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Artificial intelligence isn’t a good argument for basic income
Future Perfect

A major study backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman shows unconditional cash has benefits that have nothing to do with AI.

By Oshan Jarow
Artificial intelligence isn’t a good argument for basic income
Future Perfect

A major study backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman shows unconditional cash has benefits that have nothing to do with AI.

By Oshan Jarow
What if you can’t afford to flee a hurricane?What if you can’t afford to flee a hurricane?
Climate

Evacuating during a climate disaster is necessary. It’s also incredibly expensive.

By Whizy Kim
What you really need to know about divorce and moneyWhat you really need to know about divorce and money
The Highlight

How to take charge of your finances, according to two divorce professionals.

By Nicole Dieker Finley
What if we celebrated divorces more like weddings?What if we celebrated divorces more like weddings?
The Highlight

Divorced people deserve gifts and parties too.

By Whizy Kim

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Wait, why is Dr Pepper so popular now?Wait, why is Dr Pepper so popular now?
MoneyMember Exclusive

How the proudly weird beverage became the second-most popular soda in America.

By Whizy Kim
The massive dock workers’ strike, explainedThe massive dock workers’ strike, explained
Labor

The dock workers’ strike could mean big wage gains but could further disrupt the fragile supply chain.

By Ellen Ioanes
The profit-obsessed monster destroying American emergency rooms
Health CareMember Exclusive

Private equity decimated emergency care in the United States — without you even noticing.

By Keren Landman, MD
Your phones and computers rely on this remote mine in North Carolina. Helene just drowned it.Your phones and computers rely on this remote mine in North Carolina. Helene just drowned it.
ClimateMember Exclusive

Hurricane Helene exposed the vulnerable underbelly of the global chip industry.

By Adam Clark Estes
Trump and Harris could raise taxes without asking Congress. Congress should stop them.Trump and Harris could raise taxes without asking Congress. Congress should stop them.
Policy

Why are tariffs the only tax that Congress doesn’t need to approve?

By Dylan Matthews
Venmo and Chime don’t have fees. They have bigger problems.Venmo and Chime don’t have fees. They have bigger problems.
Technology

Yes, you can use an app as your checking account — but there are risks.

By Adam Clark Estes
The real impact of the Teamsters’ non-endorsementThe real impact of the Teamsters’ non-endorsement
Politics

The Teamsters aren’t endorsing a Trump or Harris. Does it matter?

By Ellen Ioanes
If interest rates go down, do home prices go down? Not quite.If interest rates go down, do home prices go down? Not quite.
Economy

The Fed has cut interest rates. That might not immediately help home buyers waiting on the sidelines.

By Nicole Narea
Do the benefits of the expanded child tax credit actually fade with time?Do the benefits of the expanded child tax credit actually fade with time?
Future Perfect

A new study argues the long-run benefits outweigh the costs nearly 10 to 1.

By Oshan Jarow
Crypto is betting it all on the 2024 electionsCrypto is betting it all on the 2024 elections
Money

The industry is spending huge sums of cash to convince everyone it’s not a flop.

By Whizy Kim
Why the SpaceX spacewalk is such a huge dealWhy the SpaceX spacewalk is such a huge deal
Science

The mission tested lots of new technology for future, longer missions.

By Ellen Ioanes
A plot of land in Southern California could be a game-changer for the housing crisis
Policy

Factory-built housing, ADUs, and community land trusts — all at once.

By Rachel M. Cohen
Shrinking the economy won’t save the planetShrinking the economy won’t save the planet
Future Perfect

561 research papers in, the case for degrowth is still weak.

By Kelsey Piper
Why Harris and Trump don’t want a Japanese company to buy US SteelWhy Harris and Trump don’t want a Japanese company to buy US Steel
Vox’s guide to Donald Trump’s 2024 policies

US Steel is a throwback to when American steel and American unions were powerful. Now it might be sold.

By Dylan Matthews
Can we grow the economy without making more useless junk?
Future Perfect

We buy stuff. We throw it away. There’s a system to stop this toxic cycle.

By Izzie Ramirez
Will Harris’s massive fundraising spree actually help her?Will Harris’s massive fundraising spree actually help her?
Politics

Harris trounced Trump in August fundraising. Can she translate that into votes?

By Nicole Narea and Sean Collins
Is this algorithm driving your rent higher?Is this algorithm driving your rent higher?
Money

The DOJ’s case about rent collusion might have huge implications for high prices.

By Whizy Kim
That Chase “money glitch” hack was just fraudThat Chase “money glitch” hack was just fraud
Money

TikTok probably can’t teach you to game the financial system like a rich person, but it might teach you crime.

By Whizy Kim
The hidden cause behind your miserable flight delays
Money

Flight attendants are underpaid and overworked — and that hurts passengers, too.

By Whizy Kim
Here’s what you need to know about the revamped FAFSAHere’s what you need to know about the revamped FAFSA
Even Better

A guide to filling out the federal financial aid form for the upcoming school year.

By Allie Volpe
SpaceX’s risky mission will go farther into space than we’ve been in 50 yearsSpaceX’s risky mission will go farther into space than we’ve been in 50 years
Science

The privately funded venture will test out new aerospace technology.

By Ellen Ioanes
The surprisingly subdued resurrection of Abercrombie & FitchThe surprisingly subdued resurrection of Abercrombie & Fitch
Consumerism

How the once-maligned retailer quietly became a closet staple — and a stock market giant — once again.

By Amanda Lewellyn
US teacher strikes were good, actuallyUS teacher strikes were good, actually
Education

New research finds labor stoppages raised wages without harming student learning.

By Rachel M. Cohen
Pumpkin spice lattes — and the backlash, and the backlash to the backlash — explainedPumpkin spice lattes — and the backlash, and the backlash to the backlash — explained
Money

Pumpkin spice is America’s most hatable seasonal flavor. But Starbucks is leaning in even more heavily this year.

By Rebecca Jennings
The massive Social Security number breach is actually a good thingThe massive Social Security number breach is actually a good thing
Technology

Freezing your credit files has never been easier. Here’s how to protect yourself.

By Adam Clark Estes
Armed conflict is stressing the bones of the global economyArmed conflict is stressing the bones of the global economy
World Politics

From shipping lanes to airspace to undersea cables, globalization is under physical attack.

By Joshua Keating
The US government has to start paying for things againThe US government has to start paying for things again
Policy

Why, and how, the US should fix its debt problem.

By Dylan Matthews
What can be done about this Supreme Court’s very worst decisions?What can be done about this Supreme Court’s very worst decisions?
Supreme Court

It is important to hang onto grudges against the Supreme Court.

By Ian Millhiser