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Marianne Williamson on healing America’s soul Jan 25, 2021

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Marianne Williamson was applauded as well as ridiculed on the presidential debate stage when she warned of the “dark psychic forces of collectivized hatred.” Now, just a few weeks after a lethal insurrection, a historic second impeachment, and the inauguration of President Joe Biden, she talks about the possibility of unity.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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Second in command, first in history Jan 22, 2021

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Kamala Harris has already broken barriers, but ahead lies the rare task of leading a polarized and evenly divided Senate.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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Biden’s first 17 actions (in 17 minutes) Jan 22, 2021

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In his first few minutes in office, President Biden hit CTRL+Z on former President Trump’s agenda.

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46 Jan 21, 2021

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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in today and got straight to work. Vox’s Laura McGann and Dylan Matthews explain what will be done immediately, and what’s possible with the slimmest of majorities in Congress.

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Abolish the lame-duck period? Jan 19, 2021

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America’s two-month lame-duck period gave supporters of the outgoing president ample time to plan a violent uprising. Vox’s Ian Millhiser argues the long transition needs to end.

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The first global vaccination Jan 15, 2021

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Was distributed by 22 orphans.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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Okay, Google: unionize! Jan 15, 2021

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A very big tech company now has a very small union. Recode’s Shirin Ghaffary explains why highly paid workers in an anti-union industry still organized and made history.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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The people behind the insurrection Jan 13, 2021

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President Trump has been impeached for inciting an insurrection on the Capitol one week ago. CNN’s Elle Reeve was there and explains who was duped into mobbing the government. Plus, Washington Post’s Dan Lamothe reports on how the government plans to prevent another mob from wreaking havoc.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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A step past impeachment Jan 12, 2021

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Impeachment won’t stop the United States’ slide towards authoritarianism. Voter reform might.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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Deplatforming Donald Jan 12, 2021

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First he lost his Facebook. Then he lost his Twitter. As of today, President Trump had been limited or booted by more than a dozen platforms. Casey Newton, editor of Platformer, explains the historic shift on social media.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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