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German Lopez

German Lopez

Former Senior Correspondent and Cohost of The Weeds

    Latest articles by German Lopez

    Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
    Elizabeth Warren’s criminal justice reform plan, explainedElizabeth Warren’s criminal justice reform plan, explained
    Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

    Elizabeth Warren says Americans should reject a “false choice” between criminal justice reform and public safety.

    By German Lopez
    Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
    Bernie Sanders’s criminal justice reform plan, explainedBernie Sanders’s criminal justice reform plan, explained
    Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

    Bernie Sanders was an early critic of mass incarceration — and now has a plan to fight it.

    By German Lopez
    I was skeptical of unions. Then I joined one.
    Politics

    A union isn’t just right for Vox Media, but for everyone.

    By German Lopez
    Politics
    The Trump Justice Department has declared war on progressive prosecutorsThe Trump Justice Department has declared war on progressive prosecutors
    Politics

    The Justice Department has recently made aggressive statements against Philadelphia’s Larry Krasner and other progressive prosecutors.

    By German Lopez
    Politics
    Cory Booker on why Democrats should go bolder on gun controlCory Booker on why Democrats should go bolder on gun control
    Politics

    “For Democrats to play into the hands of the corporate gun lobby, and just letting them define what the realm of possible is, it’s so defeatist to me.”

    By German Lopez and Catherine Kim
    Politics
    Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris’s controversial Michael Brown tweets, explainedElizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris’s controversial Michael Brown tweets, explained
    Politics

    The tweets claimed a police officer “murdered” Michael Brown. But that’s not what investigators, including those from the Obama administration, concluded.

    By German Lopez
    Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
    Elizabeth Warren has a new plan to reduce gun violence by 80 percentElizabeth Warren has a new plan to reduce gun violence by 80 percent
    Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

    Warren’s plan combines various policies, from universal background checks to licensing to police reform, to bring down US gun violence.

    By German Lopez
    Criminal Justice
    Dayton, Ohio, shooting: what we knowDayton, Ohio, shooting: what we know
    Criminal Justice

    A mass shooting in Dayton’s Oregon District left nine dead and at least 27 wounded. The shooter was killed by police.

    By German Lopez and Anya van Wagtendonk
    Criminal Justice
    El Paso Walmart shooting: what we knowEl Paso Walmart shooting: what we know
    Criminal Justice

    A suspect is in custody after at least 22 people were killed and 27 more were wounded.

    By Anya van Wagtendonk, Sean Collins and 1 more
    Gun Violence
    Guns are the problemGuns are the problem
    Gun Violence

    America doesn’t have a monopoly on hate or mental illness. What it has is a lot of guns.

    By German Lopez