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Jen Kirby

Jen Kirby

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Jen Kirby

    Gender
    The rise of #MeToo in IndiaThe rise of #MeToo in India
    Gender

    “All these women were waiting to tell their stories, waiting to be heard, to be seen, to feel like a human being.”

    By Jen Kirby
    World Politics
    Turkey’s president undercuts Saudi Arabia’s Khashoggi storyTurkey’s president undercuts Saudi Arabia’s Khashoggi story
    World Politics

    Recep Tayyip Erdogan offers a timeline to make the case that Khashoggi’s brutal murder was planned and premeditated.

    By Jen Kirby
    World Politics
    A body double and a “rogue operation”: the latest in Jamal Khashoggi newsA body double and a “rogue operation”: the latest in Jamal Khashoggi news
    World Politics

    The Saudi narrative of the dissident journalist’s death has gotten more complicated.

    By Jen Kirby
    Explainers
    Here’s why Trump threatened to pull out of a 144-year-old postal treatyHere’s why Trump threatened to pull out of a 144-year-old postal treaty
    Explainers

    This is Trump’s weirdest move in the China trade war.

    By Jen Kirby
    Politics
    Pat Cipollone is Trump’s new White House counselPat Cipollone is Trump’s new White House counsel
    Politics

    The Washington lawyer could be dealing with an onslaught of investigations should the Democrats succeed in taking the House.

    By Jen Kirby
    World Politics
    Britain’s roiling Brexit crisis, explainedBritain’s roiling Brexit crisis, explained
    World Politics

    The EU and UK still need to make a deal — and the March 2019 deadline is getting closer.

    By Jen Kirby
    World Politics
    China once denied detaining Uighur Muslims. Now an official claims it’s a good thing.China once denied detaining Uighur Muslims. Now an official claims it’s a good thing.
    World Politics

    An official in Xinjiang province defended detention camps as just job and educational programs.

    By Jen Kirby
    World Politics
    German leader Angela Merkel was just dealt a major political blowGerman leader Angela Merkel was just dealt a major political blow
    World Politics

    The results of the elections in Bavaria have put pressure on her coalition.

    By Jen Kirby
    Explainers
    Jeff Sessions has resigned. What happens to Mueller’s investigation now?Jeff Sessions has resigned. What happens to Mueller’s investigation now?
    Explainers

    Now the acting attorney general, Matthew Whitaker, who has criticized the Mueller probe, is in charge.

    By Jen Kirby
    World Politics
    China just legalized “reeducation” camps for Uighur MuslimsChina just legalized “reeducation” camps for Uighur Muslims
    World Politics

    Authorities once denied there were detaining the minority group. A change in a law suggests otherwise.

    By Jen Kirby