Senator Cory Booker tells Sean Rameswaram why he never stood a chance and Vox's Ella Nilsen explains why Senators Warren and Sanders are fighting.

Elizabeth Warren’s best bet to fight the opioid epidemic might be stealing a page from the battle against AIDS. Vox’s Jillian Weinberger explains how for The Impact.

Australia is suffering unprecedented damage from months of bush fires, but the country remains divided on the politics of climate change.

Meghan Markle and her husband have announced their own personal Brexit.

Irin Carmon from New York magazine explains how #MeToo is on trial alongside Harvey Weinstein.

Iran fired back. The United States issued a statement. Iraq wishes its allies would fight somewhere else.

Iran analyst Dina Esfandiary explains why the killing of Qassem Soleimani was “the greatest gift the Trump administration could have given the Iranian government.” And an Iranian-American family disagrees on the meaning of Soleimani’s death.

The United States killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Iraq last week. Vox's Alex Ward explains what might happen next.

The vast majority of our plastic isn’t being recycled. It might be time to consider lighting it on fire.

Before stumbling into the biggest American political scandal in a generation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was best known for playing the president on TV.

On the cusp of a big election year, Vox’s Matthew Yglesias reviews President Trump’s accomplishments thus far.

“Old Town Road” is unlike anything that’s ever happened in American popular music.

Time named Greta Thunberg its ‘Person of the Year.’ David Wallace-Wells from New York Magazine explains why.

A quarter-century after its release, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has claimed the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Call it a "Christmas Mariahcle."

The sixth and final Democratic debate of the year was less diverse, more substantive, and also featured a fight about a wine cave. Vox's Emily Stewart explains.

By 2035, there will be more elderly people than children in America. The country isn’t ready.

The House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump today. Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains what comes next.

The Supreme Court will decide whether President Trump has to turn over his tax returns, but WNYC's Andrea Bernstein says the Court is really deciding whether Trump can literally get away with murder.

In under 20 years, Amazon grew from an online bookstore to the eyes and ears in our homes. OneZero's Will Oremus says we should be concerned about what comes next.

The Democrats gave President Trump his Space Force this week. But what is it?