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White rage won’t just go away

African American studies scholar Carol Anderson on the policies that legitimize white rage.

By Fabiola Cineas

Joe Biden is already facing an ally problem

Biden’s biggest foreign policy challenge? Getting Europe on board.

By Alex Ward

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

GaysOverCovid is a case study in why public shaming and scolding does more harm than good.

By Alex Abad-Santos

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

The New York Democrat discusses the growing progressive movement in his party, and how the US Capitol riot is shaping his priorities.

By Li Zhou

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

The Constitution is not at all clear about whether Trump remains vulnerable to impeachment.

By Ian Millhiser

Poems for a new year

7 poets — including Saeed Jones, Alex Dimitrov, and Patty Crane — meditate on the year we’ve had, the one ahead, and our dark, persistent past.

By Vox Staff

What Joan Didion means to us

Her new book, Let Me Tell You What I Mean, taps into what makes Didion an icon.

By Alissa Wilkinson

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

Rejoining the Paris agreement is just the start of Biden’s climate and clean energy policy.

By Ella Nilsen

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Coronavirus, 365 days later

One year after our first episode on the novel coronavirus, Vox’s Julia Belluz explains what we got right, what we got wrong, and what comes next.

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4 reasons we’re seeing these worrying coronavirus variants now

By Brian Resnick January 27

How a bunch of Redditors made GameStop’s stock soar

By Emily Stewart January 27

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

By Sara Morrison January 27

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

By Ian Millhiser January 27

We aren’t using all of our tools to treat Covid-19

By Umair Irfan January 27

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

By Constance Grady January 27

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By Constance Grady December 23, 2020

Hypnotism evolved from a phony health craze

By Coleman Lowndes January 27

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A stunt from Rand Paul reveals limited Republican support for impeachment

By Li Zhou January 26

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

By Jariel Arvin January 26

Biden is ordering 200 million more Covid-19 vaccine doses

By German Lopez January 26

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

By Jen Kirby January 26

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By Sarah Bishop Woods November 23, 2020

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

By Alex Ward January 26

Violent anti-lockdown protests sweep the Netherlands

By Jen Kirby January 26

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

By Dylan Matthews January 26

A Texas judge just blocked Biden’s 100-day pause on deportations

By Nicole Narea January 26

Kellyanne and Claudia Conway’s very complicated, very public relationship, explained

By Rebecca Jennings January 26

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Biden's immigration shuffle

Matt and Dara are joined by German Lopez to discuss the Biden administration's early immigration moves and policy signals

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

By Zack Beauchamp January 26

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

By Anya van Wagtendonk January 26

Poll: Most Americans want to break up Big Tech

By Rani Molla January 26

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is banned from Twitter

By Gabrielle Birenbaum January 26

The Biden administration’s early plans for racial equity, explained

By Fabiola Cineas January 26

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

By German Lopez January 26

What Kamala Harris means to women who are childfree by choice

By Nayomi Munaweera January 26

Twilight of the American antihero

By Emily VanDerWerff January 26

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

By Jerusalem Demsas January 26

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

By Rebecca Jennings January 26

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

So many Black families have been shut out of stability at every turn.

By Anne Helen Petersen January 26

Why Mitch McConnell relented on his demands about preserving the filibuster

By Li Zhou January 25

What’s next for Trump’s Senate impeachment trial

By Andrew Prokop January 25

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

By Aaron Rupar January 25

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

By Theodore Schleifer January 25

Hawley tries to cancel Senate Democrats for “canceling” him

By Gabby Birenbaum January 25

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

By Abraar Karan January 25

Trans people can serve openly in the US military once again

By Katelyn Burns January 25

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

By Terry Nguyen January 25

How random people have managed to get leftover coronavirus vaccines

By Terry Nguyen January 25