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The meat industry is sabotaging one of modern medicine’s greatest miracles

Three-month-old pigs stand in a pen at a farm in Iowa. | Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images Around a decade ago, the US implemented new r...

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Trump’s support is collapsing — but why?

President Donald Trump delivers remarks about his administration's economic agenda and its efforts to lower the cost of living during an event o...

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Will AI make research on humans…less human?

If you’re a human, there’s a very good chance you’ve been involved in human subjects research. Maybe you’ve participated in a clinical tria...

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The alarming rise in antibiotic use by the meat industry

Three-month-old pigs stand in a pen at a farm in Iowa. | Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images Around a decade ago, the US implemented new r...

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Will AI make research on humans… less human?

If you’re a human, there’s a very good chance you’ve been involved in human subjects research. Maybe you’ve participated in a clinical tria...

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3 theories that explain Trump’s collapsing support

President Donald Trump delivers remarks about his administration's economic agenda and its efforts to lower the cost of living during an event o...

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Why America gave up on economists

Key takeaways Economists used to have a sort of special status in US policymaking; they were the consummate technocratic experts. But...

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Trump’s redistricting loss in Indiana, briefly explained

A now-rejected draft congressional map is seen the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis on December 8, 2025. | Kaiti Sullivan/Bloomberg via Getty...

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Blame Republicans for our health insurance mess

Health insurance premiums on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces are set to spike after Congress failed to avert the rate hike. Health insu...

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Caitlin Dewey Joins Vox as Senior Writer & Editor for the Today, Explained Newsletter

Vox editor-in-chief Swati Sharma and editorial director for politics, policy, and ideas Libby Nelson announced today that Caitlin Dewey is jo...

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Yes, you should look up your home’s disaster risk

Earlier this month, the real-estate listing site Zillow ended a subtle social experiment. In 2024, they began to embed climate risk data dire...

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Why Republicans in Congress are turning against Trump

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) arrives for a press conference on Capitol Hill on November 18, 2025. Johnson is dealing with a fractiou...