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May 15, 2021
The Incredibly Stupid, Entirely Avoidable Gas Panic of 2021
The Colonial Pipeline hack is a cry for better energy policy and regulation, not a reason to stampede gas stations.
By Nick Martin
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Listen Closely to the Cicadas. They’re Telling Us Something.
Periodical cicadas were born out of crisis. Now we’ve created a crisis they may not survive.
By Eleanor Cummins
Low Wages and Crappy Jobs Gave Us the Labor “Shortage”
Republicans think overly generous unemployment benefits are keeping people from working. Biden might be taking the bait.
By Jacob Silverman
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The Rise of Private Spies
What happens when online investigators and detectives-for-hire take on intelligence work?
By Charlie Savage
Democracy’s Moment of Reckoning
If we lose the fight to protect voting rights, we'll lose everything else, too.
By Osita Nwanevu
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