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9 questions about the US-Iran standoff you were too embarrassed to ask

Will the US and Iran go to war?

By Alex Ward

Facebook may have too many users for its cryptocurrency to fail — even if you don’t trust it

Libra, Facebook’s new virtual coin, is the most consequential cryptocurrency effort undertaken in several years.

By Theodore Schleifer

Sobriety is having a moment. Here come the influencers.

Instagram has seen a rise in #SoberIsSexy influencers. But are they good for the sober movement?

By Molly McHugh

Black trans women want the media to show them living, not just dying

If the crisis of violence against black trans people is new to you, you haven’t been paying attention.

By Serena Sonoma

Trump’s new health care plan, health reimbursement arrangements, explained

Trump just rolled out a plan to let employers subsidize individual insurance plans.

By Dylan Scott

He lost his ROTC scholarship when he came out. Decades later, he’s still paying back student debt.

"We need a fundamental reworking of how education works."

By Luke Winkie

The Kyle Kashuv-Harvard controversy, explained

A teen conservative activist got in trouble for past racist comments. Then he lost his Harvard admission over it — and ignited a national controversy.

By Zack Beauchamp

A new poll shows how sexism and electability collide in 2020

Electability is inherently a harder fight for women presidential candidates.

By Tara Golshan

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Sudanese protesters pulled off the impossible: ousting dictator Omar al-Bashir. Now, the protestors face a new adversary: al-Bashir's military. Reem Abbas reports on the latest from Khartoum.

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The US is sending 1,000 more troops to the Middle East to counter Iran

By Alex Ward June 18

Recode Daily: Huawei gets ready for a bad year

By Rani Molla June 18

Kyle Kashuv on his Harvard crisis: “I wish I could take it back. I can’t.”

By Jane Coaston June 18

Vox Sentences: Iran’s high-risk threat

By Catherine Kim June 17

BuzzFeed journalists just walked off the job in 4 cities. Here’s why.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell June 17

Taylor Swift’s “You Need to Calm Down” wants to be a queer anthem. It also wants to sell you something.

By Rebecca Jennings June 17

Trump’s interview with George Stephanopoulos, explained

By Aaron Rupar June 17

Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi dies after collapsing in courtroom

By Jen Kirby June 17

The many 2020 polls are telling a pretty clear story

By Dylan Scott June 17

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Young voters of color are supporting Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. But many want a different candidate.

By P.R. Lockhart June 17

Blackout leaves tens of millions in the dark in Argentina and Uruguay

By Jen Kirby June 17

An annotated guide to Taylor Swift’s “You Need to Calm Down” video

By Constance Grady June 17

Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

Keep up with the policy debates that will shape the Democratic 2020 primary.

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How the filibuster broke the US Senate

By Alvin Chang June 17

Trump accidentally undercuts his own “deep state” FBI conspiracy theory

By Aaron Rupar June 17

Cat-astrophe: Pakistani politician’s event streamed on Facebook with cat filter on

By Alex Ward June 17

Rocketman’s music director explains why you shouldn’t compare it to Bohemian Rhapsody

By Allegra Frank June 17

While some states try to ban abortion, these states are expanding access

By Anna North June 17

Iran just made one of its riskiest announcements in years

By Alex Ward June 17

Recode Daily: Hong Kong protesters are setting precedents in the age of AI-powered mass surveillance

By Samantha Oltman June 17

Democrats don’t need to tack right on immigration to win

By Zack Beauchamp June 17

Wish, the super popular, ultra-cheap shopping app, explained

By Hilary George-Parkin June 17

House Democrats’ internal feud over prescription drug prices, explained

By Li Zhou June 17

How elite colleges fail half of the poor students they admit

By Sean Illing June 17

Pete Buttigieg calls Israel a “strong ally” and says he’d keep the US embassy in Jerusalem

By Alex Ward June 17

Why women in tech are being Photoshopped in instead of hired

By Rani Molla June 17

Big Little Lies season 2, episode 2: “Tell-Tale Hearts” asks if families can survive their own secrets

By Aja Romano June 16

Black voters want 2020 candidates to talk about the economy. At the Black Economic Alliance Forum, they did just that.

By P.R. Lockhart June 16

Benjamin Netanyahu just unveiled Israel’s newest town: “Trump Heights”

By Zeeshan Aleem June 16

Trump says he didn’t fire Mueller because he saw what happened to Nixon

By Zeeshan Aleem June 16

How to make more Vox Video happen

By Joe Posner and Mona Lalwani December 17, 2018

The Bold Type’s giant shock: finally showing what it’s like to work in media

By Alissa Wilkinson June 16

Huge Hong Kong protests continue after the government postpones controversial bill

By Zeeshan Aleem June 16

Elizabeth Warren wants to level the playing field for entrepreneurs of color

By Rachel Withers June 15

Vox’s guide to the 2020 presidential candidates

Andrew Yang, the 2020 long-shot candidate running on a universal basic income, explained

By Dylan Matthews June 15

Hong Kong’s leader suspends China extradition bill following mass protests

By Rachel Withers June 15

Mexico releases the full text of Trump’s immigration “deal”

By Rachel Withers June 15

Hyped-up science is a problem. One clever Twitter account is pushing back.

By Kelsey Piper June 15

Why billions of baby chickens are killed every year

By Dylan Matthews June 15

Reading Amelia Bedelia as a parable on domestic labor

By Constance Grady June 15

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