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Making sense of the recent Covid-19 spike

The pandemic isn’t over in the US — but it is changing.

By Dylan Scott

The harrowing new reality for Alzheimer’s patients

Alzheimer’s patients and families live in a cloud of uncertainty. It’s about to get worse.

By Dylan Scott

The child tax credit is blowing up on TikTok. That should tell lawmakers something.

The videos of parents getting their checks aren’t just a fun meme — they suggest a path for making the one-year policy permanent.

By Dylan Matthews

Gen Z doesn’t know a world without fast fashion

Why do we expect teenagers to out-thrift major retailers?

By Terry Nguyen

The next voting rights battleground is Michigan

The Michigan GOP has an aggressive plan to suppress the vote — and to bypass the governor’s veto.

By Ian Millhiser

Don’t assume your iPhone is safe from hackers

The Pegasus spyware leak shows that iPhones are vulnerable to hacks, too.

By Sara Morrison

What is CNN+ and why would you pay for it?

The newest streaming service doesn’t make sense, but it’s what we’re doing now anyway.

By Peter Kafka

Internal Apple letter shows employees are still fighting to work from home

A new petition says it’s "too early" to force employees back to the office and asks management for "greater flexibility."

By Shirin Ghaffary

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Hot infrastructure summer

It’s a big week for President Biden’s infrastructure plans. Vox’s Li Zhou explains the obstacles in his way, and a historian says one of them is our collective memory.

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By Rebecca Heilweil July 19

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By Alissa Wilkinson and Aja Romano July 19

The US steps up efforts to save Afghan allies as the Taliban continues an offensive

By Cameron Peters July 18

A federal judge declared DACA unlawful. Here’s what that means.

By Cameron Peters July 17

Most Americans like remote work — but Democrats like it more

By Rani Molla July 17

Take a mental break with the newest Vox crossword

By Vox Staff July 1

How climate change fueled the devastating floods in Germany and northwest Europe

By Jariel Arvin July 16

The surgeon general wants Facebook to do more to stop Covid-19 lies

By Sara Morrison July 16

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The new Anthony Bourdain doc is ethically thorny but worth watching

By Alissa Wilkinson July 16

The US is bracing for a potential Haitian migrant crisis. Biden needs to step up.

By Nicole Narea July 16

The new Space Jam is apocalyptic horror

By Alissa Wilkinson July 16

The wellness world’s conspiracy problem is linked to Orientalism

By Terry Nguyen July 16

Some vaccinated people have gotten Covid-19. That’s no reason to panic.

By Umair Irfan July 15

Tennessee has one of the lowest vax rates. Republicans are working to keep it that way.

By Aaron Rupar July 15

Why America’s story requires revision

By Jamil Smith July 15

America’s monopoly problem stretches far beyond Big Tech

By Emily Stewart July 15

What we’ve learned about Britney Spears’s conservatorship case changes everything

By Constance Grady July 15

Artists laid the foundation for Cuba’s protests. An economy in free fall and the pandemic ignited it.

By Jen Kirby July 15

Biden’s biggest anti-poverty plan has launched. He can still make it even better.

By Dylan Matthews July 15

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The critical race theory debate

Matt is joined by education reporter Andrew Ujifusa to weigh in on what's really at stake in the debate over teaching critical race theory in schools

Child tax credit payments are going out. Here’s how to get yours.

By Gregory Svirnovskiy and Gabby Birenbaum July 15

Is shilling for brands a necessary evil?

By Luke Winkie July 15

Here’s where dangerous ticks are spreading across the US — and what to do about them

By Benji Jones July 15

Facebook wants creators, but YouTube is paying creators much, much more

By Peter Kafka July 15

Racist trolls attacked England’s soccer team. Fans fought back.

By Shirin Ghaffary July 14

Biden’s Cuba policy is suddenly in the spotlight

By Jen Kirby July 14

Haitian civil society leaders have a plan for the country’s future. It doesn’t involve the US.

By Jariel Arvin July 14

Few immigrants in detention have been vaccinated. That needs to change.

By Nicole Narea July 14

One Good Thing: A true crime book about the problems with true crime books

By Emily VanDerWerff July 14

The great American cool

By Safy-Hallan Farah July 14

The five-day workweek is dead

By Anna North July 13

For women, remote work is a blessing and a curse

By Rani Molla July 13

Ask a book critic: What’s a good summer read with a Wonder Years feel?

By Constance Grady July 13

Trump has found his January 6 martyr

By Aaron Rupar July 13

The GOP voting bill that literally caused Texas Democrats to flee the state, explained

By Ian Millhiser July 13

How should an influencer sound?

By Rebecca Jennings July 13

Shein, the Chinese fast fashion giant, explained

By Terry Nguyen July 13

We must burn the West to save it

By Umair Irfan July 13

3 rules for when schools should keep masks

By German Lopez July 13

The struggle to make health apps truly private

By Sara Morrison July 12