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Why the US Government Murdered Fred Hampton 19 min
Why the US Government Murdered Fred Hampton
19 min · What we aren't taught about the Black Panther Party.
2023, in 7 minutes 8 min
2023, in 7 minutes
8 min · The year’s already over? Let’s look back.
Why You Can't Compare Covid-19 Vaccines 8 min
Why You Can't Compare Covid-19 Vaccines
8 min · What a vaccine's "efficacy rate" actually means.
Monogamy, explained 19 min
Monogamy, explained
19 min · Here it is! Episode 1 of our new show on Netflix: Explained. There's two more at http://www.netflix.com/explained right now & new episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe to our channel...
How Southern Socialites Rewrote Civil War History 7 min
How Southern Socialites Rewrote Civil War History
7 min · The United Daughters of the Confederacy was a significant leader of the “Lost Cause,” an intellectual movement that revised history to look more favorably on the South after the American...
Why These Plankton are Eating Plastic 5 min
Why These Plankton are Eating Plastic
5 min · Microfibers, used to make things like yoga pants, are the ocean’s tiniest problem.
Why You Keep Using Facebook, Even if You Hate It 5 min
Why You Keep Using Facebook, Even if You Hate It
5 min · The network effect is Facebook’s biggest selling point, and the root of many of its problems.
Don't Fall for the Antifa Trap 8 min
Don't Fall for the Antifa Trap
8 min · The media's panic about antifa reflects an old bias in the way journalists cover protest movements.
The Compelling Case for Wildlife Crossings 6 min
The Compelling Case for Wildlife Crossings
6 min · Roadkill harms animals, endangers drivers, and costs billions of dollars every year. In Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada, wildlife scientist Tony Clevenger and other researchers...
Trump's Travel Ban Will Have Lasting Negative Impacts On All Refugees 4 min
Trump's Travel Ban Will Have Lasting Negative Impacts On All Refugees
4 min · The Supreme Court allowed a partial version of Trump's executive order banning travel from 6 Muslim-majority countries to go into effect this summer. But the full order could have a...
How the Media's Weapons Fetish Primes Us for War 6 min
How the Media's Weapons Fetish Primes Us for War
6 min · Between the Tomahawk strike on Syria and the MOAB in Afghanistan, cable news under Trump has been saturated by images of American firepower. But the media's obsession with American...
The Evolution of American Protest Music 7 min
The Evolution of American Protest Music
7 min · Music is a critical form of expression in American politics — especially in times of political and social unrest. Dating back to the early days of colonization, American protest songs...
Tackling Food Waste Would Help Mitigate Climate Change 9 min
Tackling Food Waste Would Help Mitigate Climate Change
9 min · Eat your peas! It’s the easiest way to fight climate change.
What Happens When You Bring Meditation to Public Schools 5 min
What Happens When You Bring Meditation to Public Schools
5 min · Classrooms all over the country are trying something new: sitting and breathing.
How Sanctuary Cities Actually Work 6 min
How Sanctuary Cities Actually Work
6 min · President Trump says he wants to strip funding from so-called "sanctuary cities," but what exactly do these cities do?
Why Humans Are so Bad at Thinking About Climate Change 10 min
Why Humans Are so Bad at Thinking About Climate Change
10 min · The biggest problem for the climate change fight isn’t technology – it’s human psychology.
This Is Why We Love Satire 7 min
This Is Why We Love Satire
7 min · While major news networks have struggled to figure out the right way to cover the Trump administration, political satirists like Samantha Bee, John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, and Seth...
How Poaching Is Changing the Face of African Elephants 5 min
How Poaching Is Changing the Face of African Elephants
5 min · Elephants and their ancestors have roamed the African continent for millions of years. They are the largest land animals on earth and can live up to 70 years. Elephants are profoundly...
How the BBC Makes The Most Incredible Wildlife Films in the World 24 min
How the BBC Makes The Most Incredible Wildlife Films in the World
24 min · A look at how technology has evolved to bring us the extraordinary scenes seen on Planet Eart II.
How I Memorized an Entire Chapter From Moby Dick 5 min
How I Memorized an Entire Chapter From Moby Dick
5 min · With memory palaces, anyone can look like a memory genius.
How One of America's Least Healthy Counties Got so Sick 7 min
How One of America's Least Healthy Counties Got so Sick
7 min · We visited Concordia parish, one of America's sickest counties. We're afraid it's about to get worse.
From Standing Rock to Donald Trump, Dena Takruri is a Muslim-American Journalist Speaking Truth to Power 3 min
From Standing Rock to Donald Trump, Dena Takruri is a Muslim-American Journalist Speaking Truth to Power
3 min · Meet Dena Takruri, the Muslim-American journalist working to give voice to people unheard.
The U.S. May Be Aiding War Crimes in Yemen 7 min
The U.S. May Be Aiding War Crimes in Yemen
7 min · The U.S. is helping Saudi Arabia bomb Yemen and it's a disaster.
Consent, Explained for Donald Trump and His Apologists 7 min
Consent, Explained for Donald Trump and His Apologists
7 min · Vox's Emily Crockett explains why Donald Trump's comments aren't just "lewd," they're predatory.
Superblocks: How Barcelona Is Taking City Streets Back From Cars 5 min
Superblocks: How Barcelona Is Taking City Streets Back From Cars
5 min · Modern cities are designed for cars. But the city of Barcelona is testing out an urban design trick that can give cities back to pedestrians.
What People Miss About the Gender Wage Gap 5 min
What People Miss About the Gender Wage Gap
5 min · It's more complex than women earning 79 cents for every dollar a man makes. When there is talk about the gender wage gap, often the statistic heard is, “Women earn 79 cents for every...
