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Police reform, defunding, and abolition, explained

Even with deep disagreements, an emerging dialogue around defunding non-criminal services appears promising.

By Aaron Ross Coleman

Hospitals are running out of staff, supplies, and beds for Covid-19 patients — and this time could be worse

If hospitalizations continue to rise, health care workers in Arizona, Texas, and California fear they’ll be completely overwhelmed.

By Eliza Barclay and Dylan Scott

Protests for Black lives are still happening

Though media reports of the protests have dwindled, organized demonstrations for racial justice are still underway.

By Fabiola Cineas

Syria’s Idlib was already a humanitarian nightmare. Now the coronavirus has arrived.

The outbreak threatens to exacerbate the ever-present humanitarian disaster in northwest Syria.

By Jen Kirby

America’s child care problem is an economic problem

"Families are not okay," one expert says. It’s making the economic crisis way worse.

By Anna North

The growing scientific evidence for masks to fight Covid-19, explained

It’s true the evidence for masks was weak before. That’s changed.

By German Lopez

In the deliciously creepy new novel Mexican Gothic, the true evil is colonialism

A cosmopolitan Mexico City socialite navigates the provincial horrors of an English manor in Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s new novel.

By Constance Grady

Boycotts show us what matters to Americans

Brand boycotts in the Trump era have been largely political, but with the pandemic comes a shift toward workers’ rights.

By Terry Nguyen

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What happened to California?

California once looked like an example of how to handle the pandemic. Now it’s a warning for other states looking to reopen.

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The entire world’s carbon emissions will finally be trackable in real time

By David Roberts July 16

Extraordinary Twitter hack compromises some of the world’s most prominent accounts

By Theodore Schleifer July 15

Israel’s second coronavirus wave is threatening Netanyahu’s hold on power

By Conor Murray July 15

The White House claimed Trump is pro-LGBTQ. His policies show he isn’t.

By Katelyn Burns July 15

Why Facebook is “the front line in fighting hate today”

By Shirin Ghaffary and Rebecca Heilweil July 15

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The key lesson from school openings abroad: Contain the virus

By Alex Ward July 15

Covid-19 vaccine trials are showing promising results. A lot can still go wrong.

By Umair Irfan July 15

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The Trump administration backed down on its attempt to kick out foreign students

By Nicole Narea July 15

What would Rumi do in a pandemic?

By Sigal Samuel July 15

The soothing beauty of Shipwreck YouTube

By Emily VanDerWerff July 15

Congress is running out of time to extend expanded unemployment insurance

By Li Zhou July 15

Students are using Instagram to reveal racism on campus

By Terry Nguyen July 15

Air Force veteran MJ Hegar wins the Texas Democratic Senate primary

By Cameron Peters July 14

Tommy Tuberville wins the Alabama GOP Senate primary, defeating Jeff Sessions

By Jane Coaston July 14

Hong Kong’s future under China’s new security law, explained

By Jen Kirby July 14

The other infectious diseases spreading in the shadow of the pandemic

By Katherine Harmon Courage July 14

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By Taylor Maycan July 14

Live results for the July 14 primaries

By Ella Nilsen, Jane Coaston, and 1 more July 14

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What happens if Covid-19 symptoms don’t go away? Doctors are trying to figure it out.

By Lois Parshley July 14

Joe Biden has a chance to make history on climate change

By David Roberts July 14

Why scientists are so worried about this glacier

By Sam Ellis July 14

The Democratic Party’s most hated startup can’t change what happened in Iowa. But it can change its name.

By Theodore Schleifer July 14

With one twist, RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars became a lot like Survivor

By Alex Abad-Santos July 14

Many technologies needed to solve the climate crisis are nowhere near ready

By David Roberts July 14

How Netflix made Breaking Bad a hit — and why that won’t happen again

By Rani Molla and Peter Kafka July 14

This week in TikTok: Every influencer wants a reality show

By Rebecca Jennings July 14

How the pandemic scrambled Democrats’ campaign to retake statehouses

By Katelyn Burns July 14

Money Talks: The couple navigating child care in the pandemic

By Nicole Dieker July 14

System Failure

Trump reduced fines for nursing homes that put residents at risk. Then Covid-19 happened.

The Obama administration cracked down on nursing homes with infection control problems. Trump reversed course.

By Dylan Matthews July 14

Democrats have a plan to automatically expand health coverage in a pandemic

By Dylan Scott July 13

How California went from a coronavirus success story to a worrying new hot spot

By German Lopez July 13

Google’s former CEO hosts an exclusive retreat in Yellowstone each July. You won’t hear much about it.

By Theodore Schleifer July 13

Breonna Taylor was killed by police in March. The officers involved have not been arrested.

By Anna North and Fabiola Cineas July 13

The Vox guide to navigating the coronavirus crisis

The debate over “airborne” coronavirus spread, explained

By Brian Resnick July 13

6 key Senate and House races to watch on Tuesday

By Ella Nilsen, Jane Coaston, and 1 more July 13

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Some brand names have long perpetuated racism. Black Lives Matter is changing that.

From the Washington Redskins to Aunt Jemima, a racist history is primed to be toppled.

By Allegra Frank July 13

Israel’s West Bank annexation plan and why it’s stalled, explained by an expert

By Jen Kirby July 13

The federal agency that’s supposed to protect workers is toothless on Covid-19

By Nicole Narea July 13