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Archives for November 2019

Culture
Mobsters, Teamsters, guilt, and salvation: Martin Scorsese’s terrific The IrishmanMobsters, Teamsters, guilt, and salvation: Martin Scorsese’s terrific The Irishman
Culture

Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci headline a long, winding movie that’s well worth the watch.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Future Perfect
9 charts to be thankful for this Thanksgiving9 charts to be thankful for this Thanksgiving
Future Perfect

It’s not all bad news — life expectancy and literacy are up, and global poverty is down.

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
Trump’s policies at the border weren’t designed to keep out Mexican asylum seekers — until nowTrump’s policies at the border weren’t designed to keep out Mexican asylum seekers — until now
Politics

Mexico is now sending more migrants to the southern border than any other country.

By Nicole Narea
Culture
Queen & Slim retells the Bonnie and Clyde myth as a story about blackness in AmericaQueen & Slim retells the Bonnie and Clyde myth as a story about blackness in America
Culture

Americans love the legend of doomed young lovers on the run. In Queen & Slim, that love gets reexamined.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Podcasts
It’s a lifestyle. It’s a culture. It’s keto.It’s a lifestyle. It’s a culture. It’s keto.
Podcast
Podcasts

Vox’s Julia Belluz explains the extreme diet phenomenon on this episode of Today, Explained.

By Lauren Katz
Politics
New Trump administration rules on sexual assault could keep survivors silentNew Trump administration rules on sexual assault could keep survivors silent
Politics

Some fear the rules, soon to be finalized, will essentially destroy the process of campus Title IX hearings.

By Anna North
Explainers
The new details about Trump blocking aid to Ukraine, explainedThe new details about Trump blocking aid to Ukraine, explained
Explainers

A deposition and a scoop revealed more information.

By Andrew Prokop
Defense & Security
“A terrible idea”: Experts blast Trump’s plan to label Mexican drug cartels “terrorists”“A terrible idea”: Experts blast Trump’s plan to label Mexican drug cartels “terrorists”
Defense & Security

It would increase fears of a US military intervention in Mexico.

By Alex Ward
Culture
Knives Out is a delightful Agatha Christie-style whodunnit made for 2019 AmericaKnives Out is a delightful Agatha Christie-style whodunnit made for 2019 America
Culture

Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, and more star in the latest caper from Rian Johnson.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
TIFF 2019: Toronto International Film Festival news and movie reviewsTIFF 2019: Toronto International Film Festival news and movie reviews
Culture

The race toward the 2020 Oscars kicks off right after Labor Day in Toronto.

By Vox Staff
Politics
How Kamala Harris’s mental health plan could hurt the most vulnerableHow Kamala Harris’s mental health plan could hurt the most vulnerable
Politics

As the culture moves away from institutionalization, Harris seems to want locked wards and forced drugging to be more “accessible.”

By Sara Luterman
Money
As Black Friday approaches, Amazon workers demand better labor conditionsAs Black Friday approaches, Amazon workers demand better labor conditions
Money

Employees at the Staten Island facility have signed a petition calling for increased break times and better transit benefits.

By Terry Nguyen
Explainers
Trump’s made-up war on Thanksgiving, explainedTrump’s made-up war on Thanksgiving, explained
Explainers

After claiming victory over the war on Christmas, the president has now moved on to the ... war on Thanksgiving.

By Emily Stewart
Science
Moral grandstanding is making an argument just to boost your status. It’s everywhere.Moral grandstanding is making an argument just to boost your status. It’s everywhere.
Science

A psychologist’s advice for arguing your moral beliefs without grandstanding.

By Brian Resnick
A federal court just blocked Trump’s attempt to quietly cut legal immigration by up to 65%
Politics

The policy would have made the goals of immigration restrictionists a reality.

By Nicole Narea and Alex Ward