Vox's The Weeds

Is homelessness a crime?

America is in the midst of a homelessness crisis. With little affordable housing and limited...

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Abortion and the erosion of privacy

Since the Dobbs decision almost two years ago, reproductive rights have been at the center of our...

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• 9 días

What is “fetal personhood”?

Earlier this year, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled frozen embryos have the same rights as...

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A safety net’s poverty trap

What if you weren’t allowed to have more than $2,000 at any given time? Could you make it work?...

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Let’s fix child care together

America is in the midst of a child care crisis. The cost of child care has skyrocketed to the...

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Bringing back the SAT

Four years after a pandemic pause, some colleges and universities are again requiring applicants...

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The AI election

2024 is a big year for elections, not just in the US but globally: More than 50 countries will be...

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The case for banning...millionaires?

Political philosopher Ingrid Robeyns believes that there should be a maximum amount of money and...

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How racism ages Black people

There are a host of health disparities across the racial divide. Black people are more likely to...

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Skipping the broom

Romantic relationships are in a weird place right now. Statistically things are shifting, but the...

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Eviction: the scarlet E

According to the Eviction Lab, about 7.6 million Americans every year face the threat of...

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Let’s fix retirement together

It’s an election year, and there are so many different policy discussions we could be having:...

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How to be a (realistic) climate optimist

The Earth was its hottest in recorded history in 2023. Our winters are shorter, our summers...

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How celebrity fandom explains Trump

To no one’s surprise, former president Donald Trump handily won the Republican Iowa caucuses this...

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Why we can’t stop talking about Harvard

Harvard and elite institutions like it have been in the news a lot lately. Following the outbreak...

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Are unions making a comeback?

2023 was a big year for unions. WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes brought Hollywood to a standstill, and...

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Why are so many kids missing school?

Nearly four years after the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and years after school reopenings,...

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Can Black churches lead the way on teen mental health?

It’s hard to get Americans to agree on any topic these days, but a majority of them do agree on...

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The Devil wears fast fashion

Most of us love a bargain, but when it comes to our wardrobe, there’s a high cost for those cheap...

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Barack Obama on AI, free speech, and the future of the internet

This episode of Decoder with Nilay Patel originally ran in early November. Patel and former...

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