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Why can’t prices just stay the same?Why can’t prices just stay the same?
Video

If high inflation hurts just about everyone, why can’t we have no inflation?

By Marie Cascione and Coleman Lowndes
Meme stocks like GameStop are soaring like it’s 2021Meme stocks like GameStop are soaring like it’s 2021
Business & Finance

To quote Elon Musk, “Gamestonk!!”

By Nicole Narea
How a bunch of Redditors made GameStop’s stock soarHow a bunch of Redditors made GameStop’s stock soar
Money

Much to the chagrin of the hedge funds attempting to short it.

By Emily Stewart
What a Zoom cashier 8,000 miles away can tell us about the future of workWhat a Zoom cashier 8,000 miles away can tell us about the future of work
Money

Is a new age of digital offshoring coming?

By Whizy Kim
How lip gloss became the answer to Gen Z’s problemsHow lip gloss became the answer to Gen Z’s problems
Culture

In times of economic uncertainty, small luxuries reign supreme.

By Kyndall Cunningham
How do I stop living paycheck to paycheck?
Even Better

Plus, lessons worth learning about financial literacy.

By Nicole Dieker
Boeing’s problems were as bad as you thoughtBoeing’s problems were as bad as you thought
Money

Whistleblowers, lawsuits, government investigations, and suspicious deaths abound.

By Whizy Kim
You could soon get cash for a delayed flightYou could soon get cash for a delayed flight
Politics

Flying has gotten hellish. Consumers might finally get compensated.

By Li Zhou
What if canceling people’s medical debt doesn’t help them?What if canceling people’s medical debt doesn’t help them?
Future Perfect

A shocking new study suggests medical debt relief didn’t do much to improve patients’ finances or health.

By Dylan Scott
High interest rates probably aren’t going away anytime soonHigh interest rates probably aren’t going away anytime soon
Economy

The Federal Reserve will give an announcement on interest rates during its May meeting Wednesday.

By Nicole Narea
Why we keep seeing egg prices spikeWhy we keep seeing egg prices spike
Money

How corporate greed plays a role in making bird flu outbreaks — and egg prices — worse.

By Whizy Kim
You need $500. How should you get it?You need $500. How should you get it?
Video

The (bad) options for Americans facing an emergency expense.

By Coleman Lowndes and Marie Cascione
Food delivery fees have soared. How much of it goes to workers?Food delivery fees have soared. How much of it goes to workers?
Money

Amid delivery discourse, a new report claims to shed some light on DoorDash’s delivery fees.

By Whizy Kim
Could a major lawsuit against realtors mean lower home prices?Could a major lawsuit against realtors mean lower home prices?
Money

What the National Association of Realtors settlement means for buyers and sellers.

By Whizy Kim
TikTok: the most exciting, and controversial, social media app on the planetTikTok: the most exciting, and controversial, social media app on the planet
Culture

In just a year, the Chinese-owned TikTok has become Gen Z’s favorite place to goof off, and a subject of skepticism from politicians.

By Vox Staff
A unionized Volkswagen plant in Tennessee could mean big things for workers nationwideA unionized Volkswagen plant in Tennessee could mean big things for workers nationwide
Money

The UAW is unlocking worker power in the South. An expert explains why it matters.

By Whizy Kim
Trump’s team keeps promising to increase inflationTrump’s team keeps promising to increase inflation
2024 Elections

Voters trust Trump to lower prices, even as his advisers put forward plans for increasing Americans’ cost of living.

By Eric Levitz
Are there really more things going wrong on airplanes?Are there really more things going wrong on airplanes?
Future Perfect

Noticing more problems with Boeing planes doesn’t mean there are actually more problems with aviation safety.

By Kelsey Piper
Tell the truth about Biden’s economyTell the truth about Biden’s economy
Economy

Exaggerating the harms of inflation doesn’t help working people.

By Eric Levitz
Jontay Porter’s lifetime NBA ban highlights the risks of sports gamblingJontay Porter’s lifetime NBA ban highlights the risks of sports gambling
Sports

It’s a case that underscores how betting could continue to threaten the game.

