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Policy Archive

Archives for October 2019

Gun Violence
The Democratic gun violence forum turned into a substantive clash over policyThe Democratic gun violence forum turned into a substantive clash over policy
Gun Violence

The forum exposed real differences between the 2020 candidates.

By German Lopez
Technology
Apple CEO Tim Cook asks the Supreme Court to save DACAApple CEO Tim Cook asks the Supreme Court to save DACA
Technology

The Supreme Court is slated to hear arguments in November on whether Trump’s decision to end DACA was legal.

By Rani Molla
Gun Violence
Democratic presidential candidates are holding a 6-hour forum on gun violenceDemocratic presidential candidates are holding a 6-hour forum on gun violence
Gun Violence

Here’s what to expect from the forum.

By German Lopez
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
Joe Biden’s gun plan calls for universal background checks and an assault weapons banJoe Biden’s gun plan calls for universal background checks and an assault weapons ban
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

The plan doesn’t go as far as other candidates’ proposals, but it would make the biggest changes to US gun laws in decades.

By German Lopez
Democrats have been discussing the same ideas on guns for 25 years. It’s time to change that.
Politics

There should be a Medicare-for-all or Green New Deal for ending gun violence.

By German Lopez
Criminal Justice
The mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, OhioThe mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio
Criminal Justice

Mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton left a combined total of more than 30 people dead and dozens more injured.

By Vox Staff
Politics
Trump wanted to shoot migrants and build a wall guarded by alligators and flesh-piercing spikesTrump wanted to shoot migrants and build a wall guarded by alligators and flesh-piercing spikes
Politics

This marked the beginning of Trump’s extreme border policies.

By Nicole Narea
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
Elizabeth Warren’s new remedy for corruption: a tax on lobbyingElizabeth Warren’s new remedy for corruption: a tax on lobbying
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

Warren’s new plan to tax lobbying, explained.

By Tara Golshan and Ella Nilsen
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
Bernie Sanders wants to tax companies that pay their CEOs way more than their workersBernie Sanders wants to tax companies that pay their CEOs way more than their workers
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

Bernie Sanders has a new corporate tax plan.

By Tara Golshan
Technology
Leaked: Mark Zuckerberg threatens “major lawsuit” if President Warren tries to break up FacebookLeaked: Mark Zuckerberg threatens “major lawsuit” if President Warren tries to break up Facebook
Technology

The Facebook CEO tried to rally staff in internal staff meetings this summer.

By Jason Del Rey and Shirin Ghaffary
Politics
America is stepping down as a global leader on refugeesAmerica is stepping down as a global leader on refugees
Politics

Trump’s cuts to the refugee program signal the end of an era.

By Nicole Narea

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