Voxflipped into IdentitiesU.S. Politics The Trump administration is demanding that Planned Parenthood affiliates give back their PPP loans Vox - Anna NorthEarlier this year, 38 Planned Parenthood affiliates around the United States received over $80 million in loans from the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Now, the Small Business Administration
Voxflipped into Coronavirus Outbreak: Updates and ExplainersU.S. Politics Poll: Many Americans won’t venture into public despite businesses reopening Vox - Zeeshan AleemA new poll from the Associated Press/NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that only about half of Americans are ready to resume many of the activities they regularly did prior to the coronavirus
Voxflipped into All StoriesU.S. Politics The Justice Department is pressuring state and local officials over lockdown orders Vox - Zeeshan AleemThe Department of Justice has weighed in on stay-at-home orders in Illinois and California — and has warned officials in both states that the federal government believes they may be exceeding their legal
Voxflipped into All StoriesCulture Stanley Tucci’s bookshelf is too messy, says celebrity book curator Thatcher Wine Vox - Constance GradyWelcome to Vox’s weekly book link roundup, a curated selection of the internet’s best writing on books and related subjects. This Monday is Memorial Day, which might mean a day off for you. It does for
Voxflipped into Health care in America: A Vox deep diveU.S. Politics The coronavirus crisis is leading to an immunization crisis Vox - Kelsey PiperIf you’d asked me when our baby was born in November how likely it was that I’d decide to delay his vaccinations against the doctor’s recommendations for several months, I’d have told you there was absolutely
Voxflipped into CultureU.S. Politics The plaintiff of Roe v. Wade made a big revelation on her deathbed. Here’s what it means. Vox - Anna NorthSo says Norma McCorvey at the beginning of AKA Jane Roe, a new documentary about her life as the plaintiff in the landmark 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade. When McCorvey, identified in court papers
Voxflipped into 2020 Presidential ElectionU.S. Politics Joe Biden receives swift blowback for claiming voters “ain’t black” if they support Trump Vox - Li ZhouDuring a Friday interview on The Breakfast Club radio show, former Vice President Joe Biden made a controversial comment in an attempt to highlight his strength with black voters. “Well, I tell you what,
Voxflipped into All StoriesU.S. Politics Trump claims he will “override the governors” who closed churches in the pandemic Vox - Ian MillhiserAt a press conference Friday afternoon, President Trump announced that he would order churches reopened despite the coronavirus pandemic — something he almost certainly does not have the power to do. governors,
Voxflipped into All StoriesMusic Today, Explained: Greatest Hits Vox - Noam HassenfeldToday, Explained has always been a musical show. Every episode features scoring and rich sound design. And of course there were the parody songs. But while those were fun, I’m more proud of the original
Voxflipped into All StoriesU.S. Politics New Fox News poll finds Biden with healthy lead, sends Trump into tailspin Vox - Aaron RuparOn Thursday afternoon, President Donald Trump said the quiet part loud in a tweet where he attacked Fox News for “doing nothing to help Republicans, and me, get re-elected on November 3rd.” Hours later,
Voxflipped into All StoriesCulture Vox Book Club, The Secret History, week 3: Our May pick ends in incest and gunshots Vox - Constance GradyAnd so we come to the end of The Secret History — but not to the end of our discussion! Next week, we’ll be meeting on Zoom for our May live event. “But Constance,” you say, “what could possibly top April’s
Voxflipped into All StoriesplayPollution One reason why coronavirus is hitting black Americans the hardest Vox - Ranjani ChakrabortyAcross the US, black people are dying from Covid-19 at disproportionately high rates. While there are many different factors at play behind the stark racial disparities — there’s one possible reason that’s
Voxflipped into CultureLeilani The Lovebirds is mostly an excuse to put Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani in a rom-com, and I’m not mad Vox - Alissa WilkinsonEvery week, new original films debut on Netflix, Hulu, and other digital services, often films with modest budgets and limited fanfare. Cinemastream is Vox’s series highlighting the most notable of these
Voxflipped into All StoriesplaySteve Coogan In The Trip to Greece, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon eat, drink, and follow in Odysseus’s footsteps Vox - Alissa WilkinsonEvery week, new original films debut on Netflix, Hulu, and other digital services, often films with modest budgets and limited fanfare. Cinemastream is Vox’s series highlighting the most notable of these
Voxflipped into CultureplayCulture The 5 best movies you can now watch at home Vox - Alissa WilkinsonTheaters are starting to tentatively reopen in some places, and drive-ins are making a comeback. But with most theaters still closed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, this year’s summer movie season
Voxflipped into Policy & PoliticsU.S. Politics Is America too libertarian to deal with the coronavirus? Vox - Sean IllingAmerica’s public health experts are working hard to map out a plan to combat the coronavirus in America. And there are indeed many proposals — from academic centers, from think tanks, and from the government.
