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How today’s antiwar protests stack up against major student movements in historyHow today’s antiwar protests stack up against major student movements in history
Politics

Campus protests for Gaza may be the biggest of the 21st century.

By Nicole Narea
Education
Student protests are testing US colleges’ commitment to free speechStudent protests are testing US colleges’ commitment to free speech
Podcast
Education

The crackdown on protesters at Columbia and elsewhere lays bare the challenge of balancing academic freedom with student safety.

By Miranda Kennedy and Sean Rameswaram
World Politics
Mass graves at two hospitals are the latest horrors from GazaMass graves at two hospitals are the latest horrors from Gaza
World Politics

What we know — and what we don’t — about the mass graves at Gaza hospitals.

By Ellen Ioanes
Politics
Summer Lee’s primary puts Democrats’ divides on Israel on displaySummer Lee’s primary puts Democrats’ divides on Israel on display
Politics

Lee, the first Squad member to face a 2024 primary challenge, scored a decisive win.

By Li Zhou
Education
Students protested for Palestine before Israel was even foundedStudents protested for Palestine before Israel was even founded
Education

And for decades, schools have tried to crack down on their activism.

By Fabiola Cineas
Politics
Congress’s $95 billion Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan aid package, explainedCongress’s $95 billion Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan aid package, explained
Politics

The bill provides billions in foreign aid and could force ByteDance to sell TikTok.

By Li Zhou
Today, Explained newsletter
Ukraine is finally getting more US aid. It won’t win the war — but it can save them from defeat.Ukraine is finally getting more US aid. It won’t win the war — but it can save them from defeat.
Today, Explained newsletter

New American weapons will buy Ukraine’s defenders some valuable time.

By Joshua Keating
Abortion
How the overturn of Roe v. Wade sparked a new campaign for abortion rights across EuropeHow the overturn of Roe v. Wade sparked a new campaign for abortion rights across Europe
Abortion

A massive effort to expand access throughout Europe launches today.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Today, Explained newsletter
Can Canada stave off populism?Can Canada stave off populism?
Today, Explained newsletter

Justin Trudeau’s true dough plans to fight populism with policy.

By Amanda Lewellyn
World Politics
Israel and Iran’s conflict enters a new, dangerous phaseIsrael and Iran’s conflict enters a new, dangerous phase
World Politics

Israel launched strikes in response to Iran’s retaliatory attack. Here’s what we know.

By Ellen Ioanes
Politics
What’s behind the latest right-wing revolt against Mike JohnsonWhat’s behind the latest right-wing revolt against Mike Johnson
Politics

The House could soon pass Ukraine aid — along with a TikTok bill — in a new package that’s raised GOP ire.

By Li Zhou
Culture
Monkey Man’s imperfect political critique still packs a punchMonkey Man’s imperfect political critique still packs a punch
Culture

Dev Patel’s action-packed directorial debut also takes aim at contemporary Indian politics.

By Li Zhou
World Politics
Is Israel a “settler-colonial” state? The debate, explained.Is Israel a “settler-colonial” state? The debate, explained.
Podcast
World Politics

The historical discussion at the heart of Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

By Haleema Shah
Today, Explained newsletter
Israel beat Iran — for nowIsrael beat Iran — for now
Today, Explained newsletter

Iran’s Saturday attack on Israel was a military failure. But things could still get a lot worse.

By Zack Beauchamp
World Politics
Iran’s retaliatory attack against Israel, briefly explainedIran’s retaliatory attack against Israel, briefly explained
World Politics

Iran had threatened to respond to an assassination at its embassy, and did so Saturday, sparking fears of a wider confrontation.

By Ellen Ioanes
Culture
The Chinese backlash over Netflix’s 3 Body Problem, explainedThe Chinese backlash over Netflix’s 3 Body Problem, explained
Culture

It says more about Netflix than it does about China.

By Aja Romano
You can’t understand Israel-Palestine without understanding Arab Jews
World Politics

Jews from the Arab and Muslim world had a radical vision for peace. Why was it forgotten?

By Sigal Samuel
World Politics
How 2,000 elderly Swiss women won a landmark climate caseHow 2,000 elderly Swiss women won a landmark climate case
World Politics

The European Court of Human Rights ruled Switzerland’s failures on climate are a human rights violation.

By Ellen Ioanes
World Politics
Turkey and Syria earthquakes: Aftermath and updates on the humanitarian crisisTurkey and Syria earthquakes: Aftermath and updates on the humanitarian crisis
World Politics

Deadly earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria, where war and economic crises already loomed. Here’s the latest news.

By Vox Staff
World Politics
How the war in Gaza has gone differently than expected — and how it hasn’tHow the war in Gaza has gone differently than expected — and how it hasn’t
World Politics

Six months in.

By Joshua Keating
Technology
Taiwan’s earthquake preparedness saved a lot of lives — and prevented a catastrophe for the global tech economyTaiwan’s earthquake preparedness saved a lot of lives — and prevented a catastrophe for the global tech economy
Technology

From Taiwan to South Korea to Silicon Valley, some of the most important nodes in the global tech economy are in disaster-prone places.

