Features
A collection of Vox’s longreads and feature reporting projects.

Can a single place — one that’s failed us in the past — squeeze in everything it takes to live a life?

The next big thing in home design is overstuffed, garish, and glorious.

Trump is trying to win over Latinos in two key states. Is it working?


Why some people fear AI, explained.

The long and public reckoning that followed the Holocaust shows a path forward for a United States that desperately needs to confront its demons.

You’re 19 years old. You get famous overnight. You move to LA. Now what?

Every argument for the filibuster, considered and debunked.

The shift to online education is worsening inequality. These schools have lessons that could help.

A blueprint exists for a more inclusive, successful nation that invests in the well-being of its citizens. We only have to look to the past.

The problem with our social safety net is clear. The solution is, too.

A massive boom in new construction would create countless jobs and help finally end the legacy of racist housing policies.

Democrats are starting to take Texas seriously as a battleground state.

Can you remember your first experience with the police? For these 9 Black and brown people, the encounters would shape their sense of safety forever.

Trump hasn’t managed to prosecute his enemies yet. What if he has four more years to try?

$60 billion hangs in the balance.

She wanted to ride with men in one of the world’s most dangerous sports. She had a lot more than her competition to be worried about.

Farewell (for now) to dark rooms, flashing lights, sweaty bodies, and escapism.

As November nears, the Postal Service is facing a crisis that could interfere with the election.

About 90 percent of serious accidents happen at workplaces that haven’t been inspected by OSHA.


“911 call takers are gatekeepers for the entire criminal justice system. We need to start treating them that way.”


Mask enforcement won’t work without education.

The fatal mismatch at the heart of American policing.

The city could have crushed the coronavirus. Then Trump got in the way.

What it’s really like in the park right now, according to a theme park expert.

Small business was already risky — then came Covid. Plus: distracted at work, swaddling ourselves in “The Office,” and 2020 grads on their prospects.

For remote employees, meetings and deep work are now coupled with online shopping, soothing puzzles and video games, and an array of other distractions.

Covid-19 relief loans have dried up or never arrived. Customers aren’t returning. What comes next for your neighborhood wine shop, bodega, nail salon, or art gallery may be “an extinction-level” event.

It looks like we’re stuck with video chat. Is that such a bad thing?

The Obama administration cracked down on nursing homes with infection control problems. Trump reversed course.

Inside the distinctive, largely unknown ideology of American policing — and how it justifies racist violence.


A growing number of gadgets are scanning your face.

Obamacare wasn’t repealed. Trump’s deregulation is eroding it anyway.

Trump entered the White House promising to roll back rules. The pandemic has given him the perfect chance to do that.

Right before he resigned, Jeff Sessions sabotaged the DOJ’s ability to fight police abuse.

“It’s like I’m risking my life for a dollar” — what the struggle Amazon workers face during the pandemic says about the future of work in America.

A world with far less policing is possible. Here’s what experts think that world could look like.

Romance Writers of America represented one of the sexiest and most lucrative genres in books. But writers of color say it didn’t represent them.

“I think, without question, this is the most time I’ve spent with my kids, ever.”


Three immigrants on identifying as LGBTQ, living with DACA status, and the change they’re seeking.

With her passport collecting dust, a travel writer turns to friends to help illuminate a globe weathering the storm together.