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Policy Archive

Archives for January 2019

Politics
Betsy DeVos’s new sexual harassment rules might already be hurting studentsBetsy DeVos’s new sexual harassment rules might already be hurting students
Politics

One school just got rid of its Title IX coordinator. The debate could be a sign of things to come.

By Anna North
Science
Study: Vaping helps smokers quit. Sort of.Study: Vaping helps smokers quit. Sort of.
Science

A new randomized control trial on e-cigarettes was just published. Don’t expect it to resolve any controversy.

By Julia Belluz
Cities & Urbanism
Making cities more dense always sparks resistance. Here’s how to overcome it.Making cities more dense always sparks resistance. Here’s how to overcome it.
Cities & Urbanism

Urbanist Brent Toderian on how to deal with NIMBY [Not In My Backyard].

By David Roberts
Cities & Urbanism
Lessons on urbanism from a Vancouver veteranLessons on urbanism from a Vancouver veteran
Cities & Urbanism

A conversation with city-maker Brent Toderian.

By Vox Staff
Technology
Two early executives at Lime have quietly left the scooter companyTwo early executives at Lime have quietly left the scooter company
Technology

It’s a season of change in the leadership ranks of what was once the hot new thing.

By Theodore Schleifer
Culture
“As a society, we have mommy issues”: how America discriminates against mothers“As a society, we have mommy issues”: how America discriminates against mothers
Culture

There’s a “special kind of misogyny reserved for mothers,” according to author and podcaster Hillary Frank, and it impacts everything from work to health.

By Anna North
Politics
Kamala Harris and the Democrats’ Medicare-for-all litmus testKamala Harris and the Democrats’ Medicare-for-all litmus test
Politics

What we learned — and didn’t — from Harris’s endorsement of Medicare-for-all.

By Dylan Scott
5 anti-poverty plans from 2020 Democratic presidential contenders, explained
Future Perfect

Forget the horse race — here’s how 2020 Democrats want to fight poverty.

By Dylan Matthews
Money
A new report shows that most keyless cars are easier to steal than previously thoughtA new report shows that most keyless cars are easier to steal than previously thought
Money

But that doesn’t mean we’ll stop buying them.

By Aditi Shrikant
Police Violence
Stephon Clark’s family filed a $20 million lawsuit against the police officers who shot himStephon Clark’s family filed a $20 million lawsuit against the police officers who shot him
Police Violence

Nearly one year after the shooting, the district attorney has not announced if the officers will be charged.

By P.R. Lockhart
Gun Violence
We don’t know the motive for the Las Vegas shooting. But we do know why it happened.We don’t know the motive for the Las Vegas shooting. But we do know why it happened.
Gun Violence

It’s the guns. The guns are the problem.

By German Lopez
Future Perfect
India’s opposition leader just endorsed a basic income for poor peopleIndia’s opposition leader just endorsed a basic income for poor people
Future Perfect

It’s not a full UBI, but it’s a huge step.

By Dylan Matthews
Health Care
ER doctors agree it’s time to tackle surprise emergency room billsER doctors agree it’s time to tackle surprise emergency room bills
Health Care

They’re rolling out a plan similar to a proposal in Congress.

By Sarah Kliff
Explainers
There is a crisis at the border. It’s just not what Trump says it is.There is a crisis at the border. It’s just not what Trump says it is.
Explainers

As Congress debates border security, the issues that led to the death of two children in December are in danger of fading into the background.

By Dara Lind
Politics
Cracks are showing in Trump’s media firewallCracks are showing in Trump’s media firewall
Politics

Ann Coulter inspired Trump’s immigration strategy. Now she’s furious with the president.

By Jane Coaston