By Bryan Walsh
World Politics
Good news: Democracy won in Senegal. Here’s why it matters.Good news: Democracy won in Senegal. Here’s why it matters.
World Politics

When so much of the world is backsliding on democratic norms, Senegal’s election reveals a trend toward democracy in Africa.

By Ellen Ioanes
World Politics
Israel just raised the risk of a regional warIsrael just raised the risk of a regional war
World Politics

And US troops may suffer the consequences.

By Joshua Keating
World Politics
Will Israel let aid workers in Gaza do their jobs?Will Israel let aid workers in Gaza do their jobs?
World Politics

The killing of World Central Kitchen workers shows no place in Gaza is safe, even for aid groups.

By Nicole Narea
Today, Explained newsletter
A very bad year for press freedomA very bad year for press freedom
Today, Explained newsletter

Russia’s year-long detention of Evan Gershkovich is one part of a very grim picture for journalism.

By Caroline Houck
World Politics
Why Russia has kept a Wall Street Journal reporter in jail for a year — and countingWhy Russia has kept a Wall Street Journal reporter in jail for a year — and counting
World Politics

Evan Gershkovich’s case isn’t just about press freedom. It’s about geopolitics.

By Ellen Ioanes
Politics
The crisis that could bring down Benjamin Netanyahu, explainedThe crisis that could bring down Benjamin Netanyahu, explained
Politics

Netanyahu has till Sunday evening to present a fix to Israel’s controversial conscription law. If he fails, his government likely fails with him.

By Zack Beauchamp
World Politics
ISIS-K, the group linked to Moscow’s terror attack, explainedISIS-K, the group linked to Moscow’s terror attack, explained
World Politics

ISIS-K has become a global terror threat while the world has been distracted.

By Ellen Ioanes
World Politics
There’s a shadow fleet sneaking Russian oil around the world. It’s an ecological disaster waiting to happen.There’s a shadow fleet sneaking Russian oil around the world. It’s an ecological disaster waiting to happen.
World Politics

The world’s next big maritime catastrophe could involve sanctions-dodging rustbuckets.

By Joshua Keating
Video
What the Red Sea ship attacks are really aboutWhat the Red Sea ship attacks are really about
Play
Video

Yemen’s Houthis say they’re avenging Gaza. But there’s a lot more to it.

By Rajaa Elidrissi
Today, Explained newsletter
The Baltimore bridge collapse is only the latest — and least — of global shipping’s problemsThe Baltimore bridge collapse is only the latest — and least — of global shipping’s problems
Today, Explained newsletter

From drought in the Panama Canal to the Houthis in the Suez to pirates off Somalia, we’re all paying the price.

By Caroline Houck
World Politics
Gaza’s risk of famine is accelerating faster than anything we’ve seen this centuryGaza’s risk of famine is accelerating faster than anything we’ve seen this century
World Politics

Everyone in Gaza is facing crisis levels of hunger. It’s entirely preventable.

By Ellen Ioanes and Nicole Narea
World Politics
The battle for blame over a deadly terror attack in MoscowThe battle for blame over a deadly terror attack in Moscow
World Politics

All signs point to ISIS in a terrorist attack that killed over 130 people near Moscow, but Vladimir Putin is connecting it to the war in Ukraine.

By Joshua Keating
Future Perfect
Congress can’t get anything done. Except on foreign aid.Congress can’t get anything done. Except on foreign aid.
Future Perfect

Major reform on how the US gives money to other countries is breezing through the House with bipartisan support.

By Dylan Matthews
Culture
Kate Middleton’s whereabouts, explainedKate Middleton’s whereabouts, explained
Culture

Coverage, analysis, and updates on the Princess of Wales’s whereabouts and health.

By Vox Staff
The story of Kate Middleton’s disappearance is haunted by Meghan Markle
Culture

And Diana, too.

By Constance Grady
Why the Pentagon wants to build thousands of easily replaceable, AI-enabled drones
Future Perfect

Ukraine’s drone innovations have changed how the US is planning for a war with China.

By Joshua Keating
Today, Explained newsletter
With new national security legislation, China shows it will never loosen its grip on Hong KongWith new national security legislation, China shows it will never loosen its grip on Hong Kong
Today, Explained newsletter

21 years ago, half a million Hong Kongers took to the streets to stop Article 23. This month, Beijing finally won.

By Bryan Walsh
World Politics
Putin’s reelection puts him in a class of Russia’s longest-ruling autocratsPutin’s reelection puts him in a class of Russia’s longest-ruling autocrats
World Politics

Putin has eliminated all of his most significant rivals, cementing his grip on power.

By Ellen Ioanes
Culture
3 reasons why Kate Middleton’s royal scandal got so out of control3 reasons why Kate Middleton’s royal scandal got so out of control
Culture

We’ve been trained to think of the royal family as a machine. Kategate upended that narrative.

By Alex Abad-Santos