How Americans Got Stuck With Endless Drug Commercials 9 min
How Americans Got Stuck With Endless Drug Commercials
9 min · American television is awash with ads for prescription drugs, with as many as 80 per hour being screened. Vox looks at how this came about and what direct consumer advertising of...
Climate Change Has Become A Political Football 11 min
Climate Change Has Become A Political Football
11 min · Ten years after Al Gore's movie, the climate debate in the US has devolved into nonsense.
How Psychedelics Could Help Treat Anxiety, Addiction and Depression 5 min
How Psychedelics Could Help Treat Anxiety, Addiction and Depression
5 min · Psychedelic drugs could be the key to making you happier and healthier. So why won't we research them?
Turkey's Failed Military Coup, Explained 3 min
Turkey's Failed Military Coup, Explained
3 min · The attempted coup against Turkish President Erdoğan might have failed, but plenty of problems still await him.
2016 Olympics: What Rio Doesn't Want the World to See 8 min
2016 Olympics: What Rio Doesn't Want the World to See
8 min · Rio is hiding poor people. The 2016 Olympics are set to begin in just over a month in Rio de Janeiro. As the city prepares to receive an influx of international visitors, it is building...
Britain Is Leaving the EU. Here's What That Means. 2 min
Britain Is Leaving the EU. Here's What That Means.
2 min · Voters have voted in favor of Brexit: British exit from the European Union. That means that in the coming months, British and European leaders will begin negotiating the terms of...
Muhammad Ali's Biggest Fights Were Outside the Ring 9 min
Muhammad Ali's Biggest Fights Were Outside the Ring
9 min · Ali didn't just shake boxing. He shook the world.
Authoritarianism: the Political Science That Explains Trump 7 min
Authoritarianism: the Political Science That Explains Trump
7 min · The obscure research that predicted Donald Trump. For more, read Amanda Taub's feature "The rise of American authoritarianism".
Soccer Star Hope Solo Is Done Being Told the Wage Gap Isn't Real 6 min
Soccer Star Hope Solo Is Done Being Told the Wage Gap Isn't Real
6 min · Yes the wage gap exists - and it's not because women "choose" to be paid less.
How Big Government Helps Big Dairy Sell Milk 4 min
How Big Government Helps Big Dairy Sell Milk
4 min · For years, we've been told milk is essential.
Americans Feel Passionate About Abortion but Don't Know Much About It 3 min
Americans Feel Passionate About Abortion but Don't Know Much About It
3 min · Challenging the big myths about abortion.
A Short Lesson in Foraging from Sweden 2 min
A Short Lesson in Foraging from Sweden
2 min · Sweden has became the first country with its own national phone number (+46 771 793 336), which you can call and be connected to a random person in Sweden. The initiate was launched to...
Why ISIS Attacked Brussels 3 min
Why ISIS Attacked Brussels
3 min · The Brussels attack is Europe's new reality. Vox's Max Fisher explains how the attacks in Brussels represent a shifting strategy for ISIS and a terrifying reality for Europe.
Proof of Evolution That You Can Find on Your Body 4 min
Proof of Evolution That You Can Find on Your Body
4 min · Vestigial structures are evolution's leftovers — body parts that, through inheritance, have outlived the context in which they arose. Some of the most delightful reminders of the common...
The State of Gun Violence in the US, Explained in 18 Charts 7 min
The State of Gun Violence in the US, Explained in 18 Charts
7 min · Here are some facts you need to know while debating gun control. The debate over gun regulation in the US seems intractable, but there is one fact that both sides can agree on: Mass...
How Iran's Election Could Make History 3 min
How Iran's Election Could Make History
3 min · Iran is about to hold a national election that could shape the country's future for a generation — potentially even more so than the presidential elections in 2009, when "green movement"...
The Israel-Palestine Conflict: a Brief, Simple History 10 min
The Israel-Palestine Conflict: a Brief, Simple History
10 min · The conflict is really only 100 years old, and it's not really about religion.
How the DEA Manufactured "Narco-Terrorism" 6 min
How the DEA Manufactured "Narco-Terrorism"
6 min · These undercover videos supposedly showed Al-Qaeda in the drug trade. What they actually showed was more shocking. Produced in collaboration with ProPublica. For the full story, read...
Syria's War: Who Is Fighting and Why 5 min
Syria's War: Who Is Fighting and Why
5 min · After four-plus years of fighting, Syria's war has killed at least 250,000 people and displaced 12 million people. And, though it started as a civil war, it's become much more than that...
Every Serena Williams Win Comes with a Side of Racism and Sexism 2 min
Every Serena Williams Win Comes with a Side of Racism and Sexism
2 min · Serena Williams is widely regarded as the best female tennis player of all time. But her career has been followed by severe racism and sexism that taps into stereotypes about black women.
How the Euro Caused the Greek crisis 3 min
How the Euro Caused the Greek crisis
3 min · Greece is in a state of economic and financial crisis that's dominated global headlines this week. Vox's Matt Yglesias explains the real roots of the crisis. For our more on the Greek...
The Myth of Race, Debunked in 3 Minutes 3 min
The Myth of Race, Debunked in 3 Minutes
3 min · You may know exactly what race you are, but how would you prove it if somebody disagreed with you? Jenée Desmond Harris explains. And for more on how race is a social construct, see this...
The Racism of the US Criminal Justice System in 10 Charts 2 min
The Racism of the US Criminal Justice System in 10 Charts
2 min · The shooting of Michael Brown offers Americans yet another reminder that their criminal justice system is riddled with racial disparities. From encounters with police to prison...
How Politicians are Rigging Elections, Explained in 2 Minutes 2 min
How Politicians are Rigging Elections, Explained in 2 Minutes
2 min · Most Americans think elections are rigged in favor of incumbents, and they're right. Part of the problem is that, unlike most other countries, we let politicians choose their voters...
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