Compound Observer

How the Biden administration can save the Postal Service

Published 2021-01-22 10:10:00 UTC

Biden’s Covid-19 vaccine challenge, explained in 600 words

Published 2021-01-22 11:00:00 UTC

Big Tech nemesis Lina Khan is gaining traction for top Biden antitrust role

Published 2021-01-22 11:30:00 UTC

Netflix’s The White Tiger takes on Slumdog Millionaire, but it doesn’t stop there

Published 2021-01-22 12:10:00 UTC

Biden’s Covid-19 vaccine goal isn’t ambitious enough

Published 2021-01-22 13:00:00 UTC

Biden’s planned actions on reproductive health care, explained

Published 2021-01-22 13:20:00 UTC

Are the Olympics still going to happen in 2021? Here’s what we know.

Published 2021-01-22 14:10:00 UTC

Biden’s LGBTQ rights executive order and the transphobic backlash, explained

Published 2021-01-22 14:40:00 UTC

WandaVision’s comic book connections, explained

Published 2021-01-22 15:00:00 UTC

Biden plans to continue many of Trump’s foreign policies — at least for now

Published 2021-01-22 15:10:00 UTC

The 50-50 Senate is already running into trouble figuring out its rules

Published 2021-01-23 08:00:00 UTC

Is it constitutional to hold an impeachment trial for a former president?

Published 2021-01-23 09:00:00 UTC

Legendary broadcaster Larry King has died at age 87

Published 2021-01-23 09:45:45 UTC

Trump reportedly considered putting an ally willing to dispute election results in charge of the DOJ

Published 2021-01-23 14:25:59 UTC

Thousands of Russians were arrested in protests supporting Putin critic Alexei Navalny

Published 2021-01-23 18:00:00 UTC

The Arizona GOP censures 3 prominent members for not sufficiently supporting Trump

Published 2021-01-24 11:25:42 UTC

Did the New York Times fire an editor over a tweet? The Lauren Wolfe controversy, explained

Published 2021-01-24 15:58:43 UTC

Joe Biden is president, but Rand Paul still won’t admit the election wasn’t stolen

Published 2021-01-24 16:47:31 UTC

9 questions about budget reconciliation you were too afraid to ask

Published 2021-01-25 08:00:00 UTC

The essential shoes of essential workers

Published 2021-01-25 08:30:00 UTC

One Good Thing: All Creatures Great and Small is cozy as a mug of tea on a rainy day

Published 2021-01-25 09:30:00 UTC

When will kids be able to get the Covid-19 vaccines?

Published 2021-01-25 12:00:00 UTC

Unions just got a rare bit of good news from the Supreme Court

Published 2021-01-25 12:10:00 UTC

Netflix’s misguided Night Stalker series treats its cops like gods

Published 2021-01-25 13:40:00 UTC

Trans people can serve openly in the US military once again

Published 2021-01-25 14:00:00 UTC

Got a weird text about a package delivery? It could be a scam.

Published 2021-01-25 14:30:00 UTC

What a recent Covid-19 flight outbreak tells us about spread on planes

Published 2021-01-25 15:10:00 UTC

Hawley tries to cancel Senate Democrats for “canceling” him

Published 2021-01-25 15:20:00 UTC

Some Silicon Valley donors’ next political fight? Trying to oust California’s governor.

Published 2021-01-25 16:00:00 UTC

Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx detail how Trump’s coronavirus response was even worse than we thought

Published 2021-01-25 17:10:00 UTC

How a bunch of Redditors made GameStop’s stock soar

Published 2021-01-25 18:30:00 UTC

What’s next for Trump’s Senate impeachment trial

Published 2021-01-25 19:55:00 UTC

Mitch McConnell’s filibustering could prompt Democrats to weigh chipping away at the filibuster

Published 2021-01-25 20:10:00 UTC

Why Mitch McConnell relented on his demands about preserving the filibuster

Published 2021-01-25 22:40:00 UTC

This week in TikTok: How are you supposed to be a girl online?

Published 2021-01-26 09:00:00 UTC

For Black Americans, the middle class has always been a mirage

Published 2021-01-26 09:00:00 UTC

Biden’s “all of government” plan for climate, explained

Published 2021-01-26 09:40:00 UTC

60 percent of likely voters say they’re in favor of public housing. So why isn’t there more of it?

Published 2021-01-26 10:00:00 UTC

Twilight of the American antihero

Published 2021-01-26 10:10:00 UTC

Biden’s planned actions on racial equity, explained

Published 2021-01-26 11:00:00 UTC

What Kamala Harris means to women who are childfree by choice

Published 2021-01-26 11:10:00 UTC

Texas worked in secret with Trump officials to obstruct Biden’s immigration policy

Published 2021-01-26 12:00:00 UTC

Biden’s new Covid-19 vaccination goal won’t get the US to herd immunity before the fall

Published 2021-01-26 12:50:00 UTC

What Joan Didion means to us

Published 2021-01-26 13:30:00 UTC

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is banned from Twitter

Published 2021-01-26 14:00:00 UTC

Poll: Most Americans want to break up Big Tech

Published 2021-01-26 14:20:00 UTC

The national GOP is broken. State GOPs might be even worse.

