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Archives for November 2025

The Vox guide to using your benefits
Why are my health insurance premiums going up so much?Why are my health insurance premiums going up so much?
The Vox guide to using your benefits

One of the Democrats’ best political issues is to defend to Affordable Care Act. Is it worth defending?

By Dylan Scott
The Vox guide to using your benefits
Americans are ditching traditional health care for something cheaper — and riskierAmericans are ditching traditional health care for something cheaper — and riskier
The Vox guide to using your benefits

An obscure health insurance alternative is seeing tremendous growth. But there’s a catch.

By Dylan Scott
The Vox guide to using your benefits
Does my health insurance cover therapy?Does my health insurance cover therapy?
The Vox guide to using your benefits

How to decode your mental heath benefits.

By Keren Landman, MD
The subtle privatization of Medicare
The Vox guide to using your benefits

More than half of seniors will sign up for a private version of Medicare this open enrollment. What happened?

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Are fewer young people identifying as trans?Are fewer young people identifying as trans?
Politics

The debate over youth gender identity polling, explained.

By Anna North
Culture
The internet’s weirdest stan warThe internet’s weirdest stan war
Culture

Why people are pitting Malala Yousafzai and Greta Thunberg against each other.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Money
There’s a new way to get a loan — but it comes at a costThere’s a new way to get a loan — but it comes at a cost
Money

Creditors have a new obsession.

By Michael Waters
The Logoff
A temporary SNAP lifelineA temporary SNAP lifeline
The Logoff

Trump’s preventable SNAP chaos, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
Dental insurance isn’t a scam — but it’s also not insurance
The Vox guide to using your benefits

How we pay for going to the dentist is supremely screwed up.

By Emily Stewart
Politics
Will the attacks on Zohran Mamdani awaken a “sleeping giant”?Will the attacks on Zohran Mamdani awaken a “sleeping giant”?
Politics

How it feels to be a Muslim New Yorker and see Islamophobia wielded against Mamdani.

By Christian Paz
Culture
After the vibe shift, Ford ads got weirdAfter the vibe shift, Ford ads got weird
Culture

How do you sell America when no one agrees on what America is?

By Constance Grady
Welcome to the November issue of The Highlight
The Highlight
By Vox Staff
The Case for Growth
We can have growth while fighting climate changeWe can have growth while fighting climate change
Podcast
The Case for Growth

How to change your mind on the climate’s future, according to data scientist Hannah Ritchie.

By Sean Illing
Future Perfect
We love dogs as family. We also experiment on them. Will it come to an end?We love dogs as family. We also experiment on them. Will it come to an end?
Future Perfect

The secretive dog experimentation industry is starting to crumble.

By Marina Bolotnikova
Future Perfect
The Ozempic effect is finally showing up in obesity dataThe Ozempic effect is finally showing up in obesity data
Future Perfect

The decline of one of America’s biggest health crises, in two charts.

By Bryan Walsh