AvatarVoxAvatarAvatar4 hours agoIs Israel a "settler-colonial" state? The debate, explained.verified_publisherVox - Haleema ShahThe historical discussion at the heart of Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Is Israel a “settler colonial” state? That charge has been the subject of fierce debate in recent months amid the continuing Israeli assault on Gaza after the October 7 attacks by Hamas. Colonialism is a system in which one people …
AvatarVoxAvatarAvatar9 hours agoThe Supreme Court case that could turn homelessness into a crime, explainedverified_publisherVox - Ian MillhiserGrants Pass v. Johnson could make the entire criminal justice system far crueler. It also tests the limits of judicial power. The Supreme Court will hear a case later this month that could make life drastically worse for homeless Americans. It also challenges one of the most foundational principles …
AvatarVoxAvatarAvatar1 day agoJanuary 6 insurrectionists had a great day in the Supreme Court todayverified_publisherVox - Ian MillhiserMost of the justices seem to want to make it harder to prosecute January 6 rioters. The Supreme Court spent about an hour and a half on Tuesday morning arguing over whether to make it much harder for the Justice Department to prosecute hundreds of people who joined the January 6, 2021, attack on the …
AvatarVoxAvatarAvatar1 day agoTucker Carlson went after Israel — and his fellow conservatives are furiousverified_publisherVox - Zack BeauchampCarlson mainstreamed antisemitism for a long time, and conservatives seemed not to care. Then he set his sights on Israel. The New York Times once described Tucker Carlson’s Fox News hour as “the most racist show in the history of cable news.” In the past week, allegations of bigotry involving his …
AvatarVoxAvatarAvatar1 day agoThe Supreme Court’s confusing new anti-trans decision, explainedverified_publisherVox - Ian MillhiserThe Court mostly reinstates Idaho’s ban on transgender health care for children. The Supreme Court handed down a strange set of opinions on Monday evening, which accompanied a decision that largely reinstates Idaho’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors. The ban was previously blocked by a lower …
AvatarVoxAvatarAvatarVox podcasts tackle the Israel-Hamas warverified_publisherVoxLooking to understand the Israel-Hamas war? Start with these Vox podcast episodes. The Israel-Palestine conflict goes back decades, but this latest war has taken an unprecedented toll in terms of the number of people killed, and represents a significant step back from any hopes of securing a …
AvatarVoxAvatarAvatar2 days agoThe Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US statesverified_publisherVox - Ian MillhiserIt is no longer safe to organize a protest in Louisiana, Mississippi, or Texas. The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will not hear Mckesson v. Doe. The decision not to hear Mckesson leaves in place a lower court decision that effectively eliminated the right to organize a mass protest in the …
AvatarVoxAvatarAvatar2 days agoThe charitable deduction is a complex, broken mess. There’s a better way.verified_publisherVox - Dylan MatthewsCompanies sometimes match donations to charity. What if the government did too? Imagine a charity comes to you with an offer. If you give them a donation now, they’ll get it at least partially matched — so for every dollar you give, a wealthy benefactor will add 25 cents. Your giving has a higher …
AvatarVoxAvatarAvatar3 days agoThe history of Arizona’s Civil War-era abortion banverified_publisherVox - Nicole NareaHow conspiring doctors, questionable tonics, and twisted patriotism led to the 1864 Arizona abortion ban that was just upheld in court. Earlier this week, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that a Civil War-era state law that amounts to a near-total ban on abortion can be enforced, putting access to …
AvatarVoxAvatarAvatar3 days agoIran’s retaliatory attack against Israel, briefly explainedverified_publisherVox - Ellen IoanesIran had threatened to respond to an assassination at its embassy, and did so Saturday, sparking fears of a wider confrontation. Iran launched a retaliatory strike Saturday night on Israel for its deadly attack on Iranian officers in the Islamic Republic’s embassy in Damascus after days of signaling …
AvatarVoxAvatarAvatar4 days agoDon’t sneer at white rural voters — or delude yourself about their politicsverified_publisherVox - Eric LevitzWhat the debate over “white rural rage” misses. White rural Americans are a “racist, xenophobic, anti-immigrant, anti-gay” authoritarian fifth column that poses an existential threat to our republic. Unless they are actually a downtrodden people who rightly resent the condescension of liberal elites …
AvatarVoxAvatarAvatarBiden’s student loan forgiveness plan, explainedverified_publisherVox - Christian PazDo you qualify? The Biden administration is canceling even more student debt. On Friday, the White House announced that an additional 277,000 borrowers will see their student loans eliminated, amounting to about $7.4 billion in forgiven debt. Those borrowers qualified for that relief because they …