Raising the minimum wage doesn’t have to be so hard. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab The American federal minimum wage hasn’t gone up in a decade. That’s the longest wait since the US first set a minimum wage in 1938. Today, Congress is debating whether they should raise it […]
The Strait of Hormuz, “the jugular of the global economy,” has become a useful bargaining chip for Iran. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway that lies between Iran and Oman. This 21 mile-wide passage supports 20% of the world’s oil supply. A […]
Why is the US drinking age 21? And how did it happen? In this episode of Vox Almanac, Vox’s Phil Edwards explores the history of the somewhat unusual way the drinking age became 21. Help us make more ambitious videos by joining the Vox Video Lab. It brings you closer […]
Universal background checks won’t fix America’s gun crisis. But there’s something else that might. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab It seems like after every mass shooting, politicians talk about expanding background checks for gun buyers. But background checks don’t actually do a great job of keeping dangerous people from […]
This deathly 13th-century song shows up everywhere. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab Correction: Mozart’s Requiem isn’t a symphony, it’s a requiem: a type of Catholic mass for the dead. It was initially written for mass but later popularized and performed outside the church, as was Verdi’s. Think back to […]
Three reasons to impeach Trump. Read the original article on Vox.com: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/9/27/20885360/impeach-donald-trump-ukraine Get the latest on the Trump-Ukraine scandal on Vox.com: https://www.vox.com/2019/9/26/20885233/trump-impeachment-ukraine-biden President Donald Trump faces possible impeachment after repeatedly asking the president of Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden, Trump’s chief domestic political rival, a week after Trump froze Ukraine’s […]
The story of the man who gerrymandered America. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO When Republican mapmaker Thomas Hofeller died in 2018, we learned exactly how far Republicans were willing to go to gerrymander political districts — and rig elections to give themselves majorities in statehouses and Congress. Here’s Hofeller’s obituary from […]
… and how it’s getting what it wanted. On Oct. 9, 2019, Turkey launched an attack in northeastern Syria. Turkey made the move shortly after the US announced it would remove some of its troops from the region. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had his eyes on the region for […]
The hidden history of a Florida witch hunt. Help our reporting on hidden histories. Submit a story idea here: http://bit.ly/2RhjxMy Starting in the 1950s, a Florida state committee spent years stalking, intimidating, and outing hundreds of LGBTQ people. And they got away with it. Amid a national witch hunt for […]
We need more copper. Is it worth destroying this place? Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO The Trump administration has opened up America’s public lands to mining and fossil fuel companies on an unprecedented scale, lifting decades-long protections from millions of acres of wilderness across the country. In Minnesota, one proposed […]
