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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.

Artificial intelligence isn’t a good argument for basic income
Future Perfect

A major study backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman shows unconditional cash has benefits that have nothing to do with AI.

By Oshan Jarow
Artificial intelligence isn’t a good argument for basic income
Future Perfect

A major study backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman shows unconditional cash has benefits that have nothing to do with AI.

By Oshan Jarow
How should we sell psychedelics?How should we sell psychedelics?
Future Perfect

A new report outlines policy options for who gets to sell psychedelics, and who gets to buy them.

By Oshan Jarow
MDMA’s federal approval drama, briefly explainedMDMA’s federal approval drama, briefly explained
Future Perfect

MDMA looked like it was on a fast track for PTSD treatment. Now, an FDA committee is advising otherwise.

By Oshan Jarow
America isn’t ready for another war — because it doesn’t have the troopsAmerica isn’t ready for another war — because it doesn’t have the troops
Future Perfect

The US military’s recruiting crisis, explained.

By Gil Barndollar and Matthew C. Mai

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California’s governor has the chance to make AI historyCalifornia’s governor has the chance to make AI history
Future Perfect

Gavin Newsom could decide the future of AI safety. But will he cave to billionaire pressure?

By Sigal Samuel, Kelsey Piper and 1 more
Kamala Harris’s big housing plan has a big problemKamala Harris’s big housing plan has a big problem
Vox’s guide to Kamala Harris’s 2024 policies

Affordable housing comes at a cost.

By Eric Levitz
We spoke with the architect behind the notorious AI safety billWe spoke with the architect behind the notorious AI safety bill
Future Perfect

California legislator Scott Wiener on why the home of the AI industry is the right place to regulate it.

By Kelsey Piper
Here’s what you need to know about the revamped FAFSAHere’s what you need to know about the revamped FAFSA
Even Better

A guide to filling out the federal financial aid form for the upcoming school year.

By Allie Volpe
How is Kamala Harris getting away with this?How is Kamala Harris getting away with this?
Vox’s guide to Kamala Harris’s 2024 policies

The nominee is pivoting hard to the right on immigration, so why do progressives say they can live with it?

By Christian Paz
This ancient disease still kills 1 million people every yearThis ancient disease still kills 1 million people every year
Future Perfect

A new generation of drugs promised salvation from hepatitis B and C. What went wrong?

By Dylan Scott
Biden’s plan to shield undocumented spouses of Americans is on hold. Here’s what to know.Biden’s plan to shield undocumented spouses of Americans is on hold. Here’s what to know.
Policy

Will the biggest program to legalize undocumented immigrants in a decade survive a court challenge?

By Nicole Narea
What immigration policies do Americans actually want?What immigration policies do Americans actually want?
Policy

Trump-style immigration restrictions have gone mainstream among 2024 voters.

By Nicole Narea
The huge stakes in the Supreme Court’s new abortion caseThe huge stakes in the Supreme Court’s new abortion case
Supreme Court

Oklahoma v. HHS could potentially blow up much of Medicare and Medicaid if the justices decide to wild out.

By Ian Millhiser
The staggering death toll of scientific liesThe staggering death toll of scientific lies
Future Perfect

Scientific fraud kills people. Should it be illegal?

By Kelsey Piper
How would we even know if AI went rogue?How would we even know if AI went rogue?
Future Perfect

An early warning system could help fix the dangerous information gap between Big Tech and the US.

By Jack Titus
US teacher strikes were good, actuallyUS teacher strikes were good, actually
Education

New research finds labor stoppages raised wages without harming student learning.

By Rachel M. Cohen
Big Pharma claims lower prices will mean giving up miracle medications. Ignore them.Big Pharma claims lower prices will mean giving up miracle medications. Ignore them.
Future Perfect

The case against Medicare drug price negotiations doesn’t add up.

By Dylan Scott
What you need to know about the new Covid-19 vaccineWhat you need to know about the new Covid-19 vaccine
Public Health

Who should actually get the jab, and when?

By Ellen Ioanes
Canada’s railway lockout saga, briefly explainedCanada’s railway lockout saga, briefly explained
Policy

Canadian railways locked out union workers Thursday after months of contract disputes.

By Ellen Ioanes
A Trump judge ruled there’s a Second Amendment right to own machine gunsA Trump judge ruled there’s a Second Amendment right to own machine guns
Supreme Court

The Supreme Court’s Bruen decision will keep on creating chaos until it is overruled.

By Ian Millhiser
The moment when Kamala Harris’s speech came aliveThe moment when Kamala Harris’s speech came alive
Politics

The Democratic nominee got foreign policy — and especially Israel-Palestine — right.

