A travel expert explains how to avoid COVID --and racist microaggressions-- while traveling abroad.

The Veep’s approval ratings are abysmal. How much of that is her fault?

In the post-Dorsey era, Twitter will try to grow as large as its competitors. Is that a good thing?

A trove of documents revealed just how involved he was in his brother’s damage control.

A new variant is here. How worried should we be?

Biden’s infrastructure bill promises more funding for a broken industry. But money isn’t all that’s needed.

Will one university’s decision to scrap the test send shockwaves across higher education?

Chef Vallery Lomas baked her way out of an unhappy law career, and into reality show stardom.

To celebrate a very Waves Thanksgiving, we dig into how texture explains why women end up managing the leftovers.

An unlikely alliance on guns.

Are Americans doing inflation to themselves?

Writer Zeba Blay on how Black women writers are flipping the script in pop culture criticism.

As Taylor Swift and Adele release new music, we reflect on the place they’ve taken in our hearts and ears, and what’s next for each of them.

Is space a battlefront, a garbage dump, or both?

In his bid for Texas governor, the candidate is hoping the third time’s the charm.

A petition. A recall vote. And it’s just getting started.

The Supreme Court considers whether to shield the FBI from accountability for its surveillance of Muslims.

Stories from those who quit...and who were quit on..

The Black Film Archive turns a spotlight on decades of cinematic innovation from African American artists.

We unpack the recent discussion over whether it’s time to move forward from “pregnant women” and talk through what the trans community really wants.

Many vaccinated parents aren’t ready to take their younger children in for a COVID shot. What’s holding them back?

At least eight people died and hundreds were injured during Travis Scott’s set.

Is LA’s new policy a political gimmick?

A ballot measure to restructure the police department failed by more than ten points.

What happened when New York City gave its workers nine days to get the shot?

Decades after fury exploded across L.A., how much has changed?

From toxic masculinity to glass cliffs, Succession manages to be one of the bro-iest shows on TV.

A startup named GoGuardian is changing the way teachers monitor their students online.

Cutting through the hype around Virginia’s governor’s race.

Previous trials have gone after individuals; this one’s going after a movement.

India Walton would be the first socialist mayor around the country in over half a century.

Facebook can’t dominate the internet of the future if it’s widely considered to be indifferent to human suffering.

Too many school policies criminalize Black students for just being kids.

Or is there feminism to find in the “final girl” trope?

When algorithms start buying up products, there’s something wrong with the system.

The Arizona senator is notorious for ignoring her constituents. Five members of her Veterans Advisory Council have had enough.

The billionaire’s love of intellectual property could be limiting vaccine supply.

They had to be lucky to flee their country. Once in the U.S., they face a wall of bureaucracy and new customs.

Abductions aren’t new to Haiti, where armed gangs now have more power than national police.

Why does Black activism look so different in the NBA and the NFL?

Below Deck’s Chef Rachel Hargrove joins The Waves to dish on the last season, the yachting industry, and the pressures of being a chef.

Why are tech companies flipping houses?

Not with a bang but with a whimper.

Both candidates for governor can’t escape his shadow.

Untangling the former general’s complicated legacy.

Is the post office’s demise a foregone conclusion?

Will the reversal of the racist land grab at Bruce’s Beach spark a trend?

The world is on fire. Is it disproportionately impacting women?

Massive data dumps from inside Twitch and Epik may signal a new era in the world of moralistic hacking.

Workers are fed up with the long hours and low pay.

...maybe.

Short-term rentals are hollowing out places like Galveston, Texas.

The conservative Supreme Court majority could super-charge gun rights and wreck Roe v. Wade.

Two women—one recently married and one recently engaged—contemplate whether it’s possible to redeem the old institution filled with white dresses and garter tosses.

Frances Haugen thinks we’re talking about Facebook all wrong.

Democrats and Republicans agree on the debt ceiling. Why won’t they do anything?

With bold social welfare programs, our chances are better.

Do you forfeit the game just when you’re taking the lead?

As the justices watch their public polling numbers drop, they insist that they’re not political hacks. Do you believe them?

From the streets to the big screen, Afro-Latinos are fighting for visibility and respect.

The new Ryan Murphy show American Crime Story: Impeachment attempts to give Monica Lewinsky a voice.

A leaked internal report concludes, “we make body issues worse for one in three teen girls.”

Players are getting penalized for being unvaccinated. That’s not stopping some high profile holdouts.

Time’s Up was founded to end workplace sexual harassment. It was brought down by mundane workplace gripes and a sycophantic approach to power.

Who do you treat when you’re running out of resources?

Things at the country’s most notorious jail have worsened.

Author Amia Srinivasan discusses her new book, The Right to Sex.

Democratic stars Julian and Joaquin Castro are fighting to turn their red state blue.

It may be time to reimagine how we use tests in the U.S.

A new podcast from Virginia Heffernan

The paranoid, high-stakes fight playing out among Congressional Democrats as they try to deliver everything at once.

With disaster behind them and deportation ahead, what are fleeing Haitians supposed to do?

A new book is raising questions about General Mark Milley’s efforts to constrain an unpredictable president.

Examining the religious claims of the COVID vaccine’s conscientious objectors.

Joe Biden is wrong. Interracial relationships don’t prove racial progress.

CosmoGirl? Gone. Teen Vogue? Online only. What does that mean for the next generation of women?

Why is Beijing restricting young people’s gaming to three hours a week?

New York City depended on them to get through the pandemic; why are they struggling to survive?

How the far-right is taking control of the GOP’s election machinery.

Educators were feeling burnt out before the pandemic. COVID just made things worse.

Global supply chains have been flipped upside down.

How did the Black GOP standard bearer go from Colin Powell to conservative provocateur Larry Elder?

The idea of the #girlboss has been on trial recently, and so is Holmes.

The 40 million people who rely on water from the Colorado River are running out of time.

The attacks were a nightmare. For many Muslim families, what followed was worse.

Conservative talk radio hosts still have a vaccine-hesitancy problem. It’s killing them.

How do you prepare for an onslaught of lawsuits?

An earthquake. An assassination. An uncertain future. What’s next for Haiti?

They’ve always been TV’s default protagonists. Where do they go when someone else gets to be the hero?

Who’s profiting from the latest unproven COVID treatment craze?

The U.S. military has left, but volunteers are still pursuing a rescue mission.

The pandemic laid bare just how little support caretakers have. Is Congress ready to change that?

Two suicide bombings at the Kabul airport beg the question of whether even the Taliban have control in Afghanistan.

Environmentalism isn’t just a white issue. Black grassroots activists have been leading from the start.

There are reasons to be optimistic about where #MeToo goes from here.

The founder of Theranos faces criminal charges in court next week. Here’s what to expect.

Why a website, famous for sexual content, decided to ban sexual content.

Not more international interference.

After decades of allegedly abusing women, the singer is back on trial.

Gavin Newsom needs to campaign just to keep his job.