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.
And there are more ghost towns than even populated towns in this state.
And there are more ghost towns than even populated towns in this state.
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What the panic about kids using AI to cheat gets wrong.
Trump’s crackdown on high-skill immigration will make Americans poorer.
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Raising the retirement age does more to hurt poorer people who live less long.
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“The Department of War,” explained.
The hidden reasons behind America’s organ donation crisis.
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NFL dance squads and sorority rush dances have become the front lines of gender anxiety.
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Latino voters will be crucial to either party’s gerrymandering plans.
Millions more people will be taking a GLP-1 soon. What’s the catch?
Trump’s new fee will make the USAID cuts look like a rounding error in some countries.
Extreme heat is increasing the prevalence of a disease that hits low-income people the hardest.
Science says that even moderate drinking is bad for you — and Americans are listening.
Right now, he’s doing authoritarianism badly. But it could still work in the long run.
The largely symbolic move has more to do with politics than supporting Palestinians’ right to self-determination.
AI wrote a sacred text for Buddhists — and it exceeded expectations. Can it write a good Bible?
This doesn’t have to be all-or-nothing.
The most surprising consequence of Trump’s trade war.
Eighty years after Hiroshima, the idea that nuclear war can be controlled is making a comeback.
A rush to redraw voter maps might determine future control of Congress.
The only things keeping America out of a recession are robots and health care.
Lawrence Dennis predicted America would fall to fascism in the 1930s. His errors have much to teach us today.
Banning food dye is inconsequential when environmental pollution is killing us.
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Some of us are much more sensitive than others.
What chimp research can teach us about AI’s ability to “scheme.“
“A pal is a wonderful thing.”
The commonsense, zero-cost fix that Congress wouldn’t touch.
Americans say they want a third party — but making it happen is tricky.
The health care consequences of Trump’s budget bill are already here.
Reforming environmental rules is only a small step to rebuilding after wildfires.
The strongest defense can be summed up in just two words.