Voxflipped into All StoriesMerrick Garland The DOJ has a plan to protect voting rights. It might not be enough.verified_publisher Vox - Cameron PetersAs Republican-controlled state legislatures around the country clamp down on the right to vote, the Biden Justice Department is preparing to push back — but its efforts, hampered by stalled federal voting...
Voxflipped into Policy & PoliticsAusterity The richest colleges didn’t need to cut their budgets in the pandemic — but they didverified_publisher Vox - Gregory SvirnovskiyJesse Hernandez, a senior cook at the University of California Riverside, started hearing rumors that layoffs were coming for the residence hall and dining staff just weeks after the onset of the Covid-19...
Voxflipped into All StoriesTongass National Forest Biden plans to reverse Trump’s Alaska policy. Here’s why it matters.verified_publisher Vox - Maryam GamarOn Friday the Biden administration revealed plans to reinstate environmental protections preventing logging and mining in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, which the Trump administration had discarded....
Voxflipped into Policy & PoliticsColombia Colombia’s protests are a product of its post-peace-deal realityverified_publisher Vox - Jen KirbyIn Cali, a city in southwestern Colombia, protesters put up barricades across the city. A front line — la primera línea — sometimes guards these barricades with masks and helmets and shields. Cali is epicenter...
Voxflipped into CultureLin-Manuel Miranda The star-crossed history of In the Heights and West Side Storyverified_publisher Vox - Aja RomanoWhen In the Heights premiered on Broadway in 2008, it was a minor revelation. Through its exuberant, multicultural tale of community and economic struggle in Manhattan’s Washington Heights, its creator,...
Voxflipped into All StoriesGuns One possible cause of the 2020 murder increase: More gunsverified_publisher Vox - Rob ArthurThe year 2020 saw the largest recorded increase in homicides in United States history — an increase likely propelled by a complex mix of factors, from more guns to stresses of the pandemic to fewer police...
