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Archives for July 2025

Is MAHA losing its battle to make Americans healthier?
Health

Banning food dye is inconsequential when environmental pollution is killing us.

By Dylan Scott
The Logoff
Trump’s new EU trade deal, briefly explainedTrump’s new EU trade deal, briefly explained
The Logoff

The US and the EU reached a deal just days before Trump’s threatened deadline.

By Cameron Peters
The Vox guide to extreme heat
What to do (and avoid) in extreme heatWhat to do (and avoid) in extreme heat
The Vox guide to extreme heat

Tips for keeping kids, adults, and the elderly cool and safe — even without air conditioning.

By Allie Volpe
America’s fastest-growing suburbs are about to get very expensive
Future Perfect

Sprawl made suburbia affordable. Now it’s breaking it. Here’s what a new vision of the suburbs could look like.

By Marina Bolotnikova
Even Better
The reason people are always hurting your feelingsThe reason people are always hurting your feelings
Even Better

Some of us are much more sensitive than others.

By Allie Volpe
Welcome to the August issue of The Highlight
The Highlight
By Vox Staff
Explain It to Me
The real reason we tipThe real reason we tip
Explain It to Me

…and why it needs to change.

By Jonquilyn Hill
Down to Earth
Motion cameras were set up in the jungles of Guatemala — and they captured something incredibleMotion cameras were set up in the jungles of Guatemala — and they captured something incredible
Down to Earth

These (literal) thirst traps are helping wild animals beat the heat.

By Benji Jones
Future Perfect
Four stories that are more important than the Epstein FilesFour stories that are more important than the Epstein Files
Future Perfect

The Jeffrey Epstein story has swallowed the country whole.

By Bryan Walsh
The Gray Area
What the right’s war on college is really aboutWhat the right’s war on college is really about
Podcast
The Gray Area

Wesleyan President Michael Roth details the conservative agenda targeting American universities.

By Sean Illing
World Politics
Is anyone going to stop a looming death spiral in Gaza?Is anyone going to stop a looming death spiral in Gaza?
World Politics

A veteran aid worker’s warning on what happens next in Gaza.

By Nicole Narea
The Logoff
The dire state of Gaza negotiations, briefly explainedThe dire state of Gaza negotiations, briefly explained
The Logoff

Ceasefire negotiations falter as Gaza totters on the brink of famine.

By Cameron Peters
Today, Explained podcast
Trump’s media war just got a $10 billion twistTrump’s media war just got a $10 billion twist
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

It’s his latest move in an ongoing effort to silence critical news outlets and control the narrative.

By Noel King and Avishay Artsy
Gun Violence
Why America is murdering lessWhy America is murdering less
Podcast
Gun Violence

How Baltimore explains America’s miraculous murder decline.

By Miles Bryan
Future Perfect
AI experts think chatbots are trying to trick us. Are they?AI experts think chatbots are trying to trick us. Are they?
Future Perfect

What chimp research can teach us about AI’s ability to “scheme.“

By Sigal Samuel