Social Policy
Vox’s coverage of social policy, from food stamps to paternity leave to gun control.
A Reagan-era scheme may be making a comeback, with a slightly different purpose in mind.
Approximately 50,000 of those people have already filed their taxes using the inaccurate forms.
He cut taxes by $541 million last year, and now there’s a $280 million hole in the budget.
Finland has highly trained teachers, low child poverty, and an easier language to spell. (Really.)
Turns out, the richest Americans spend way more on video games and rugs than the poorest
A culture that doesn’t think tax evasion is wrong.
National issues are different, and he doesn’t want to talk about them.
The GOP just can’t quit the Bush family.
Just borrow the money. Interest rates are lower than inflation.
In the proposal coming out today, the president will finally stop negotiating with himself and outline his priorities instead.
It’s closer to 20 percent. And anxiety and back pain can be real disabilities.
But not necessarily the kind of inequality you think.
An important empirical study to temper the reams of economic theory.
This is President Obama’s agenda.
The State of the Union, according to Barack Obama
The higher education parts of the president’s plan are redistributive — but it’s hard to get around the fact that college tax credits tend to benefit wealthier Americans anyway.
Undersecretary of Treasury sounds boring, but the real issue here is the role of finance in America.
The magazine did not intend racism, but it ended up fighting on the side of racists.
Immigration, social issues, taxes, and more.
Everyone names their kids Emma and Liam these days. But what name is unique in your state?
New issues deserve genuine new ideas. We’re not getting them.
Vox editors, writers, and designers on the titles that grabbed their attention this year.
Learn about one of the world’s favorite beverages with these amazing visuals.
It doesn’t have much to do with oil or Ukraine.
Tax extenders, explained.
Here are eight reasons why they should be
Unable to pay rent, she lost her daughter. And since her daughter is no longer living with her, Ohio is saying she’s now ineligible for welfare.
We wouldn’t stand for a system that barred people from work based on race, gender, or sexual orientation. George Mason’s Bryan Caplan asks why discrimination based on place of birth is any different.
The Indiana governor isn’t the most famous name in the GOP field, but has all the right ingredients to win.
The state has to decide how to balance short-term needs and long-term growth.
America’s Nazi war criminal problem is a surprisingly tricky one.
Salaries and wages for the richest Americans are, in fact, down and have been for a while. Here’s where their money is coming from.
Stop collecting taxes? Stop enforcing environmental laws?
What the president said about the biggest immigration moves in years.
Immigration is just the latest example.
It doesn’t requite benefit cuts, tax hikes, or changes to the retirement age.
The federal government should focus on being nimble and adaptable