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Jen Kirby

Jen Kirby

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Jen Kirby

    World Politics
    The EU and the UK still haven’t reached a post-Brexit agreement. What’s next?The EU and the UK still haven’t reached a post-Brexit agreement. What’s next?
    World Politics

    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK needs to prepare for no deal — but talks are probably not done yet.

    By Jen Kirby
    Explainers
    The battle over a Texas order limiting ballot drop-off locations, explainedThe battle over a Texas order limiting ballot drop-off locations, explained
    Explainers

    A federal appeals court has ruled Texas’s restrictions can remain in place.

    By Jen Kirby
    Whose vote counts?
    Want to vote in 2020? Do it early.Want to vote in 2020? Do it early.
    Whose vote counts?

    A realist’s guide to voting — by mail or in person — this election season.

    By Jen Kirby
    Politics
    About that fly in the vice presidential debateAbout that fly in the vice presidential debate
    Politics

    The one real winner of the vice presidential debate.

    By Jen Kirby
    Whose vote counts?
    How to fix America’s voter registration system so more people can voteHow to fix America’s voter registration system so more people can vote
    Whose vote counts?

    Registering to vote is part of America’s two-step voting process. Does it have to be this way?

    By Jen Kirby
    World Politics
    3 of the world’s most powerful Covid-19 deniers have gotten the virus3 of the world’s most powerful Covid-19 deniers have gotten the virus
    World Politics

    Like Trump, at points in their tenure, the UK’s Boris Johnson and Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro both downplayed the coronavirus.

    By Jen Kirby
    Politics
    Vote-by-mail is not full of fraud, despite Trump’s debate claimsVote-by-mail is not full of fraud, despite Trump’s debate claims
    Politics

    But his unfounded assertions are still dangerous.

    By Jen Kirby
    Oregon already votes by mail. Here’s what it can teach us in 2020.
    Explainers

    How Oregon adopted a vote-by-mail system.

    By Jen Kirby
    Explainers
    Concentration camps and forced labor: China’s repression of the Uighurs, explainedConcentration camps and forced labor: China’s repression of the Uighurs, explained
    Explainers

    There is more and more evidence of China’s human rights abuses in Xinjiang.

    By Jen Kirby
    World Politics
    At the UN, China’s Xi showed he understands the system better than TrumpAt the UN, China’s Xi showed he understands the system better than Trump
    World Politics

    The US is ceding leverage, which is giving China the influence it craves.

    By Jen Kirby

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