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Policy Archive

Archives for August 2024

Policy
Violent crime is plummeting. Why?Violent crime is plummeting. Why?
Policy

Donald Trump says crime is out of control. The facts say otherwise.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Everyone hates “Congress.” But who are you really mad at?Everyone hates “Congress.” But who are you really mad at?
Politics

A new AI tool blames Congress’s “conflict entrepreneurs” for polarizing the country.

By Christian Paz
Today, Explained podcast
How the UK’s far right used a local tragedy to spur chaosHow the UK’s far right used a local tragedy to spur chaos
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

Rumors and disinformation have fueled violence across the country.

By Amanda Lewellyn and Victoria Chamberlin
Vox Press Room
Angela Chen Joins VoxAngela Chen Joins Vox
Vox Press Room

Chen will be a senior editor on the policy, politics, and ideas team.

By Vox Communications
If the left is serious about saving democracy, there’s one more cause to add to the list
Future Perfect

Animal rights must become a core issue for progressives.

By Astra Taylor and Sunaura Taylor
Vox’s guide to Kamala Harris’s 2024 policies
Kamala Harris’s recent embrace of rent control, explainedKamala Harris’s recent embrace of rent control, explained
Vox’s guide to Kamala Harris’s 2024 policies

Capping rent increases makes voters excited, but economists wary.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
World Politics
Bangladesh’s prime minister just fled the country in a helicopter. Why?Bangladesh’s prime minister just fled the country in a helicopter. Why?
World Politics

Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina is out. What comes next?

By Ellen Ioanes
What happens when everyone decides they need a gun?
Policy

We are living through an inflection point in America’s relationship with guns. There may be no going back.

By Marin Cogan
Future Perfect
The world is getting more violent. A top refugee advocate thinks he knows why.The world is getting more violent. A top refugee advocate thinks he knows why.
Future Perfect

The International Rescue Committee’s David Miliband on Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, and the dangers of a “flammable world.”

By Joshua Keating
The Gray Area
Is the United States in self-destruct mode?Is the United States in self-destruct mode?
Podcast
The Gray Area

The crisis is in the Constitution.

By Sean Illing
Politics
Israel’s January 6 momentIsrael’s January 6 moment
Politics

A far-right riot at a military base exposed the contradiction tearing Israel apart.

By Zack Beauchamp
Supreme Court
Chuck Schumer’s ambitious plan to take the Supreme Court down a pegChuck Schumer’s ambitious plan to take the Supreme Court down a peg
Supreme Court

Schumer wants to engage in jurisdiction stripping, a rarely used tactic that can shrink the Supreme Court’s authority.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Why the 9/11 plea agreements are such a big dealWhy the 9/11 plea agreements are such a big deal
Politics

It’s the end of a drawn-out legal process, haunted by the failure of the war on terror.

By Ellen Ioanes