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Homeless encampments — and the debate over what to do about them — explained

By Rachel M. Cohen

Nobody knows what the point of homework is

By Jacob Sweet

How one man quietly stitched the American safety net over four decades

By Dylan Matthews

“She hardly goes out”: Racism is keeping many Asian Americans from going to the doctor

Pandemic-related hate crimes against Asian Americans have left many feeling unsafe in public. The consequences of missed health care will have lasting effects.

By Jenny Chen

Health care in jails and prisons is terrible. The pandemic made it even worse.

By Victoria Law

How America fails children

By Dylan Scott

What we owe to future generations

By Sigal Samuel

How Biden could expand paid family leave to more Americans

By Gregory Svirnovskiy

A Canadian study gave $7,500 to homeless people. Here’s how they spent it.

By Sigal Samuel

The hidden holes in America’s social safety net

By Harin Contractor, Jamil Poonja, and 1 more

Study: Smoking bans saved countless lives — could they have increased drunk driving?

By Jerusalem Demsas

The Proud Boys, explained

By Jane Coaston

The great rebuild

By Vox Staff

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We can end America’s unemployment nightmare

The problem with our social safety net is clear. The solution is, too.

By Emily Stewart

Young people are the new corps of engineers the US has been waiting for

By Andrew Yang

The future of the economy hinges on child care

By Anna North

Why protesters have been banging pots and pans outside their windows

By Nicole Narea

The ironic invisibility of the loudest man in America

By Jane Coaston

How anxiety changes political behavior

By Jane Coaston

There’s a conservative civil war raging — over porn

By Jane Coaston

Bullshit jobs: why they exist and why you might have one

By Sean Illing

New York City adopts ranked-choice voting, a major milestone for the reform

By Li Zhou

He needed a gender-affirming procedure. The hospital said no.

By s.e. smith

The case for raising kids in the city

By Matthew Yglesias

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Laboratories of Democracy

By Vox Staff

The Catch-22 for labor unions enjoying newfound public support

By Dylan Scott

Why some anti-abortion conservatives think Alabama’s abortion law goes too far

By Jane Coaston

FBI director: White nationalist violence is a “persistent, pervasive threat”

By Jane Coaston

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is abolishing the state’s death penalty

By Dylan Scott

Want less poverty in the world? Empower women.

By Sean Illing

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Richard Rorty’s prescient warnings for the American left

By Sean Illing

Why the NRA is struggling

By Jane Coaston

Denmark gives new fathers paid leave. Why do so few take it?

By Jillian Weinberger, Sarah Kliff, and 2 more

George H.W. Bush was a champion for people with disabilities

By Rachel Withers

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The scary ideology behind Trump’s immigration instincts

By Jane Coaston

“False flags,” explained

By Jane Coaston

Mary Bono resigns as USA Gymnastics president

By Jane Coaston

Trump’s meeting with Kanye was really about masking his record on criminal justice reform

By Jane Coaston

ESPN will not broadcast the national anthem before NFL games this season

By Jane Coaston

An artist painted on the American flag. The governor of Kansas wants her work destroyed.

By Jane Coaston