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Why Newsmax is failing

The sudden rise and precipitous fall of Newsmax, explained by an expert.

By Aaron Rupar

Google and Facebook lead the way with Covid-19 vaccine mandates. Will corporate America follow?

Tech companies continue to be at the forefront of how employers respond to the pandemic.

By Shirin Ghaffary

The long road to a reckoning on racist team names

I worked in Native American advocacy. The hardest part of my job was fighting for a change like the Guardians’.

By Maria Givens

Democracy’s big threat isn’t coming from China. It’s coming from within.

Crises in Indian and US politics matter more than China’s actions.

By Zack Beauchamp

Why Simone Biles withdrew from the Olympic gymnastic women’s team finals

Biles stepped back. Here’s why.

By Alex Abad-Santos

Cops at the schoolyard gate

How the number of police officers in schools skyrocketed in recent decades.

By Kristin Henning

Mandate the vaccine, not masks

Vaccines are the solution to Covid-19. Let’s make the most of them.

By German Lopez

Don’t dwell on the US life expectancy drop. Worry about the long-term trend.

Covid-19 cut US life expectancy by 1.5 years, but that might not mean what you think it means.

By Michael Bader

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The Capitol police speak

Capitol police officers testified on Tuesday in the building they defended on January 6. Seamus Hughes, a former congressional investigator, explains whether their testimony will make a difference.

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The endless expansion of the American beverage aisle

By Melinda Fakuade July 28

The political crisis in Tunisia, explained by an expert

By Jen Kirby July 27

The first January 6 hearing was a harrowing indictment of the GOP

By Aaron Rupar July 27

The courts are destroying America’s ability to fight pandemics

By Ian Millhiser July 27

Reckoning with the theft of Native American children

By Fabiola Cineas July 27

Take a mental break with the newest Vox crossword

By Vox Staff July 1

Olympics TikTok is one of the best parts of the Games

By Rebecca Jennings July 27

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The best four years of your life?

Dropping out helped me see the lies we’re sold about the college experience.

By Rainesford Stauffer July 27

Why the 400m hurdles is one of the hardest Olympic races

By Kimberly Mas July 26

The case for optimism about US democracy

By Sean Illing July 26

The danger in corporate solutions to government problems

By Emily Stewart July 26

Why LeVar Burton’s Jeopardy! quest feels so meaningful

By Aja Romano July 26

Welcome to the Schools Issue of the Highlight

By Vox Staff July 26

How Emily Oster became one of the most respected — and reviled — voices of the pandemic

By Anna North July 26

Our bodies can adapt to hotter conditions — but there’s a limit

By Brian Resnick July 26

The West is burning. Climate change is making it worse.

By Cameron Peters July 25

6 questions to consider before launching yourself into space

By Rebecca Heilweil July 25

As the pandemic wears on, some Americans could need booster shots

By Cameron Peters July 24

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Time Machine: Buchanan v. Warley (1917)

Vox's Jerusalem Demsas joins Matt and Dara on a time machine trip back to a WW1-era Supreme Court decision that shaped land use policy, zoning, and racial discrimination in housing