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Tech & AI / In focus
AI is changing the work we do. What does the research tell us about productivity, entry-level jobs and what comes next?
The rules that shape our lives
Economy / Explainer
A plain-language guide to SNAP eligibility, the income tests, how benefits are calculated, what you can buy and the most common myths.
Civil rights / Explainer
What the Constitution and the Supreme Court say about losing citizenship, how denaturalization works, and what the proposed Enemy Expatriation Act would have changed.
Church & state / Explainer
What the First Amendment’s religion clauses say, where the phrase “wall of separation” comes from, and how the Supreme Court’s approach has changed.
Beyond the headline
Economy / Analysis
What a tariff is, who writes the check, what research on recent U.S. tariffs found about who bears the cost, and the laws presidents use to impose them.
Tech & AI / Analysis
How AI-generated voices and images have been used in politics, the rules that now apply to robocalls and political ads, and practical ways to check a suspicious clip.
Economy / Analysis
What the Consumer Price Index actually measures, how it differs from the PCE index the Fed targets, and why official inflation can differ from your own experience.
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