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Explainers

We live in a world of too much information and too little context. Too much noise and too little insight. That's where Vox's explainers come in.

Impeaching a Supreme Court justice, explained

It works just like impeaching a president.

By Dylan Matthews

Jerry Falwell Jr., and the allegations against him, explained

Why one of the best-known American evangelicals is facing big-time scrutiny.

By Jane Coaston

The case for a 4-day workweek

By Alexia Fernández Campbell September 13

Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

Where every 2020 candidate stands on guns

By German Lopez September 13

Friday the 13th isn’t unlucky. It’s a meme disguised as superstition.

By Aja Romano September 13

The best case for and against a fracking ban

By Umair Irfan September 13

Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

Kamala Harris’s controversial record on criminal justice, explained

By German Lopez September 12

Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

A guide to how 2020 Democrats plan to fight climate change

By Umair Irfan September 12

Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

The 20-year argument between Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren over bankruptcy, explained

By Matthew Yglesias September 12

Democratic primary polls are showing a 3-way race going into the third debate

By Tara Golshan September 12

North Carolina Republicans’ audacious power play, explained

By Tara Golshan September 11

The Caroline Calloway story is built on classic archetypes. That’s why people are so invested.

By Constance Grady September 11

The thousands of lawsuits against opioid companies, explained

By German Lopez September 11

Why officials patronizing Trump’s businesses is corrupt, explained for Kevin McCarthy

By Aaron Rupar September 11

Cars dominate cities today. Barcelona has set out to change that.

By David Roberts September 11

Wilbur Ross’s threat to fire NOAA officials over a tweet turns Sharpiegate into a real scandal

By Sean Collins September 11

Fall TV is the best it’s been in a decade. Here are 15 new shows to watch.

By Emily Todd VanDerWerff and Pilot Viruet September 11

Why it’s a big deal when airline workers strike

By Terry Nguyen September 11

Gig workers’ win in California is a victory for workers everywhere

By Alexia Fernández Campbell September 11

This life-threatening pregnancy complication is the next frontier in the abortion debate

By Anna North September 11

America is in danger of losing its “measles-free” status

By Julia Belluz September 11

California just passed a landmark law to regulate Uber and Lyft

By Alexia Fernández Campbell September 11

The flawed thinking behind Trump’s campaign to discredit mainstream polls, explained

By Aaron Rupar September 11

Dating apps are everywhere. Relationship apps are for what comes next.

By Rebecca Jennings September 11

The controversy over the Air Force’s stays at a Trump hotel, explained

By Sean Collins September 10

11 Senate races Democrats are eyeing in 2020, briefly explained

By Tara Golshan and Ella Nilsen September 10

Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

How the Democratic presidential candidates would combat the opioid epidemic

By German Lopez September 10

A $5 billion fine won’t fix Facebook. Here’s what would.

By Emily Stewart September 10

The controversy surrounding Jay-Z’s partnership with the NFL, explained

By P.R. Lockhart September 9

Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

Kamala Harris’s criminal justice reform plan, explained

By German Lopez September 9

The Trump administration’s new plan to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, explained

By Matthew Yglesias September 9

The special election in a scandal-plagued North Carolina House district, explained

By Dylan Scott September 9

The anti-liberal moment

By Zack Beauchamp September 9

Energy & Environment

122 degrees for days: the looming Phoenix heat wave that could harm thousands

How climate change could bring the Katrina of extreme heat to Arizona.

By Umair Irfan September 9

The incredibly absurd Trump/CNN SharpieGate feud, explained

By Emily Stewart September 6

This company is advertising MeToo-branded at-home rape kits. Experts say it’s a terrible idea.

By Anna North September 6

The Popeyes fried chicken sandwich shortage, explained

By Hilary George-Parkin September 6

The week in Brexit drama, explained

By Jen Kirby September 6

The rise of anti-trans “radical” feminists

By Katelyn Burns September 5

The intense competition among 2020 Democrats to be like Jay Inslee, explained

By Tara Golshan September 5

The problem of medical debt, and the wonky fight behind Bernie Sanders’s plan to eliminate it, explained

By Dylan Scott September 5

The constitutional change at the heart of the UK Parliament’s endless deadlock

By Matthew Yglesias September 5