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Archives for October 2019

Politics
Journalists from CNN and the New York Times are tag teaming this week’s Democratic debateJournalists from CNN and the New York Times are tag teaming this week’s Democratic debate
Politics

The moderators are Anderson Cooper, Erin Burnett, and Marc Lacey.

By Li Zhou
Technology
Introducing Reset, a new podcast about how tech is changing our livesIntroducing Reset, a new podcast about how tech is changing our lives
Podcast
Technology

Tech is changing everything. Recode’s new show, hosted by Arielle Duhaime-Ross, explores why — and how.

By Liz Kelly Nelson
Money
America’s largest auto retailer sells customers used defective cars, a report saysAmerica’s largest auto retailer sells customers used defective cars, a report says
Money

A new report found that one in nine used vehicles sold from AutoNation contained defects.

By Terry Nguyen
Technology
The techlash hasn’t come up in the Democratic presidential debates. Warren could change that.The techlash hasn’t come up in the Democratic presidential debates. Warren could change that.
Technology

Tonight’s debate will signal whether Warren thinks Facebook — and the rest of tech — may finally be an issue voters care about.

By Peter Kafka
archives
Vox Sentences: Gunned down by police in her homeVox Sentences: Gunned down by police in her home
archives

Texas woman is shot in her home by police; China wants to continue trade talks before striking a deal.

By Hannah Brown
Health Care
The good, the bad, and the unknown in the House plan to lower drug costsThe good, the bad, and the unknown in the House plan to lower drug costs
Health Care

The unavoidable tradeoff in lowering prescription drug prices: fewer new drugs.

By Dylan Scott
Explainers
The push to unionize cannabis workers, explainedThe push to unionize cannabis workers, explained
Explainers

Labor unions see an opportunity to organize one of the fastest-growing industries.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
Trump’s Syria withdrawal is a boon for ISIS — and a nightmare for Europe
World Politics

A wave of would-be returnees could rekindle terrorism on the continent.

By Daniel Byman
Syria
ISIS breakouts, US troop withdrawals, Assad advances: the weekend in Syria newsISIS breakouts, US troop withdrawals, Assad advances: the weekend in Syria news
Syria

The aftermath of Trump’s sudden Syria withdrawal decision has turned very violent — with the potential to get much worse.

By Alex Ward
Future Perfect
The Nobel Prize in economics goes to 3 groundbreaking anti-poverty researchersThe Nobel Prize in economics goes to 3 groundbreaking anti-poverty researchers
Future Perfect

In the last 20 years, development economics has been transformed. These researchers are the reason why.

By Kelsey Piper
Politics
The past 48 hours in Trump impeachment inquiry news, explainedThe past 48 hours in Trump impeachment inquiry news, explained
Politics

A Trump administration official says there was quid pro quo, presidential calls to interview the whistleblower, and Hunter Biden resigns a board seat.

By Sean Collins
The Vox guide to HBO’s “Succession”
The rise of Succession, TV’s new must-watch showThe rise of Succession, TV’s new must-watch show
The Vox guide to HBO’s “Succession”

The HBO series about awful rich people seems like it’s about wealth. It’s really about abuse.

By Emily St. James
Politics
A pro-Trump conference showed a fake video of Trump shooting the media and his opponentsA pro-Trump conference showed a fake video of Trump shooting the media and his opponents
Politics

The New York Times surfaced a video shown at an American Priority event that depicts the president violently attacking the press and his critics.

By Emily Stewart
What to expect at the fourth Democratic debate
Politics

Can a candidate not named Biden, Warren, or Sanders have their breakout moment?

By Tara Golshan
Culture
Did Joker deserve all the discourse?Did Joker deserve all the discourse?
Culture

Todd Phillips’s gritty supervillain origin story might be irresponsible. It also might just be boring.

By Aja Romano, Alissa Wilkinson and 2 more