By Zack Beauchamp
The DNC was avoiding controversy — then it refused to give Palestinians airtimeThe DNC was avoiding controversy — then it refused to give Palestinians airtime
Politics

Denying them a spot risks fracturing an already fragile coalition.

By Abdallah Fayyad
The major political transformation flying under the radar at the DNCThe major political transformation flying under the radar at the DNC
2024 Elections

The third night of the DNC confirmed just how dramatically the party has swung on immigration — to the right.

By Christian Paz
The “prosecutor vs. felon” line isn’t the slam dunk Team Harris thinks it isThe “prosecutor vs. felon” line isn’t the slam dunk Team Harris thinks it is
Politics

Calling Donald Trump a felon doesn’t hurt him — but it does do real damage to others.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Democratic National Convention 2024Democratic National Convention 2024
LIVE

Follow for live updates, analysis, and explainers

By Vox Staff
Antibiotics are failing. The US has a plan to launch a research renaissance.
Future Perfect

But there might be global consequences.

By Jess Craig
One complicated reason homeschooling is on the rise
Education

Some families of students with disabilities feel pushed out of public schools.

By Anna North
The US government has to start paying for things againThe US government has to start paying for things again
Policy

Why, and how, the US should fix its debt problem.

By Dylan Matthews
Where Columbia’s ousted president went wrongWhere Columbia’s ousted president went wrong
Education

And how university campuses can do better this fall.

By Nicole Narea
More than 4 billion people don’t have access to clean water at homeMore than 4 billion people don’t have access to clean water at home
Future Perfect

Researchers wildly underestimated how many people don’t have safe drinking water.

By Celia Ford
Why does it feel like everyone is getting Covid?Why does it feel like everyone is getting Covid?
Covid-19

Covid’s summer surge, explained

By Ellen Ioanes
What can be done about this Supreme Court’s very worst decisions?What can be done about this Supreme Court’s very worst decisions?
Supreme Court

It is important to hang onto grudges against the Supreme Court.

By Ian Millhiser
Inflation has dropped. What happens next?Inflation has dropped. What happens next?
Business & Finance

Is the Federal Reserve finally about to cut interest rates?

By Nicole Narea
Trump’s campaign against public health is back onTrump’s campaign against public health is back on
Vox’s guide to Donald Trump’s 2024 policies

The former president says he’ll block funding for US schools that require vaccines.

By Dylan Scott
Biden wants to free you from all those subscriptions you meant to cancel but didn’tBiden wants to free you from all those subscriptions you meant to cancel but didn’t
Policy

It’s the latest way Biden is trying to combat pesky “junk fees” driving up prices.

By Nicole Narea
MDMA therapy didn’t get FDA approval. Now what?MDMA therapy didn’t get FDA approval. Now what?
Future Perfect

The end of psychedelic prohibition will have to wait a little while longer.

By Oshan Jarow
Trump and Harris agree on “no tax on tips.” They’re both wrong.Trump and Harris agree on “no tax on tips.” They’re both wrong.
Vox’s guide to Donald Trump’s 2024 policies

The policy looks less like a pro-worker tax credit and more like a big business tax cut.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Violent crime is plummeting. Why?Violent crime is plummeting. Why?
Policy

Donald Trump says crime is out of control. The facts say otherwise.

By Nicole Narea
Everyone hates “Congress.” But who are you really mad at?Everyone hates “Congress.” But who are you really mad at?
Politics

A new AI tool blames Congress’s “conflict entrepreneurs” for polarizing the country.

By Christian Paz
How the UK’s far right used a local tragedy to spur chaosHow the UK’s far right used a local tragedy to spur chaos
Audio
Today, Explained podcast

Rumors and disinformation have fueled violence across the country.

By Amanda Lewellyn and Victoria Chamberlin
Angela Chen Joins VoxAngela Chen Joins Vox
Vox Press Room

Chen will be a senior editor on the policy, politics, and ideas team.

By Vox Communications
If the left is serious about saving democracy, there’s one more cause to add to the list
Future Perfect

Animal rights must become a core issue for progressives.

By Astra Taylor and Sunaura Taylor
Kamala Harris’s recent embrace of rent control, explainedKamala Harris’s recent embrace of rent control, explained
Vox’s guide to Kamala Harris’s 2024 policies

Capping rent increases makes voters excited, but economists wary.

By Rachel M. Cohen
Bangladesh’s prime minister just fled the country in a helicopter. Why?Bangladesh’s prime minister just fled the country in a helicopter. Why?
World Politics

Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina is out. What comes next?

By Ellen Ioanes