By Li Zhou
The endless quest to replace alcohol
Culture

From kava to “sleepy girl mocktails,” can anything ever take the place of booze?

By Rebecca Jennings
How should I plan for retirement when the future is so uncertain?
Even Better

Plus, how to think about building your legacy.

By Nicole Dieker
Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, explainedBiden’s student loan forgiveness plan, explained
Student Loan Debt

Do you qualify?

By Christian Paz
College enrollment is up. The financial aid mess could bring it crashing down.College enrollment is up. The financial aid mess could bring it crashing down.
Education

The number of first-time filers has dropped 40 percent since the new FAFSA’s bungled rollout.

By Fabiola Cineas
The rise of the scammy car loanThe rise of the scammy car loan
Today, Explained newsletter

How much is too much to pay for a car?

By Marin Cogan
Mega drive-throughs explain everything wrong with American cities
Culture

They’re great for the fast food industry — but not so great for us.

By Marina Bolotnikova
One state’s big plan to fix the high cost of collegeOne state’s big plan to fix the high cost of college
Education

Minnesota found a way to make college a good deal.

By Miles Bryan
Trump has set up a perfect avenue for potential corruptionTrump has set up a perfect avenue for potential corruption
Today, Explained newsletter

With Truth Social going public, big investors could easily buy influence in a second Trump term.

By Abdallah Fayyad
The safety net program trapping people in povertyThe safety net program trapping people in poverty
Today, Explained newsletter

What if you were legally allowed to only ever have $2,000 in financial assets at one time?

By Jonquilyn Hill
Are Skims campaigns the new Vogue covers?
Celebrity Culture

The internet loves Kim Kardashian’s shapewear company. But it loves its ads even more.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Want a 32-hour workweek? Give workers more power.Want a 32-hour workweek? Give workers more power.
Future Perfect

German labor history has some tips on how the US could reduce its workweek.

By Oshan Jarow
AI “agents” could do real work in the real world. That might not be a good thing.AI “agents” could do real work in the real world. That might not be a good thing.
Future Perfect

Why AI agents that could book your vacation or pay your bills are the next frontier in artificial intelligence.

By Kelsey Piper
How MAGA broke the mediaHow MAGA broke the media
Politics

Recent controversies surrounding Ronna McDaniel and Candace Owens show how the media struggles to handle the increasingly extreme right.

By Zack Beauchamp
How Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentence stacks up against the century’s biggest fraudstersHow Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentence stacks up against the century’s biggest fraudsters
Business & Finance

SBF vs. Bernie Madoff, Elizabeth Holmes, Allen Stanford, and Jeffrey Skilling.

By Nicole Narea
Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial pulled back the curtain on cryptoSam Bankman-Fried’s trial pulled back the curtain on crypto
Crypto

The criminal conviction of the once-lionized cryptocurrency billionaire will have ripple effects on the entire industry.

By Whizy Kim
The Baltimore bridge collapse and its potential consequences, explainedThe Baltimore bridge collapse and its potential consequences, explained
Politics

From search efforts to how a ship can knock down a bridge, here’s what you need to know.

By Li Zhou, Ellen Ioanes and 1 more
The Baltimore bridge collapse is only the latest — and least — of global shipping’s problemsThe Baltimore bridge collapse is only the latest — and least — of global shipping’s problems
Today, Explained newsletter

From drought in the Panama Canal to the Houthis in the Suez to pirates off Somalia, we’re all paying the price.

By Caroline Houck
How AI could explode the economy
Future Perfect

And how it could fizzle.

By Dylan Matthews
Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani has been caught up in a gambling controversy. He won’t be the last.Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani has been caught up in a gambling controversy. He won’t be the last.
Today, Explained newsletter

From baseball to March Madness, how gambling is ruining sports.

By Bryan Walsh
Apple is facing a new antitrust lawsuit that could dethrone the iPhoneApple is facing a new antitrust lawsuit that could dethrone the iPhone
Technology

Does Apple have a monopoly on smartphones? The Justice Department thinks so.

By Nicole Narea