Voxflipped into All StoriesPandemics Why “essential” workers are treated as disposable Vox - Ezra KleinGrocery store clerks. Fast-food cashiers. Hospice care workers. Bus drivers. Farmworkers. Along with doctors and nurses, these are the people who are putting their own lives at risk to keep our society
Voxflipped into Policy & PoliticsU.S. Politics The fight over letting Texans under age 65 vote by mail, explained Vox - Ian MillhiserOn Tuesday, a federal district court held that Texas must allow all eligible voters to obtain an absentee ballot during the coronavirus pandemic, regardless of the voter’s age. The case, Texas Democratic
Voxflipped into Policy & PoliticsU.S. Politics States are inflating their coronavirus testing numbers with the wrong kind of test Vox - German LopezThroughout May, America has made a lot of progress in scaling up its coronavirus testing abilities. But as they dug deeper over the month, experts and journalists have increasingly questioned whether of
Voxflipped into All StoriesU.S. Politics The Senate won’t consider more coronavirus stimulus until early June Vox - Li ZhouThe Senate is leaving for a one-week Memorial Day recess without advancing any new coronavirus stimulus measures. While the House approved a $3 trillion round of stimulus last week, Senate Republicans
Voxflipped into All StoriesExplainers Why is it so hard to get a flight refund? Vox - Terry NguyenAs an air desk specialist at a major Canadian travel agency, Jennifer has finished work for the past two months feeling “incredibly exhausted,” having spent hours navigating through airline policies on
Voxflipped into All StoriesU.S. Politics How safe is it to use public bathrooms right now? Recode - Rebecca HeilweilWhen Steven Soifer, a social work professor at the University of Mississippi, and his wife finally left social isolation for the first time since early March, they encountered a familiar problem: the of
Voxflipped into All StoriesPittsburgh A crash course in contact tracing: What it’s like to track Covid-19 Vox - Luke WinkieFor two hours every day, 27-year-old Claire McGlave calls up sick people. She asks them how they are feeling now and when they first began to feel unwell, which McGlave uses as a starting point to tabulate
Voxflipped into All StoriesHong Kong “It is an official death sentence for Hong Kong”: China moves to pass national security law Vox - Jen KirbyAs Hong Kong approaches the anniversary of its massive pro-democracy protests, China is moving to impose a sweeping national security law that could directly undermine Hong Kong’s freedoms and special
Voxflipped into All StoriesTech Industry The pandemic will put billionaires’ commitment to journalism to the test Recode - Theodore SchleiferOutrage may be flowing toward Laurene Powell Jobs, the majority owner of the Atlantic, after news came on Thursday that the magazine laid off almost 20 percent of its staff. But she will not be the last
Voxflipped into All StoriesCulture A painter tracked down the thief who stole her work. She discovered a muse. Vox - Alissa WilkinsonMuch thievery is committed with the aim of enriching somebody’s personal coffers, usually the thief’s. And that’s true of some art theft as well; paintings or sculptures are stolen so they can be sold
Voxflipped into All StoriesTech Industry Facebook is the latest major tech company to let people work from home forever Recode - Shirin GhaffaryAs thousands of businesses across the United States are trying to figure out their office reopening plans, Facebook announced a drastic shift: A wide swath of its workforce can work from home forever.
Voxflipped into CultureCulture Hulu’s Mrs. America is a cautionary tale of the underdog Vox - Emily VanDerWerffA few weeks ago, for no particular reason, I decided to watch the “Best of the 1980s” edition of Siskel & Ebert. (It’s on YouTube.) Each host agreed on just about all of the movies the other had picked,
Voxflipped into Health care in America: A Vox deep diveU.S. Politics Doctors’ new coronavirus threat: Patients who refuse to wear masks Vox - Lois ParshleyThe decision of some Americans to not wear a mask in public has become a political act, the latest demonstration of how misinformation is complicating the American response to the Covid-19 pandemic. As
Voxflipped into Coronavirus Outbreak: Updates and ExplainersLiberal View A massive cyclone battered India and Bangladesh. The coronavirus makes recovery even harder. Vox - Alex WardA devastating cyclone pounded India and Bangladesh on Wednesday, killing more than 80 people and leaving thousands homeless. That will only compound the crisis those countries face from the coronavirus.
