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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.

Democrats’ extremely uphill battle to retake the Senate majority in 2020, explained

Senate Democrats are technically on offense in 2020, but they’re still dealing with a very tough map.

By Tara Golshan and Ella Nilsen

Jeffrey Epstein’s connections to Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, explained

Here’s what we know.

By Andrew Prokop

What’s next in the Jeffrey Epstein case? A former federal prosecutor explains.

By Jane Coaston July 9

A $15 minimum wage could lift 1.3 million out of poverty — and cost 1.3 million jobs

By Alexia Fernández Campbell July 8

Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender who is friends with Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, explained

By Jane Coaston and Anna North July 8

Iran is enriching uranium and breaking the limit set by the nuclear deal. Here’s what that means.

By Umair Irfan July 8

How Joe Biden can lose — or win — according to past primaries

By Andrew Prokop July 8

“A nasty, brutal fight”: what a US-Iran war would look like

By Alex Ward July 8

Elizabeth Warren has a plan to narrow the wage gap for women of color

By Anna North July 5

The legal battle over the Trump administration’s “domestic gag rule,” explained

By Anna North July 5

Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

We asked all the 2020 Democrats how they’d fix child care. Here’s what they said.

By Anna North July 5

The strike that brought teachers unions back from the dead

By Dylan Scott July 5

Republicans dominate state legislatures. That decides political power in America.

By Ella Nilsen July 5

California is about to ban discrimination against black workers with natural hairstyles

By Alexia Fernández Campbell July 3

Midsommar’s twisted ending, explained

By Alissa Wilkinson July 3

Trump’s controversial “Salute to America” July Fourth event, explained

By Aaron Rupar July 3

Seinfeld is 30 years old. Here are 5 ways it changed television.

By Emily Todd VanDerWerff July 3

Democratic candidates’ school integration plans, explained

By Matthew Yglesias July 3

The assault on conservative journalist Andy Ngo, explained

By Zack Beauchamp July 3

The state of the 2020 Democratic primary, explained

By Andrew Prokop July 3

Democrats’ reluctance to investigate E. Jean Carroll’s sexual assault allegation against Trump, explained

By Ella Nilsen and Li Zhou July 3

A $15 federal minimum wage won’t cost Americans jobs, new study says

By Alexia Fernández Campbell July 2

Wayne Messam’s 2020 presidential campaign and policies, explained

By Sean Collins July 2

How a lawsuit could reveal secrets about Silicon Valley’s favorite philanthropic loophole

By Theodore Schleifer July 2

The Taylor Swift/Scooter Braun controversy, explained

By Constance Grady July 1

The distraction of Straight Pride, as explained by LGBTQ activists and historians

By Nico Lang July 1

Secret meetings between Uber and labor unions are causing an uproar

By Alexia Fernández Campbell July 1

Space

How Apollo moon rocks reveal the epic history of the cosmos

Lunar samples are a time capsule. Scientists say we should go back for more.

By Brian Resnick July 1

Politics & Policy

Democrats have been discussing the same ideas on guns for 25 years. It’s time to change that.

There should be a Medicare-for-all or Green New Deal for ending gun violence.

By German Lopez July 1

5 takeaways from the Supreme Court’s just-ended term

By Scott Lemieux June 29

Is climate change an “existential threat” — or just a catastrophic one?

By Kelsey Piper June 28

The “heartbeat” bills that could ban almost all abortions, explained

By Anna North and Catherine Kim June 28

Netflix canceled One Day at a Time. Then a traditional TV network resurrected it.

By Emily Todd VanDerWerff June 28

The dubious masculinity of grilling

By Rebecca Jennings June 28

Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

Kamala Harris’s controversial record on criminal justice, explained

By German Lopez June 28

The furious, last-minute fight over the House and Senate border aid bills, explained

By Ella Nilsen and Li Zhou June 27

Vox’s guide to the 2020 presidential candidates

Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 presidential campaign and policies, explained

By Zack Beauchamp June 27

“Everyone uses Ravelry”: why a popular knitting website’s anti-Trump stance is so significant

By Aja Romano June 27

The G20 summit is going to test Trump’s foreign policy

By Jen Kirby June 27

The Supreme Court’s census ruling, explained

By Dara Lind June 27

Scientists weighed all the mass in the Milky Way galaxy. It’s mind-boggling.

By Brian Resnick and Javier Zarracina June 27

The 5 most important questions about carbon taxes, answered

By David Roberts June 27

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