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The problem with US charity is that it’s not effective enough
In September 1973, the hi-fi sound equipment mogul Avery Fisher made a massive gift of $10...
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The danger of Trump’s promise to pardon J6 defendants
President-elect Donald Trump has been talking for years about pardoning the people who took part in...
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An AI that sees what you see
It’s almost hard to remember what it was like before the whole world seemed to be...
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Why do people think Republicans are better for the economy?
A Vox reader asks: There is a perception in the United States that Republicans do a...
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How UnitedHealthcare became the face of a broken health care system
On Monday, police in Altoona, Pennsylvania, arrested Luigi Mangione in connection with last week’s shooting death...
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How Trump could try to deport immigrants to countries other than their own
President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering deporting some immigrants to countries other than their own. If...
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This critical ecosystem helped keep climate change in check. Now it’s making things worse.
The frigid Arctic tundra has soaked up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere for millennia, an essential...
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Luigi Mangione’s 3D-printed gun and the problem of untraceable firearms
On Monday, after a five-day search to find the man who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO...
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The Supreme Court wades into the Israel-Palestine conflict
The Supreme Court announced on Friday that it will get involved in a longstanding dispute between...
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Crumbl’s massive empire was never about the cookies
The age of froyo has faded. Fancy cupcakes are passé. The cronut craze is now a...
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A change to car safety ratings is coming soon. Here’s how it could save lives.
In 2021, 5-year-old Allie Hart was killed after she was struck by a van while riding...
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How marijuana legalization played itself
In July, New York City Mayor Eric Adams convened police officials and media to proudly announce...
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What we don’t talk about when we talk about the “working class”
Since Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris, pundits and politicians have been trying to figure out why...
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The case for not overthinking
Almost all of us know what a peak experience feels like. For some people, it’s climbing...
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After 13 years of war, Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has been defeated. What comes next?
The early days of the uprising against Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime — which came to a...
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Public housing didn’t fail in the US. But it was sabotaged.
The stereotypical image of public housing in America is one of deteriorating buildings, urban blight, and...
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Why did we think Neanderthals weren’t smart?
H.G. Wells is probably best known for his story about an alien invasion, “The War of...
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Y2K is so back
Twenty-five years ago, millions of people were nervously looking ahead to New Year’s Eve. When the...
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The world’s most mysterious psychedelic is already inside your brain
There’s often a threshold for how weird something can sound beyond which most people stop taking...
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Mexico just put animal welfare into its national constitution
This week was a big win for animals across Mexico. On December 2, Mexican President Claudia...
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How to think about the public backlash to the killing of a health care CEO
A man was killed. That’s the kind of thing people normally get upset about. But not...
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The deep roots of Americans’ hatred of their health care system
Support independent journalism that matters — become a Vox Member today. The shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian...
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How Trump’s DOJ could severely curtail oversight of police
A new Justice Department investigation has revealed that officers in the Memphis Police Department use excessive...
