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Archives for April 2019

Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
Why Joe Biden’s foreign policy experience is both a weakness and a strength in 2020Why Joe Biden’s foreign policy experience is both a weakness and a strength in 2020
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

“Biden seems so much rooted in that pre-Trump past that he almost seems like a man out of time,” said one expert.

By Alex Ward
Money
People buy millions of unsafe products every year. Here’s why recalls are harder than they should be.People buy millions of unsafe products every year. Here’s why recalls are harder than they should be.
Money

How products like Ikea dressers and the Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play baby sleepers get recalled.

By Chavie Lieber
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Vox Sentences: A prisoner for a prisonerVox Sentences: A prisoner for a prisoner
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Joe Biden is officially running for president; Iran proposes a prisoner swap with the US.

By Catherine Kim and Fareehan Elgakhlab
Money
Wholesale coffee is cheaper than it’s been in years. That’s not good news.Wholesale coffee is cheaper than it’s been in years. That’s not good news.
Money

The low price of coffee doesn’t affect consumers, and it could seriously hurt coffee growers.

By Gaby Del Valle
Science
Another dangerous tropical cyclone just hit MozambiqueAnother dangerous tropical cyclone just hit Mozambique
Science

Tropical Cyclone Kenneth threatens 750,000 people in Mozambique.

By Brian Resnick
Explainers
Was Russia’s 2016 intervention for Trump a strategic failure?Was Russia’s 2016 intervention for Trump a strategic failure?
Explainers

Putin won the political battle, but the war’s outcome is still uncertain.

By Alex Finley - Center for Public Integrity
Culture
Game of Thrones’ White Walker battle is here. But is Winterfell ready?Game of Thrones’ White Walker battle is here. But is Winterfell ready?
Culture

Three Vox writers debate the amount of military planning in “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.”

By Emily St. James, Matthew Yglesias and 1 more
Future Perfect
Beyond Meat is going public. Investors are betting on a new future for food.Beyond Meat is going public. Investors are betting on a new future for food.
Future Perfect

Plant-based meat products might fix our food system.

By Kelsey Piper
Politics
Joe Biden is the Hillary Clinton of 2020Joe Biden is the Hillary Clinton of 2020
Politics

Americans want outsiders, reformers, and fresh faces, not politicians with decades of baggage.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
Prominent women of color are putting 2020 candidates on the spot. Warren and Harris shined.Prominent women of color are putting 2020 candidates on the spot. Warren and Harris shined.
Politics

The two senators won over crowds at the first-ever policy forum for women of color on Wednesday.

By Li Zhou
Vox Press Room
Vox turns 5Vox turns 5
Vox Press Room

Since its launch in 2014, Vox has gone through countless changes. One thing has stayed the same.

By Lauren Williams
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How we make VoxHow we make Vox
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By Vox Staff
A rosé by literally every other name
Money

Why everything from vodka to mustard is rosé-flavored now.

By Rebecca Jennings
Politics
Why Trump’s tweets about Don McGahn and the Mueller report could backfireWhy Trump’s tweets about Don McGahn and the Mueller report could backfire
Politics

Trump sought to refute one of the report’s most damaging revelations. He created new problems for himself in so doing.

By Aaron Rupar
Money
Can we trust the people who got us hooked on the internet to save us from it?Can we trust the people who got us hooked on the internet to save us from it?
Money

Ex-Google employee Tristan Harris has a big plan for dismantling the addictive qualities of your favorite apps, but the story sounds familiar.

By Kaitlyn Tiffany