Americans don't live as long as those in peer countries & that plays out differently based on where you live. If I grew up in Japan rather than Indiana, I would likely gain a decade of life. The Washington Post See where your state/age/gender stack up (🎁): wapo.st/3LNb4hH

On Tuesday, Washington Post interim CEO Patty Stonesifer announced the company’s intention to reduce the workforce by 240 people, about 10 percent of our staff, through voluntary buyouts.

When generative art makes the A1 :) Sunday's front page was our story on the U.S. life expectancy gap, feat. a print version of the generative rings I built for online. You can see your own personalized version of this viz in our online story: washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

Workers The Washington Post have been in contract negotiations with our bosses for 18 months. But the company is refusing to pay us what we’re worth or bargain in good faith. So on Dec. 7, we’re walking off the job for 24 hours.

A letter to our dedicated readers: On Dec. 7, we ask you to respect our walkout by not crossing the picket line: For 24 hours, please do not engage with any Post content. That includes our print + online news stories, podcasts, videos, games and recipes. docs.google.com/document/d/1LY…

Our 24-hour strike has begun. For the first time in 50 years, The Washington Post workers are walking off the job because our company is refusing to bargain in good faith and breaking the law.

🚨 The Best of News Design Creative Competitions’ Call for Entries is live! 🚨 Here’s some important information about this year’s competition: snd.org/best-of-design… 🧵 #SND45

Reminder: We’re looking for volunteers to help with the Best of News Design Competition! If you’re interested in hearing visual experts discuss the most creative work from 2023, then this is for you. Fill out our volunteer form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Still in need of a Valentine's Day card? Want your card to be DMV-themed? Then LOOK NO FURTHER, we have the story for you!!! Dream team collab: Emily Wright , agnes lee, Aadit Tambe, Shikha Subramaniam, tmac0201 Madison Walls washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/inter…

Think you know enough about the upcoming eclipse to be an "eclipse whiz"? Take our quiz to find out!! 🌞🌚 Very fun working with this great team, plus all the adorable illustrations are by Lauren Martin! 🌕🌖🌒🌑🌘🌔🌕

On April 8, 2024, the moon passed between the sun and Earth, obscuring the face of the sun and casting a shadow across a stretch of North America. Washington Post reporters, photojournalists and video journalists scattered across the map to capture the experiences of millions of

NEW: THE STAGGERING RISE OF AMERICA'S GLOBAL ECONOMIC WARFARE 1st in a series Federica Cocco & I found: 1. ~1/3 of all nations on Earth now face some form of US sanctions. Huge increase from when mostly applied to Cuba & a handful of regimes 2. +*60%* of *all poor countries*

Sanctions have become arguably THE principal instrument of U.S. foreign policy But how do they actually work? I had little idea before starting this story and feel many don't know So we illustrated the process, via 1 Russian billionaire's $90M yacht washingtonpost.com/business/inter…

A statement from Post Guild leadership on the Washington Post's decision to not endorse a presidential candidate

We're approaching 10,000 letters sent to Washington Post management over last week's decision to end endorsements. Will you add yours? actionnetwork.org/letters/send-a…

Happy Thanksgiving from the Post Guild. This week, as always, we’re thankful for remote work flexibility. Here are just some of the reasons why 🧵

The U.S. government has paid a yacht consultant $16 million to help it figure out what to do with a Russian oligarch's superyacht that the FBI seized in 2022. Terrific FOIA reporting by Jeff Stein FOIA Nate📄 Stephanie Hays Federica Cocco washingtonpost.com/business/inter…

🇺🇸 The U.S. Seized A Russian Yacht. You're Paying For It ▫Documents show taxpayers footed the bill for fuel, phones, even toilet brushes ▫Jeff Stein Stephanie Hays FOIA Nate📄 Federica Cocco tinyurl.com/29g2xxgy 👈 #frontpagestoday #USA The Washington Post 🇺🇸

Massive change is underway in the Sahel, where extremism is soaring; democracy declining & Russia rising. Over the past year, I've spoken to those shaping this history, including a jihadist; coup leader; mercenary & more. Our The Washington Post series: wapo.st/4gSNEnM

NEW: A thread on an unprecedented seven-part series in this week's The Washington Post in which I use Jefferson as a lens to examine America's 250th anniversary: "Revolutionary Revelations: Jefferson, the Declaration and an American Paradox." wapo.st/4nLJUrS