Skip to main content
The homepageVoxVox logo
The homepageVoxVox logo

The context you need, when you need it

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own.

We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today?

Join now

The 6 most important sentences from Obama’s State of the Union

by Ezra Klein
Part Of
State of the Union 2015: Full coverage and analysis
see all updates

In every State of the Union since Barack Obama took office, he has offered policy built for an emergency. But not this time. The video above explains the six most important sentences in Obama’s 2015 State of the Union address and how his agenda shifts as the crises recede.

Further reading:

A guide to the policies Obama mentioned in the 2015 State of the Union

6 big topics left out of the State of the Union

See More:

More in: State of the Union 2015: Full coverage and analysis

The huge racial divide the State of the Union ignoredThe huge racial divide the State of the Union ignored
8 ways the GOP’s SOTU response was different in Spanish — and why it matters8 ways the GOP’s SOTU response was different in Spanish — and why it matters
The TPP is one of the only topics on which Obama and the GOP agreed last nightThe TPP is one of the only topics on which Obama and the GOP agreed last night

Most Popular

  1. Take a mental break with the newest Vox crossword
  2. A year of Trump is backfiring on the religious right
  3. We’re asking the wrong question about the hantavirus outbreak
  4. The real reason Americans hate the economy so much
  5. Trump’s China policy is nearly the exact opposite of what everyone expected

More in Video

Video
What would J.R.R. Tolkien think of Palantir?What would J.R.R. Tolkien think of Palantir?
Play
Video

How The Lord of the Rings lore helps explain the mysterious tech company.

By Benjamin Stephen
America, Actually
The progressive plan to reclaim the working classThe progressive plan to reclaim the working class
Podcast
America, Actually

Progressive caucus chair Rep. Greg Casar on his movement’s new playbook.

By Astead Herndon
Video
The Department of Holy WarThe Department of Holy War
Play
Video

What Pete Hegseth’s fascination with the Crusades can tell us about the war in Iran.

By Nate Krieger
Video
Live Nation lost. Will anything change for ticket prices?Live Nation lost. Will anything change for ticket prices?
Play
Video

A jury ruled Live Nation and Ticketmaster a monopoly, but what that means for ticket prices is not so simple.

By Frank Posillico
Eating the Ocean
Why are states unleashing millions of these fish?Why are states unleashing millions of these fish?
Play
Eating the Ocean

America’s fishing paradox.

By Nate Krieger
Video
Why Americans can’t escape credit card debtWhy Americans can’t escape credit card debt
Play
Video

Credit card APRs are now as high as 20 percent.

By Frank Posillico