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Policy Archive

Archives for August 2019

Explainers
What happens next in the legal cases involving Jeffrey EpsteinWhat happens next in the legal cases involving Jeffrey Epstein
Explainers

His accusers can still take their case to court, even after his death.

By Anna North
The frustrating, enduring debate over video games, violence, and guns
Culture

We asked players, parents, developers, and experts to weigh in on how to change the conversation around gaming.

By Aja Romano
Explainers
California’s new law to stop police shootings, explainedCalifornia’s new law to stop police shootings, explained
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And why some civil rights groups are worried that the bill doesn’t go far enough.

By Jane Coaston
Video
Why the US drinking age is 21Why the US drinking age is 21
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Video

It’s a story about alcohol. But it’s also one about roads.

By Phil Edwards
Explainers
Why anti-abortion groups are backing away from abortion bansWhy anti-abortion groups are backing away from abortion bans
Explainers

Debate around a Tennessee bill shows a big shift in anti-abortion strategy.

By Anna North
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
The big new plan to save unions, and what’s behind itThe big new plan to save unions, and what’s behind it
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

SEIU president Mary Kay Henry is demanding laws allowing unions to bargain for workers as a whole, and Democratic candidates are signing up.

By Dylan Matthews
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
Bernie Sanders’s ambitious plan to double union membership, explainedBernie Sanders’s ambitious plan to double union membership, explained
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

Bernie Sanders wants to end “at-will” employment, and bring industry-wide wage boards.

By Tara Golshan
Politics
Trump echoes NRA talking points, showing that “background checks” talk was all a charadeTrump echoes NRA talking points, showing that “background checks” talk was all a charade
Politics

It took Trump two weeks to go from saying he wanted to do something to trying to justify doing nothing.

By Aaron Rupar
Politics
A man threatened to “slaughter” abortion doctors. It’s part of a disturbing trend.A man threatened to “slaughter” abortion doctors. It’s part of a disturbing trend.
Politics

Advocates say Trump’s rhetoric is helping fuel a spike in threats against abortion clinics nationwide.

By Anna North
Politics
Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders’s fight on health care is really about the wealthyKamala Harris and Bernie Sanders’s fight on health care is really about the wealthy
Politics

The divide between Harris and Sanders on health care is deepening.

By Tara Golshan
Explainers
America’s first generic abortion pill, explainedAmerica’s first generic abortion pill, explained
Explainers

The introduction of a generic abortion medication could mean lower costs for patients, but barriers to access remain.

By Anna North
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
Elizabeth Warren’s criminal justice reform plan, explainedElizabeth Warren’s criminal justice reform plan, explained
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

Elizabeth Warren says Americans should reject a “false choice” between criminal justice reform and public safety.

By German Lopez
Politics
Suburban women want Congress to act on gun control, Republican poll findsSuburban women want Congress to act on gun control, Republican poll finds
Politics

Suburban women were Republicans’ weak spot in the 2018 midterms. In some swing districts, they overwhelmingly want action on gun control.

By Ella Nilsen
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
Bernie Sanders’s criminal justice reform plan, explainedBernie Sanders’s criminal justice reform plan, explained
Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

Bernie Sanders was an early critic of mass incarceration — and now has a plan to fight it.

By German Lopez
Politics
Planned Parenthood leaves federal funding program due to Trump administration rulePlanned Parenthood leaves federal funding program due to Trump administration rule
Politics

The group is leaving the Title X program rather than follow the Trump administration’s “domestic gag rule.” Patients could suffer.

By Anna North