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Vox’s policy team covers how government action and inaction affect people’s lives: the problems facing the US, the ideas that could solve them, and the debates and arguments that will determine if those solutions become reality.
California cut property taxes in the 1970s. It didn’t go so well.
California cut property taxes in the 1970s. It didn’t go so well.
We finally have some good news about housing affordability.
Hint: The best educational choice you can make for your child might not focus on your child at all.
The best thing about Bondi was her incompetence.
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At least seven justices appear to believe that the Fourteenth Amendment means what it says.
We have the tools to end the virus. The question is whether we’ll abandon them.
The playbook has been hiding in plain sight.
Immigrant or not, Trump’s mass deportation pledges have fundamentally changed how regular people live.
How to think about what’s best for your child — and for all the other children, too.
Donald Trump’s makeover of the nation’s capital, explained.
A court just gave awful news to victims of ICE’s occupation of Minneapolis.
As baby boomers age, caregivers are often squeezed caring for parents and children at the same time. They need help.
The next phase of America’s drug crisis is here.
The giant loophole that lets Big Dairy keep baby cows in solitary confinement
We discovered its cause 144 years ago. It’s still a massive problem.
The peculiar legal argument behind Trump’s attack on citizenship was invented by 19th-century anti-Chinese racists.
Paul Ehrlich predicted hundreds of millions would starve thanks to overpopulation. Here’s what actually happened.
Health care in America is too expensive. But you can make your physician your ally.
The saga for customers and companies is just beginning.
The crackdown on corporate landlords just got more counterproductive.
The policy fight is moving well beyond sports and youth medicine. The political response hasn’t caught up.
How the Epstein story became an American parable.
Revealed in one chart.
You need a primary care appointment. Should you see an MD — or NP?
Crime is falling to historic lows. This economist knows how to make it plunge even faster.
How to think about long-term use, dependence, and withdrawal — according to a professional.
Are they harming the investigation — or just doing the same thing as CNN?
Driverless cars could save thousands of lives. They might also break our cities.
The US said we can’t afford to let a surveillance state like China win the AI race. Well...
Gun lovers may soon have the right to bear bongs.
Both parties just approved billions for lifesaving aid abroad. Will Trump actually spend it?
America has remade itself every few decades. Are we due?
William Foege helped give us a world without smallpox. We’re marking his death by letting measles come back.
Why another big swing at health care reform is coming.
Do stoners have a right to bear arms?
The drama at the Department of Homeland Security, explained.
From Venezuelan oil to the Board of Peace, Trump is constantly looking for new sources of cash he can control.
The Colbert censorship story is messier than it looks.
The deep roots of mutual aid.
And young Republicans are particularly enraged.
Yes, really.