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.
We don’t need to know how this pandemic started to begin to prevent the next one.
Ordinarily, this lawsuit would be laughed out of court. But you never can tell with Trump’s judges.
It’s the beginning of a years-long effort to clean up and track the effects of chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio.
A comprehensive list of the allegations and criminal charges against R. Kelly since 1994.
The job market is booming. Inflation is falling. But you’d never know it from look at President Biden’s poll numbers.
The limits of party elites’ influence on presidential primaries.
As Trump spread his stolen election lies, Fox was terrified of alienating its own audience, emails and texts show.
Things could get real shitty.
The train derailment and chemical spill was the culmination of a long trend of cost-cutting in the rail industry.
Arizona v. Mayorkas shows how the Court’s Republican majority can manipulate its own procedures for partisan ends.
Keeping track of all the criminal investigations of Trump isn’t easy, so we did it for you.
Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh seek to conscript big tech into the war on terror; the results could be disastrous.
The former South Carolina governor is caught between two versions of the Republican Party.
You are not the only person who thinks resort fees are ridiculous and it shouldn’t cost you $200 to cancel your cable.
The former US ambassador to the UN is the first Republican to challenge Trump.
The law is very explicit that Biden’s student debt relief program is lawful. The Court’s Republican majority is unlikely to care.
House Republicans are ready to investigate everything under the sun.
Since the Trump era, Democrats have relied heavily on oppositional, dark warnings about Republicans. That might be about to change.
Vulnerability is having a moment on the platform as mass layoffs hit the tech industry.
The drug’s cost crisis is spurring states to pursue a public version of an essential medication.
Gautam Adani was Asia’s wealthiest man coming into 2023. Now, he’s lost billions after a bombshell report from a small US investment firm.
Thomas Jefferson’s stage fright! Woodrow Wilson’s academic research on presidential rhetoric! Reagan’s special guests!
Embattled Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s latest challenge: getting his party’s priorities in line.
New experiments show the power of giving cash right before extreme weather strikes.
This is just the tip of the iceberg.
The bright side to all these terrible tech layoffs.
Peruvian protests — and the government’s response — are “a monster eating itself,” one expert told Vox.
EVs catch fire far less often than gas-powered cars, but firefighters still need to adapt.
Let’s talk vertical mergers, corporate consolidation, and Taylor Swift.
Why the fight against “puppy mills” is coming to your local pet store.
Some allies are becoming frustrated with Germany. Poland has said it will find a workaround to send its tanks.
The good news: You’re safe if you’re not an ant.
Breaking down what was real and what was exaggerated about Russian interference.
US officials are sold on Japan’s new military posture. Japan’s public might not be.
Protests after the arrest of former President Pedro Castillo emphasize Peru’s deep stratification.
Though the Islamic Republic has a history of protest, this year’s unrest is unique.
A push to cut the defense budget likely won’t happen. But it’s interesting anyway.
The discharge petition, explained.
And what impact it might have on the Trump investigation.
Research shows gas stoves are a public health problem. But if you like your stove, you can keep it.