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Policy Archive

Archives for July 2024

Vox’s guide to Kamala Harris’s 2024 policies
Kamala Harris and the border: The myth and the factsKamala Harris and the border: The myth and the facts
Vox’s guide to Kamala Harris’s 2024 policies

No, Kamala Harris is not a “border czar.” But that doesn’t matter to Republicans.

By Christian Paz
Policy
Why the Secret Service keeps failingWhy the Secret Service keeps failing
Policy

If events like the assassination attempt of Donald Trump are to be avoided in the future, the agency needs to change.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Future Perfect
It’s time to stop arguing over the population slowdown and start adapting to itIt’s time to stop arguing over the population slowdown and start adapting to it
Future Perfect

The world population could peak in your lifetime.

By Bryan Walsh
Politics
Biden is betting on impossible promises to progressivesBiden is betting on impossible promises to progressives
Politics

Biden is trying to reinvigorate his candidacy by pushing progressive priorities.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
What so many high-profile shootings have in commonWhat so many high-profile shootings have in common
Politics

The Trump assassination attempt and many other public crimes in America are committed by isolated young men.

By Anna North
Politics
The crime wave is over but Republicans can’t let goThe crime wave is over but Republicans can’t let go
Politics

The GOP is still pretending that crime is spiraling out of control.

By Abdallah Fayyad
2024 Elections
The clever politics of Republicans’ anti-immigrant pitchThe clever politics of Republicans’ anti-immigrant pitch
2024 Elections

The Republican National Convention featured plenty of angry rhetoric about immigration. It might find a receptive audience.

By Christian Paz
Politics
5 causes — and accelerants — of political violence5 causes — and accelerants — of political violence
Politics

While we can’t always predict public political violence, Vox spoke to four experts who can help us understand it.

By Ellen Ioanes
Donald Trump
Someone tried to assassinate the former president — and the GOP still won’t talk about guns?Someone tried to assassinate the former president — and the GOP still won’t talk about guns?
Donald Trump

Republicans have been essential to gun safety legislation before. They could do it again.

By Marin Cogan
Politics
A right-wing judge just threw out a case against Trump in a brazen abuse of powerA right-wing judge just threw out a case against Trump in a brazen abuse of power
Politics

The classified documents case against Trump hits another major setback before the 2024 election.

By Nicole Narea
World Politics
Are assassination attempts getting more common?Are assassination attempts getting more common?
World Politics

The attempt on Donald Trump is the latest in a wave of political violence.

By Joshua Keating
Future Perfect
What a big experiment giving money to parents revealsWhat a big experiment giving money to parents reveals
Future Perfect

Giving people cash makes them less poor. It doesn’t fix everything.

By Dylan Matthews
Explainers
What the assassination attempt on President Reagan reveals about the Trump shootingWhat the assassination attempt on President Reagan reveals about the Trump shooting
Explainers

In 1981, Ronald Reagan was shot by John Hinckley Jr. and, like Trump, survived.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
America is not ready for what comes nextAmerica is not ready for what comes next
Politics

The attempt on Donald Trump’s life has put the republic in peril.

By Zack Beauchamp
Culture
How Alec Baldwin’s Rust trial went spectacularly off the railsHow Alec Baldwin’s Rust trial went spectacularly off the rails
Culture

Charges of involuntary manslaughter against the actor have been dismissed, and cannot be refiled. Here’s what happened.

By Aja Romano