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Archives for April 2019

Politics
Trump’s acting defense secretary has been cleared of an ethics violationTrump’s acting defense secretary has been cleared of an ethics violation
Politics

The Pentagon’s inspector general concluded that Patrick Shanahan didn’t boost Boeing in his official capacity.

By Alex Ward
Politics
No one knows what Joe Biden thinks about health careNo one knows what Joe Biden thinks about health care
Politics

Biden has not endorsed Medicare-for-all, nor has he disavowed the idea.

By Sarah Kliff
Politics
Florida passed a historic expansion of voting rights. Now Republicans want to hobble it.Florida passed a historic expansion of voting rights. Now Republicans want to hobble it.
Politics

The Florida House wants people with felony records to pay all court costs and fees before they can vote.

By P.R. Lockhart
Culture
Avengers: Endgame doesn’t have a post-credits scene. It doesn’t need one.Avengers: Endgame doesn’t have a post-credits scene. It doesn’t need one.
Culture

The Avengers’ final chapter is no time for the traditional big Marvel teaser.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Politics
The one big takeaway from every 2020 Democratic primary poll so farThe one big takeaway from every 2020 Democratic primary poll so far
Politics

The 2020 Democratic primary didn’t really start until Joe Biden announced his presidential candidacy.

By Dylan Scott
Culture
Geek culture may never again be as all-consuming as it is right nowGeek culture may never again be as all-consuming as it is right now
Culture

Avengers: Endgame and Game of Thrones make this moment feel like a series finale for geek pop culture too.

By Emily St. James
The most prescient science fiction author you aren’t reading
Culture

Feminist dystopian fiction owes just as much to this woman — who wrote as a man — as Margaret Atwood.

By Kay Steiger
Politics
The Joe Biden culture warThe Joe Biden culture war
Politics

There’s a split among Democrats on #MeToo and more. Biden might have picked the losing side.

By Anna North
Explainers
What Donald Trump actually did in 2016, according to the Mueller reportWhat Donald Trump actually did in 2016, according to the Mueller report
Explainers

And where the special counsel found no evidence of Trump’s involvement.

By Andrew Prokop
Future Perfect
The myth of rational thinkingThe myth of rational thinking
Future Perfect

Why our pursuit of rationality leads to explosions of irrationality.

By Sean Illing
The best $16 I ever spent: Old Navy pajamas after my husband left
Money

Even on my worst days, putting on clean, cozy clothes always made me feel a little bit less bad, a little bit more human.

By Rachel Wilkerson Miller
5 years of Vox, explained by our staff
Vox Press Room

To celebrate our 5th Voxxiversary, we look back to share some stories from behind-the-scenes.

By Vox Staff
Politics
We’re investigating how insurance gaps endanger mothers. This is why.We’re investigating how insurance gaps endanger mothers. This is why.
Politics

Women are getting kicked off Medicaid soon after giving birth or aren’t qualifying for care to begin with.

By Julia Belluz and Nina Martin
Politics
What happens when new mothers don’t have insurance? Help us find out.What happens when new mothers don’t have insurance? Help us find out.
Politics

Women are getting kicked off Medicaid quickly after giving birth or aren’t qualifying for care to begin with.

By Julia Belluz and Nina Martin
archives
Vox Sentences: The Umbrella Movement in jailVox Sentences: The Umbrella Movement in jail
archives

Boeing takes a financial hit after two plane crashes; pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong are sentenced to prison time for 2014 protests.

By Fareehan Elgakhlab and Catherine Kim