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How to go out and not spread coronavirus this summer

What’s the best — and riskiest — way to see friends, take a trip, or get spiffed up? We talked to experts to find out.

By Katherine Harmon Courage

Australia was a coronavirus success story. Now, an outbreak is prompting new lockdowns.

Hundreds of new cases in the Melbourne area have prompted lockdowns and border closures.

By Conor Murray

Housing segregation left Black Americans more vulnerable to Covid-19

Racist WWII housing policy might not sound like it has much to do with the coronavirus. But it does.

By Dylan Scott

The Supreme Court’s landmark new Native American rights decision, explained

No, they didn’t give away half of Oklahoma — but it is a big deal.

By Ian Millhiser

Why extreme heat is so alarming for the fight against Covid-19

"I’m actually really worried about indoor transmission."

By Umair Irfan

What to know about the debate over reopening America’s K-12 schools

Solving the school problem is crucial for parents and kids. Here’s what experts say would help.

By Anna North

Unpacking the twisty genre of political fanfiction through Curtis Sittenfeld’s Rodham

The Vox Book Club digs into why we’re fascinated by fiction about politicians.

By Constance Grady and Aja Romano

This week’s movie releases are astoundingly good

7 terrific new films, featuring a wide array of stars — from Tom Hanks and Charlize Theron to Andy Samberg and Walter Mercado.

By Alissa Wilkinson

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A million international students in limbo

The Trump administration announced it would send a million international students home this week. But Vox’s Nicole Narea says the students are collateral in a bigger political play.

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“Usually, trans women are side characters”

By Emily VanDerWerff July 12

Is evangelical support for Trump a contradiction?

By Sean Illing July 12

Trump just commuted Roger Stone’s sentence

By Jen Kirby July 10

Amazon walks back its order for employees to delete TikTok from their phones

By Jason Del Rey and Shirin Ghaffary July 10

America still doesn’t have enough N95 masks

By Rebecca Heilweil July 10

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By Alissa Wilkinson July 10

What Kelly Reichardt learned from directing First Cow, her gentle masterpiece

By Alissa Wilkinson July 10

Covid-19 testing in the US is abysmal. Again.

By German Lopez July 10

Masha Gessen on the frightening fragility of America’s political institutions

By Ezra Klein July 10

A therapist on what it’s like to work with patients during the pandemic

By Luke Winkie July 10

Why Facebook failed its civil rights audit

By Rebecca Heilweil and Shirin Ghaffary July 9

The appeal and futility of mask meltdown videos

By Alex Abad-Santos July 9

At last, a climate policy platform that can unite the left

By David Roberts July 9

The Supreme Court just dealt a huge blow to Congress’s power to investigate Trump

By Ian Millhiser July 9

The story behind this iconic Olympics protest

By Coleman Lowndes July 9

How “abolish ICE” helped bring abolitionist ideas into the mainstream

By Nicole Narea July 9

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Joe Biden’s surprisingly visionary housing plan, explained

By Matthew Yglesias July 9

I’m an epidemiologist and a dad. Here’s why I think schools should reopen.

By Benjamin P. Linas July 9

When Black Lives Matter protests come to “Copland”

By Anna North July 9

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders joined forces to craft a bold, progressive agenda

By Ella Nilsen July 9

Who gets to be reckless on Wall Street?

By Emily Stewart July 9

Val Demings’s tenure as Orlando’s police chief complicates her consideration for VP

By Li Zhou July 9

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

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

By Allegra Frank July 9

Trump is trying to kick out foreign students amid the pandemic

By Nicole Narea July 8

The Supreme Court just gave Republicans a powerful new weapon against Obamacare

By Ian Millhiser July 8

Just 4 states meet these basic criteria to reopen and stay safe

By German Lopez July 8

Why Arizona is suffering the worst Covid-19 outbreak in the US

By German Lopez July 8

The Supreme Court stripped thousands of teachers of their civil rights

By Ian Millhiser July 8

A rabbi explains how to make sense of suffering

By Sean Illing July 8

The hidden trackers in your phone, explained

By Sara Morrison July 8

America’s looming housing catastrophe, explained

By Jen Kirby July 8

Farmers and animal rights activists are coming together to fight big factory farms

By Ezra Klein July 8

A coronavirus consultant shares how she advises businesses on reopening

By Isabella Simonetti July 8

Civil rights leaders are still fed up with Facebook over hate speech

By Shirin Ghaffary July 7

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro gets coronavirus after months of downplaying the pandemic

By Jen Kirby July 7

TikTok pulls out of Hong Kong as tech companies push back against new security law

By Rebecca Heilweil July 7