Why does America’s system for picking the president start in Iowa? Before Americans vote on the next president in November, both major political parties have to settle on a nominee. That process is called the primary, and in 2020 it consists of 64 different contests, held on 22 different days, […]
What’s the case for a President Mayor Pete? Up next: The case for Bernie Sanders: http://bit.ly/2wdX38E This video is one of a series in which Vox writers argue the cases for the leading Democratic candidates in the 2020 election. (Vox does not endorse individual candidates.) The case for Bernie Sanders: […]
To fix the country’s problems, you have to understand them. Up next: The case for Bernie Sanders: http://bit.ly/2wdX38E This video is one of a series in which Vox writers argue the cases for the leading Democratic candidates in the 2020 election. (Vox does not endorse individual candidates.) The case for […]
And why the disease first appeared in China. NOTE: As our expert Peter Li points out in the video, “The majority of the people in China do not eat wildlife animals. Those people who consume these wildlife animals are the rich and the powerful –a small minority.” This video explains […]
Plain old soap and water absolutely annihilate coronavirus. Support Vox by joining the Video Lab at http://vox.com/join or making a one-time contribution here: http://vox.com/contribute You’ve been told a thousand times: wash your hands to stop the spread of COVID-19. But why does this work so well? It has to do […]
Paid sick leave keeps everyone healthier. During a pandemic, it’s a necessity. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab In most developed countries, workers have the right to a certain number of paid sick days. It’s a policy that isn’t rooted in just generosity — during pandemics like the novel coronavirus, […]
Coronavirus threatens the US election. Voting by mail could save it. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO On April 7, 2020, as the coronavirus held much of the US under lockdown, the state of Wisconsin held an election. Many other states had already decided to delay their spring elections to protect […]
Check out this episode of our new Quibi show, Answered. There’s a new episode daily you can watch here: https://link.quibi.com/answeredbyvoxyt We have seen reports of everything from Malayan tigers to pugs testing positive for COVID-19. In this episode, we explore which animals can contract and transmit the coronavirus, and whether […]
Making sense of the coronavirus death toll. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/21/world/coronavirus-missing-deaths.html https://ourworldindata.org/mortality-risk-covid https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/amid-ongoing-covid-19-pandemic-governor-cuomo-launches-new-initiative-expand-access-testing-low https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-data.page There are two ways you could assess the deadliness of a crisis like the novel coronavirus pandemic. One is to ask, “How many people are dying?” And the other is to ask, “What […]
The real threat of deepfakes, explained with Kristen Bell. Join the Open Sourced Reporting Network: http://www.vox.com/opensourcednetwork Actress Kristen Bell first found out there were deepfake porn videos of her online from her husband, actor Dax Shepherd. In the videos, her face has been manipulated onto porn stars’ bodies. “I was […]
