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.
ChatGPT, Midjourney, and other tools are forcing Biden and Congress to take AI seriously.
After two missing children, a quadruple homicide, and the darkest of true crimes. Lori Vallow finally receives her sentence.
Trump allegedly tried to destroy evidence in the federal case involving classified documents.
The Court ordered Alabama to draw a second congressional district where Black voters can elect their chosen candidate.
Heat has a bigger impact on us than we may realize.
The major questions doctrine, explained.
It’s been 15 years since the last WGA strike, and the stakes are far greater.
“We’re steadily marching toward an uninsurable future.”
The Manson Family murders weren’t a countercultural revolt. They were about power, entitlement, and Hollywood.
How the tactics and arguments are changing ahead of 2024.
A new federal appeals court decision is a terrible blow to trans rights, and a potential earthquake in the fight for LGBTQ equality.
Fast-moving air 8 miles in the sky is pinning hot air over the South, driving the heat index into triple digits.
What happens if everybody walks off the job?
The Court’s decision in Biden v. Nebraska is nothing more than an exercise of raw power. It bears no resemblance to actual law.
The Court’s decision in Groff v. DeJoy repudiates a line in a 1977 Supreme Court decision that pretty much everyone hates.
Everything you need to know about the two cases that will likely have sweeping implications for race-conscious admissions at US colleges and beyond.
What America will lose, now that affirmative action is effectively gone.
Dude, where’s my show?
Six justices decided not to burn the right of the people to govern themselves to the ground.
Small modular reactors might be the nuclear industry’s best hope for a renaissance.
Anti-LGBTQ Republicans are governing like they have no adult supervision. At least for now, the courts aren’t tolerating that behavior.
Where is abortion legal? How has Dobbs affected abortion access? And is Roe ever coming back?
The Court’s decision in United States v. Texas stops rogue judges from seizing control of law enforcement.
Extreme heat is dangerous. Extreme heat when you least expect it is even worse.
Clarence Thomas’s majority opinion ensures that innocent people will spend years behind bars.
Kennedy, an anti-vaxxer of storied Democratic pedigree, isn’t a serious challenger to Biden — but he’s getting some traction.
Why do we have a summer solstice, anyway?
The first electric car for most people will be a used one.
The holiday’s 159-year history holds a lot of meaning in the fight for Black liberation today.
A landmark statute protecting Indian tribes from cultural genocide is upheld.
Trump’s mantra is persecution over prosecution.
If Cannon remains the judge on this case, it is unlikely that special counsel Jack Smith will convict Trump — no matter how strong the evidence may be.
Cool it with the predictions, for one.
The Supreme Court voted not to make federal Medicaid law virtually unenforceable.
How the legislation to avert an economic crisis would affect student loans, food aid, the IRS, and more.
House of Hammer is the latest entry in the Armie Hammer true crime scandal.
With just days to spare, the House has approved a debt ceiling bill that’s poised to avert a financial crisis.
The Court took a huge bite out of the Clean Water Act.
It’s a reminder that volcanoes are beautiful, dangerous, and closer than we may realize.
So you heard TikTok’s being banned. Here’s what’s actually happening.