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Why everybody’s hiring but nobody’s getting hired

America’s broken hiring system, explained.

By Rani Molla and Emily Stewart

How to make your job search suck a little less

Get your résumé past the robot reading it.

By Rani Molla and Emily Stewart

The redistricting wars

The battle lines for the next decade of US politics are about to be set.

By Andrew Prokop

The summer that wasn’t

How our Covid-19 backslide taught us there may be no going back to "normal."

By Eleanor Cummins

Why Biden’s approval numbers have sagged, explained by an expert

The Covid-19 resurgence and chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal have fueled a 10-point drop in his approval rating.

By Aaron Rupar

Elon Musk’s problematic plan for “full self-driving” Teslas

Concerns about features like Autopilot aren’t going unnoticed in Washington.

By Rebecca Heilweil

It’s time to stop describing lifesaving health care as “elective”

Labels like "nonessential" are getting in the way of urgent treatments and surgeries. There’s a better way.

By Andréa Becker

How America’s hottest city is trying to cool down

Can trees help save Phoenix from extreme heat?

By Joss Fong

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Xi Jinping cracks down on everything

Chinese President Xi Jinping has kicked off a "rectification" campaign that’s affecting every sector of Chinese society and business. Lily Kuo, the Washington Post's China bureau chief, explains.

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By Sara Morrison September 20

The fall equinox is Wednesday. Here are 8 things to know about the first day of autumn.

By Brian Resnick September 20

SpaceX’s latest mission was an infomercial (for charity)

By Rebecca Heilweil September 20

Not much happened at the “Justice for J6” rally. But the far right’s focus is elsewhere.

By Ellen Ioanes September 19

America’s car crash epidemic

By Marina Bolotnikova September 19

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By Vox Staff September 1

Nuclear subs and a diplomatic blowup: The US-France clash, explained

By Ellen Ioanes September 18

The Texas GOP sees Haitian migrants in crisis as a political opportunity

By Nicole Narea September 18

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AI’s Islamophobia problem

By Sigal Samuel September 18

Does everybody need a booster shot?

By Dylan Scott September 17

Apple shut down a voting app in Russia. That should worry everyone.

By Rebecca Heilweil September 17

California is ending a rule that helped cause its housing crisis

By Jerusalem Demsas September 17

The Eyes of Tammy Faye captures the moment the GOP got in bed with the Christian right

By Alissa Wilkinson September 17

The Justice for J6 rally is Trump supporters’ attempt at revisionist history

By Aaron Rupar September 17

Dirty air can be deadly. Here’s how to protect yourself.

By Rebecca Leber September 17

The meditative empathy of Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi

By Constance Grady September 17

Peloton star Cody Rigsby, explained by his biggest fans

By Alex Abad-Santos September 17

The dubious rise of ivermectin as a Covid-19 treatment, explained

By Kelsey Piper September 17

It’s getting harder for people to believe that Facebook is a net good for society

By Shirin Ghaffary September 16

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For Matt’s last episode of The Weeds, Ezra Klein and Sarah Kliff return for a discussion about how subsidies lead to rising health care costs

The housing crisis is the top concern for urban residents

By Jerusalem Demsas September 16

The pandemic has created a nation of insomniacs

By Anna North September 16

Wildfires in Australia caused an explosion of sea life thousands of miles away

By Benji Jones September 15

The best $34.32 I ever spent: My white cane

By Qudsiya Naqui September 15

Inaction on climate change can worsen the crisis in Afghanistan

By Jariel Arvin September 15

Newsom won. California’s recall system could use reform.

By Andrew Prokop September 15

Nicki Minaj isn’t anti-vax, exactly. That’s why her vaccine resistance is so concerning.

By Aja Romano September 14

The Supreme Court is drunk on its own power

By Ian Millhiser September 14

The fight to resettle Afghans in the US has just begun

By Nicole Narea September 14

Americans are dying because no hospital will take them

By Dylan Scott September 14

One Good Thing: I didn’t watch any sports. Then I watched Netflix’s Drive to Survive.

By Byrd Pinkerton September 14

The D’Amelio kids are not all right

By Rebecca Jennings September 14

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Introducing Vox’s new HBO show, Level Playing Field

By Joe Posner and Mac Schneider September 14

What the Taliban’s new government reveals about how they will rule

By Jen Kirby September 13

What’s killing Minnesota’s moose?

By Liz Scheltens September 13

The hype around exercise dresses, explained

By Terry Nguyen September 13

Democrats’ immigration hopes rest on a decision by the Senate parliamentarian

By Ellen Ioanes September 12

How to end the American obsession with driving

By Gabby Birenbaum September 12

CDC study: Unvaccinated people are 11 times more likely to die of Covid-19

By Ellen Ioanes September 11

Are Biden’s new vaccine requirements legal?

By Ian Millhiser September 11