Published 2021-01-26 14:50:00 UTC

Biden’s latest executive action is a win for chickens and meatpacking workers

Published 2021-01-26 15:30:00 UTC

Violent anti-lockdown protests sweep the Netherlands

Published 2021-01-26 15:50:00 UTC

Biden had his first call with Putin. He said everything Trump wouldn’t.

Published 2021-01-26 16:05:00 UTC

A pro-democracy activist on Hong Kong’s year of turmoil: “The city itself is dying”

Published 2021-01-26 16:40:00 UTC

Biden is ordering 200 million more Covid-19 vaccine doses

Published 2021-01-26 16:40:00 UTC

Joe Biden is already facing an ally problem

Published 2021-01-26 17:00:00 UTC

India’s farmers are still protesting — and things are turning violent

Published 2021-01-26 17:30:00 UTC

A stunt from Rand Paul highlights limited Republican support for impeachment

Published 2021-01-26 17:50:00 UTC

Welcome to the “New” Issue of The Highlight

Published 2021-01-27 07:50:36 UTC

Poems for a new year

Published 2021-01-27 07:50:00 UTC

Class of 2021: Mondaire Jones on his “jarring” start as a first-term lawmaker

Published 2021-01-27 07:50:00 UTC

White rage won’t just go away

Published 2021-01-27 08:00:00 UTC

A year into the pandemic, shame still doesn’t work

Published 2021-01-27 08:30:00 UTC

Hypnotism evolved from a phony health craze

Published 2021-01-27 09:00:00 UTC

The Great Gatsby has one of the most iconic covers ever printed. How do you redesign it?

Published 2021-01-27 09:30:00 UTC

The $1.3 billion lawsuit that could bring down Rudy Giuliani, explained

Published 2021-01-27 11:00:00 UTC

Are vaccine providers selling your health data? There’s not much stopping them.

Published 2021-01-27 11:20:00 UTC

4 reasons we’re seeing these worrying coronavirus variants now

Published 2021-01-27 12:10:00 UTC

Biden wants to triple protected lands

Published 2021-01-27 13:20:00 UTC

What happened when a beloved mom influencer donated to Trump

Published 2021-01-27 13:40:00 UTC

John Kerry promises US climate change diplomacy won’t lead to weaker China policy

Published 2021-01-27 13:55:00 UTC

A big hurdle for older Americans trying to get vaccinated: Using the internet

Published 2021-01-27 13:50:00 UTC

Biden has condemned racism toward Asian Americans. It’s a start.

Published 2021-01-27 14:30:00 UTC

Fox News’s post-Trump slump, explained

Published 2021-01-27 14:45:00 UTC

Biden rescinds Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy that enabled family separation

Published 2021-01-27 15:00:00 UTC

Beyond Meat and Pepsi are teaming up to make plant-based snacks and drinks

Published 2021-01-27 15:10:00 UTC

Exclusive: Mark Zuckerberg is creating a new criminal justice reform group in an overhaul of his political operation

Published 2021-01-27 20:17:00 UTC

The significance of electing working-class politicians

Published 2021-01-28 08:00:00 UTC

Poll: Americans are really worried about making sure $1,400 checks go to the “right” people

Published 2021-01-28 08:30:00 UTC

How a dystopian neo-Nazi novel helped fuel decades of white supremacist terrorism

Published 2021-01-28 09:00:00 UTC

Maskless travelers, nonstop parties: Coronavirus tourism is booming

Published 2021-01-28 09:15:00 UTC

“People are not okay”: The mental health impact of the Trump era

Published 2021-01-28 10:00:00 UTC

Biden just took his first step to expand health coverage

Published 2021-01-28 11:30:00 UTC

Why you should care about data privacy even if you have “nothing to hide”

Published 2021-01-28 13:10:00 UTC

The Republican establishment’s long dalliance with the conspiracist right

Published 2021-01-28 13:50:00 UTC

A different kind of room service

Published 2021-01-28 14:00:00 UTC

Robinhood, and its role in the GameStop saga, explained

Published 2021-01-28 17:51:27 UTC

The Hollow Middle Class

Published 2021-01-28 18:03:55 UTC

Two-thirds of the world’s population think climate change is an emergency

Published 2021-01-28 19:50:00 UTC

This notorious poet is required reading in Denmark. Her masterpiece is now out in the US.

Published 2021-01-29 08:00:00 UTC

Joe Biden’s promise to work with Republicans is getting its first big test

Published 2021-01-29 08:30:00 UTC

Senate Republicans are doing what they do best: supporting Trump

Published 2021-01-29 09:00:00 UTC

Johnson & Johnson brings another effective Covid-19 vaccine to the arsenal — in a single dose

Published 2021-01-29 09:20:12 UTC

American fascism isn’t going away

Published 2021-01-29 10:20:00 UTC

The best face mask is one that fits

Published 2021-01-29 10:30:00 UTC

Rich countries are hoarding Covid-19 vaccines

Published 2021-01-29 10:40:00 UTC

State GOPs have already introduced dozens of bills restricting voting access in 2021

Published 2021-01-29 10:50:00 UTC

The scandals swirling around QAnon-supporting Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, explained

Published 2021-01-29 11:40:00 UTC