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Archives for June 2025

Economy
What today’s new college graduates are up againstWhat today’s new college graduates are up against
Economy

The class of 2025 is graduating into a weird job market.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s disastrous new abortion decision, explainedThe Supreme Court’s disastrous new abortion decision, explained
Supreme Court

The Republican justices just nuked much of federal Medicaid law, in order to spite Planned Parenthood.

By Ian Millhiser
Future Perfect
Is it even possible to convince people to stop eating meat?Is it even possible to convince people to stop eating meat?
Future Perfect

Despite all the problems with meat, Americans are only eating more and more of it. Could this change people’s minds?

By Kenny Torrella
Policy
One simple trick for Republicans who want moms back in the home  One simple trick for Republicans who want moms back in the home  
Policy

How do you get working moms to stay home — and what happens next?

By Anna North
Advertiser Content
Should small towns still have volunteer EMS?Should small towns still have volunteer EMS?
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Advertiser Content

The US volunteer fire and ambulance shortage, explained.

By Mariana Castro
Life
The hidden pressure messing with teen birthdaysThe hidden pressure messing with teen birthdays
Life

Phones are making celebrating more stressful.

By Anna North
Technology
Take off your Oura RingTake off your Oura Ring
Technology

Obsessing over your fitness tracker might make you feel awful.

By Adam Clark Estes
Future Perfect
AI systems could become conscious. What if they hate their lives?AI systems could become conscious. What if they hate their lives?
Future Perfect

How to not torture ChatGPT and Claude’s successors.

By Sigal Samuel
The Logoff
RFK’s attack on children’s vaccines, explainedRFK’s attack on children’s vaccines, explained
The Logoff

Anti-vaxxers are coming for health recommendations parents rely on.

By Patrick Reis
Politics
What Democrats can (and can’t) learn from Zohran Mamdani’s triumphWhat Democrats can (and can’t) learn from Zohran Mamdani’s triumph
Politics

Four takeaways from the socialist’s shocking defeat of Andrew Cuomo.

By Eric Levitz
World Politics
Why the US just can’t quit Middle East warsWhy the US just can’t quit Middle East wars
World Politics

Every president wants to extricate America from the region’s conflicts. None of them do.

By Joshua Keating
Even Better
Do you have a small-business story? Share it with Vox.Do you have a small-business story? Share it with Vox.
Even Better

You could be featured in an upcoming Money Talks column.

By Gabriela Fernandez
Future Perfect
ChatGPT and OCD are a dangerous comboChatGPT and OCD are a dangerous combo
Future Perfect

For people with OCD, reassurance can be harmful. ChatGPT provides an infinite supply.

By Sigal Samuel
Health
The devastating impact of Trump’s big, beautiful bill, in one chartThe devastating impact of Trump’s big, beautiful bill, in one chart
Health

Republicans are proposing huge cuts to Medicaid. The impact on Americans’ health would be devastating.

By Dylan Scott
Even Better
I don’t like my in-laws. Is that a problem?I don’t like my in-laws. Is that a problem?
Even Better

What do you actually owe your partner’s family?

By Allie Volpe