Health insurance premiums on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces are set to soar after Congress failed Thursday to pass a last-minute plan to avert the rate hikes.  As many as four million people could be forced to go uninsured, because they can no longer afford their health plan. I spoke with some of them earlier […]

Vox editor-in-chief Swati Sharma and editorial director for politics, policy, and ideas Libby Nelson announced today that Caitlin Dewey is joining the brand as senior writer and editor for the Today, Explained newsletter. As the host of Vox’s flagship daily newsletter, Dewey will be responsible for helping Vox’s audience understand the biggest news stories and […]

Earlier this month, the real-estate listing site Zillow ended a subtle social experiment. In 2024, they began to embed climate risk data directly in their property profiles, scoring a home’s future risks from flood, wildfire, wind, heat, and air quality on a 1-to-10 scale.  Say you are looking for a home in your budget for […]

For most of this year, Republican members of the House of Representatives seemed to move in lockstep with President Donald Trump, not hesitating to back him on controversial measures on immigration and the economy. But now they seem to be breaking ranks. Some Republican members of Congress have stood up to Trump on the release […]

To anyone who doesn’t dream of labor, the idea of a personality hire — a person who gets jobs because they’re a fun, unique human to be around — can be a bit jarring. And there’s an idea that might be even more puzzling than the existence of personality hires: that these people can teach […]