Skip to main content

The context you need, when you need it

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own.

We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today?

Join now
Emily Stewart

Emily Stewart

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Emily Stewart

    America’s monopoly problem, explained by your internet bill
    Money

    We should be asking the government and corporate America how we got here. Instead, we just keep handing over our money.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    Did Bernie Sanders underperform in New Hampshire?Did Bernie Sanders underperform in New Hampshire?
    Politics

    Voter turnout is at the center of Sanders’s theory of the case for his campaign — and it wasn’t stellar in New Hampshire.

    By Emily Stewart
    3 winners and 3 losers from the New Hampshire primary
    Politics

    A big night for Bernie Sanders. A bad one for Joe Biden.

    By Andrew Prokop, Dylan Matthews and 3 more
    Politics
    The next Democratic debate is only 8 days awayThe next Democratic debate is only 8 days away
    Politics

    Like debates? We have some good news for you.

    By Emily Stewart
    Technology
    This Republican senator’s radical new plan for the FTC kind of makes senseThis Republican senator’s radical new plan for the FTC kind of makes sense
    Technology

    Josh Hawley is at it again in his war on Big Tech.

    By Emily Stewart
    Technology
    Acronym, the dark money group behind the Iowa caucuses app meltdown, explainedAcronym, the dark money group behind the Iowa caucuses app meltdown, explained
    Technology

    “People have been waiting for this to blow up.”

    By Emily Stewart
    The 7 biggest moments of the Democratic debate
    Politics

    From a Bernie-Biden hug to Klobuchar’s takedown of Buttigieg, here’s what happened at the last debate before the New Hampshire primary.

    By Emily Stewart, Ella Nilsen and 1 more
    Politics
    The latest Iowa caucuses drama, from an app meltdown to a possible recanvass, explainedThe latest Iowa caucuses drama, from an app meltdown to a possible recanvass, explained
    Politics

    If you were already nervous about 2020, what’s going on in Iowa is not going to make you feel any better.

    By Emily Stewart
    Explainers
    Why Nancy Pelosi ripping up some papers has set the internet on fireWhy Nancy Pelosi ripping up some papers has set the internet on fire
    Explainers

    The “civility” debate is about more than niceties.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    Pete Buttigieg claims victory in Iowa before the results are inPete Buttigieg claims victory in Iowa before the results are in
    Politics

    Sure, it’s good to be confident, but maybe Buttigieg would be wise to wait to declare himself the victor until he actually wins.

    By Emily Stewart and Ella Nilsen