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Eric Levitz

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The big healthcare fight Democrats keep dodging

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

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Who counts as “working class”?

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

20.07.2026 10

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The one thing MAGA nativists get right

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

13.07.2026 20

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Voters love rent freezes. Economists hate them. Except for this one.

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

07.07.2026 20

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There’s one big reason socialist voters may not get what they want

There’s one big reason socialist voters may not get what they want The left’s new vision is running into an old problem. The left is painting...

02.07.2026 20

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The AI industry just won a race — but lost the war

25.06.2026 20

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Why ChatGPT might be suffering

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

19.06.2026 40

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Trump just found the worst way to regulate AI

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

16.06.2026 40

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Trump’s strange flirtation with AI socialism, explained

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

12.06.2026 30

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Smartphones broke dating. AI might finish the job.

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

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MAGA’s civil war over immigration is over. Silicon Valley lost.

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

28.05.2026 40

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The 2026 economy could have been great — if not for Trump

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

27.05.2026 40

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The hidden way dictatorships are shaping what AI tells you

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

21.05.2026 40

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Data centers could actually be good for your hometown

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

18.05.2026 100

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Democrats’ latest critique of Walmart is wrong — and dangerous

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

27.04.2026 40

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The real problem with Hasan Piker

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

24.04.2026 100

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The Iran war isn’t hitting your grocery bill — yet

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

17.04.2026 30

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OpenAI is pivoting to…socialism?

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

13.04.2026 100

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The myth of the downwardly mobile college graduate

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

09.04.2026 60

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The war is on hold. But the economy is still in danger.

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

08.04.2026 30

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Courts are finally punishing Big Tech for harming kids. Here’s the catch.

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

28.03.2026 60

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Is Trumpism dead?

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

25.03.2026 70

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AI could reverse social media’s worst consequence

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

23.03.2026 70

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The “populist” crusade to make the suburbs more segregated and expensive

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

17.03.2026 40

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The Democrats are about to make a trillion-dollar mistake

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

16.03.2026 80

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The global oil crisis is even worse than it looks

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

11.03.2026 60

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4 reasons why AI (probably) won’t take your job

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

05.03.2026 90

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The AI industry’s civil war

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

04.03.2026 100

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AI could transform the economy by year’s end

It’s February 2020 again.  An exponential process is in motion — one that will inevitably shake the world to its core — and upend our economy,...

11.02.2026 60

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Trump has a plan to steal the midterms. It will probably fail.

Ever since the United States entrusted its presidency to a would-be insurrectionist in January 2025, many Americans have feared for the integrity of...

09.02.2026 30

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Trump has turned his biggest political asset into a liability

When President Donald Trump launched his deportation campaign last January, he had the American public at his back. Under Joe Biden, unauthorized...

02.02.2026 50

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The dismaying response to a new Alex Pretti video

Last Wednesday, a video surfaced of Alex Pretti kicking out the taillight of an ICE vehicle, 11 days before Border Patrol agents shot him to death....

31.01.2026 50

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The Trump administration is admitting it lied about Alex Pretti

A federal agent shoves a woman to the ground. A young man walks over to help her up. Then the agent pepper-sprays them both.  Despite the burning in...

27.01.2026 40

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You don’t need to be a liberal to oppose Trump’s ICE

America’s immigration debate has often centered on the morality of mass deportation. Progressives have argued that exiling law-abiding families is...

24.01.2026 100

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Trump’s war on Wall Street landlords could raise your rent

Wall Street is “gobbling up” America’s homes. Firms with names like BlackRock (or Blackstone or SablePebble) are shouldering their way into...

23.01.2026 60

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A very simple explanation for why politics is broken

In today’s America, the less money a white voter has, the more likely they are to support Donald Trump. Whites in the bottom 10 percent of...

20.01.2026 60

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The Trump administration can’t stop winking at white nationalists

Progressives have long argued that Donald Trump’s immigration agenda is a fundamentally fascistic enterprise. In their telling, the president’s...

15.01.2026 150

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The fiction at the heart of America’s political divide

America’s most impassioned Democrats and Republicans don’t agree on much. Ask the inhabitants of Bluesky and Truth Social whether a fetus is a...

12.01.2026 150

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Trump’s menacingly dishonest response to the Minnesota ICE shooting

Renee Nicole Good sat idling in her car Wednesday, observing an ongoing ICE operation. The 37-year-old then attempted to drive away, reportedly at the...

09.01.2026 70

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After Venezuela, how far could Trump really go?

After illegally invading Venezuela — and capturing its dictatorial leader — President Donald Trump is threatening to launch similar attacks...

06.01.2026 50

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Did Trump really invade Venezuela for oil?

Over the weekend, the United States invaded Venezuela, captured its leader, and then declared itself to be in charge of South America’s...

05.01.2026 50

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The political backlash to AI is overstated

A widely despised industry is slurping up Americans’ water — and driving up their electricity bills — as part of a nefarious plot to take their...

30.12.2025 50

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America is richer than ever. Why is it so unhappy?

Ordinary Americans today enjoy a living standard that would have awed kings for most of human history.  We live in homes conditioned to our ideal...

17.12.2025 40

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Older voters are gaining power. Young people are paying the price.

America is getting old. Between 1960 and 2024, the share of Americans over 65 doubled — from 9 percent to 18 percent. And the US will only grow...

09.12.2025 40

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The twisted reason why Trump is bombing Venezuelan boats

In early September, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the US military to “kill everybody” aboard a speedboat in the Caribbean.  A missile...

04.12.2025 30

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Should the government just ban high prices?

Voters want stuff to be cheaper. To most economists, the best way to make things more affordable is to make them more plentiful: When the supply of a...

24.11.2025 50

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Is Gen Z “utterly screwed”?

Gen Z was born too late.  By the 2020s, the boomers had already bought up all the houses, while the millennials had commandeered the good careers....

18.11.2025 100

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The Supreme Court just might save Trump from himself

The Supreme Court may soon upend President Donald Trump’s trade war. Various state governments and small businesses are challenging the legality of...

12.11.2025 30

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This is how the Trump coalition unravels

The Republican Party has had better days. In Tuesday’s off-year elections, the GOP lost every major race by a mile. Democratic candidates won the...

06.11.2025 40

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How would Zohran Mamdani’s dream economy actually work?

Socialists just seized the commanding heights of New York City. On Tuesday night, Zohran Mamdani — a longtime member of the Democratic Socialists of...

05.11.2025 50

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