up Big Tech, these episodes dive into how candidates think about policies that affect your lives. Democratic veterans and newcomers alike have lined up to challenge President Trump in the 2020 election. With the field more crowded than it’s been in years, it canContinue reading “Here’s how to listen to every Vox podcast interview with a 2020 Democratic candidate”
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The 4 main conservative defenses for Trump against impeachment, explained
President Trump attends a “Keep America Great” rally in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 10, 2019. | Brendan Smialowski /AFP/Getty Images Only one of them makes sense. President Donald Trump withheld hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid from the Ukrainian government, seemingly to push lawmakers to announce an investigation into the son of aContinue reading “The 4 main conservative defenses for Trump against impeachment, explained”
Why a robot pizza startup could be worth $4 billion
Who doesn’t love pizza? | Mark Wilson/Getty Images Zume Pizza is a Silicon Valley punchline, but investors are pouring millions into it. You wouldn’t be the first person to roll your eyes if told that a Silicon Valley startup that uses robots to make pizza is worth almost $2 billion. Nor would you be theContinue reading “Why a robot pizza startup could be worth $4 billion”
She was fatally strangled. The media is making it about her sex life.
A photo of Grace Millane during a vigil at Civic Square on December 12, 2018, in Wellington, New Zealand. | Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images Grace Millane’s story is part of a larger pattern of victim-blaming. Grace Millane was 21 years old when she was fatally strangled, stuffed into a suitcase, and buried in an area westContinue reading “She was fatally strangled. The media is making it about her sex life.”
The 4 main conservative defenses for Trump against impeachment, explained
President Trump attends a “Keep America Great” rally in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 10, 2019. | Brendan Smialowski /AFP/Getty Images Only one of them makes sense. President Donald Trump allegedly withheld hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid from the Ukrainian government to push lawmakers to announce an investigation into the son of aContinue reading “The 4 main conservative defenses for Trump against impeachment, explained”
The key moment from Fiona Hill’s testimony
Fiona Hill, the former top Russia expert on the National Security Council, arrives to testify during the House Intelligence Committee hearing on November 21, 2019. | Brendan Smialowski /AFP/Getty Images Republicans accidentally got Hill to decry the White House’s “political errand” in Ukraine. The Ukraine scandal has a lot of complicated parts. During Thursday afternoon’sContinue reading “The key moment from Fiona Hill’s testimony”
Michael Bloomberg is probably definitely going to run for president
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks with the media on a trip to New Hampshire in January 2019. | Scott Eisen/Getty Images Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is still inching toward a White House bid, but it’s not quite official. It looks like Michael Bloomberg is running for president after all.Continue reading “Michael Bloomberg is probably definitely going to run for president”
Brain biomarker predicts compulsive drinking in mice
Although alcohol use is ubiquitous in modern society, only a portion of individuals develop alcohol use disorders or addiction. Yet, scientists have not understood why some individuals are prone to develop drinking problems, while others are not. Now, Salk Institute researchers have discovered a brain circuit that controls alcohol drinking behavior in mice, and canContinue reading “Brain biomarker predicts compulsive drinking in mice”
Why did Trump let the Ukraine aid through?
Fiona Hill, the National Security Council’s former senior director for Europe and Russia, and David Holmes, an official from the American embassy in Ukraine (right), arrive to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on November 21, 2019. | Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images How David Holmes’s impeachment testimony bears on one of the scandal’s biggest mysteries. There’sContinue reading “Why did Trump let the Ukraine aid through?”
There’s more to life than profit
Photo illustration by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek/Getty Images Former Kickstarter CEO Yancey Strickler discusses climate change, founding Kickstarter and the perils of profit on The Ezra Klein Show. Yancey Strickler is the co-founder and former CEO of Kickstarter, and he’s just released a new book, This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World.Continue reading “There’s more to life than profit”
Tim Alexander Dollery 