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Policy Archive

Archives for June 2024

What two years without Roe looks like, in 8 charts
Explainers

Americans are confronting a whole new reality of patchwork abortion access after the Dobbs decision.

By Nicole Narea
The best plan to help refugees might also be the simplest
Future Perfect

More refugees live in cities. Could cash help them rebuild their lives?

By Jacob Kushner
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court refuses to accept blame for its worst guns decisionThe Supreme Court refuses to accept blame for its worst guns decision
Supreme Court

US v. Rahimi is completely incoherent, and it faults lower courts for the justices’ own incompetence.

By Ian Millhiser
Future Perfect
Can we be actually normal about birth rates?Can we be actually normal about birth rates?
Future Perfect

Declining birth rates do matter, but we need to approach them thoughtfully.

By Kelsey Piper
World Politics
Why Latin American leaders are obsessed with mega prisonsWhy Latin American leaders are obsessed with mega prisons
World Politics

El Salvador has touted its tough-on-crime policies (and kept quiet on human rights issues). Now everyone wants to try.

By Ellen Ioanes
The Vox guide to extreme heat
This number can measure how dangerous a heat wave is for youThis number can measure how dangerous a heat wave is for you
The Vox guide to extreme heat

What is the wet bulb temperature? And why is it so important?

By Umair Irfan
Future Perfect
Why Americans hate inflation — and its cureWhy Americans hate inflation — and its cure
Future Perfect

Other countries have social safety nets. The US has debt.

By Dylan Matthews
Video
Most Americans are wrong about crimeMost Americans are wrong about crime
Play
Video

But they’re right that something has changed in American cities.

By Adam Freelander
Politics
Biden’s big immigration gambleBiden’s big immigration gamble
Politics

The president is trying to have it both ways. Will it work?

By Christian Paz
Housing
Yes in God’s backyard? This housing solution may be the answer to your prayers.Yes in God’s backyard? This housing solution may be the answer to your prayers.
Housing

Churches, mosques, and temples could change the game on affordable housing.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Politics
What to know about Biden’s new plan to legalize US citizens’ undocumented family membersWhat to know about Biden’s new plan to legalize US citizens’ undocumented family members
Politics

Who’s eligible, is it legal, and other key questions, answered.

By Nicole Narea
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court just effectively legalized machine gunsThe Supreme Court just effectively legalized machine guns
Supreme Court

On a party line vote, the Court legalized “bump stocks,” which convert semiautomatic guns into fully automatic ones.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s abortion pill case is only a narrow and temporary victory for abortionThe Supreme Court’s abortion pill case is only a narrow and temporary victory for abortion
Supreme Court

The decision is unanimous, but it leaves open two routes Republicans could take to pull mifepristone from the market.

By Ian Millhiser
Policy
The federal government’s new plan to (maybe) give renters straight cashThe federal government’s new plan to (maybe) give renters straight cash
Policy

A bold experiment to help tenants is advancing.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Politics
Biden is on track to beat inflation and lose the presidencyBiden is on track to beat inflation and lose the presidency
Politics

The data on prices is getting better, but the public’s disapproval of the president remains unchanged.

By Eric Levitz