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Policy Archive

Archives for July 2024

Politics
3 theories for America’s anti-immigrant shift3 theories for America’s anti-immigrant shift
Politics

A recent poll suggests a reversal in a decades-long trend of the public warming to immigrants. What’s causing the shift?

By Christian Paz
Climate
The US is failing renters during extreme heat wavesThe US is failing renters during extreme heat waves
Climate

Laws require landlords to provide heat. It’s not the same for AC.

By Li Zhou
Iran
Iran’s new president can only change the country so muchIran’s new president can only change the country so much
Iran

Elite clerics still hold ultimate power.

By Ellen Ioanes
2024 Elections
What happened the last time Kamala Harris ran for presidentWhat happened the last time Kamala Harris ran for president
2024 Elections

Harris flopped in 2020, but a lot has changed in four years.

By Christian Paz
Policy
We deserve a more nuanced conversation about working momsWe deserve a more nuanced conversation about working moms
Policy

The “motherhood penalty” is more complicated than you think.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Explainers
France’s elections showed a polarized countryFrance’s elections showed a polarized country
Explainers

France held back the far right. No one knows what’s next.

By Ellen Ioanes
Supreme Court
The Supreme IncompetentsThe Supreme Incompetents
Supreme Court

The justices are awful at their jobs, and they don’t know that they are awful at their jobs.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Why the US had a violent crime spike during Covid — and other countries didn’tWhy the US had a violent crime spike during Covid — and other countries didn’t
Politics

Violent crime is falling. But understanding why it surged during the pandemic is still important.

By Marin Cogan
Future Perfect
The most crucial part of next year’s federal budgetThe most crucial part of next year’s federal budget
Future Perfect

The fight to fund Gavi, the international vaccine fund, explained.

By Dylan Matthews
Innovation in child care is coming from a surprising source: Police departments
Parenting

Day care as public safety and public relations.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
World Politics
What the Labour Party’s big win in the UK will actually meanWhat the Labour Party’s big win in the UK will actually mean
World Politics

The UK is getting a new government. What is it promising to do?

By Ellen Ioanes
Policy
Why American politicians are so oldWhy American politicians are so old
Policy

And why the solution isn’t age limits.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Video
What should an electric car sound like?What should an electric car sound like?
Play
Video

The driving sounds of EVs, explained by the designers who make them.

By Christophe Haubursin
Politics
How white victimhood is shaping a second Trump termHow white victimhood is shaping a second Trump term
Politics

As the GOP’s voting base diversifies, conservative elites are doubling down on white identity politics.

By Zack Beauchamp
The Vox guide to extreme heat
If it’s 100 degrees out, does your boss have to give you a break? Probably not.If it’s 100 degrees out, does your boss have to give you a break? Probably not.
The Vox guide to extreme heat

The US doesn‘t have federal heat protections. A standard would save lives. As a heat dome suffocates much of the East, it‘s becoming more apparent that we need better standards in the face of climate change.

By Sam Delgado