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Explainers

We live in a world of too much information and too little context. Too much noise and too little insight. That's where Vox's explainers come in.

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Kari Lake’s long-shot lawsuit challenging her midterms loss, explained

The Republican candidate for Arizona governor has suffered another defeat — this time in court.

By Nicole Narea

The Trumpiest court in America

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is where law goes to die.

By Ian Millhiser

Sam Bankman-Fried’s arrest is the culmination of an epic flameout

By Whizy Kim

Elon Musk’s future as Twitter CEO is suddenly in question

By Shirin Ghaffary

The bill to prevent Trump from stealing the next election, explained

By Andrew Prokop

The January 6 committee’s case against Trump

By Andrew Prokop

The very serious science of humor

By Allie Volpe

Title 42 may be ending soon. The US immigration system isn’t ready.

By Ellen Ioanes

Peru is in crisis. How did it happen?

By Ellen Ioanes

Why the Twitter Files actually matter

By Andrew Prokop

The last time the Fed curbed inflation without crashing the economy, explained

By Madeleine Ngo

The psychological traps of online shopping, explained

By Emily Stewart

How workers fought back in 2022

By Rani Molla

FTX’s implosion and SBF’s arrest, explained

By Emily Stewart

We have a genuine fusion energy breakthrough

By Umair Irfan

The big-deal bills Congress needs to pass before the end of the year

By Ellen Ioanes

NASA’s latest moon mission is the dawn of a new space age

By Rebecca Heilweil and Ellen Ioanes

Iran’s months-long protest movement, explained

By Ellen Ioanes

China’s alliance with Saudi Arabia signals a potential shift in the global order

By Ellen Ioanes

The World Cup is missing its climate goals. It should still keep taking shots.

By Umair Irfan

An incomplete guide to this very weird year, in charts

By Rani Molla

Amy Coney Barrett appears likely to block the GOP’s latest attack on democracy

By Ian Millhiser

Mauna Loa is erupting in Hawaii. Here are 7 things to know about volcanoes.

By Umair Irfan

The 4 major criminal probes into Donald Trump, explained

By Ian Millhiser

World leaders have 2 weeks to agree on a plan to save nature

By Benji Jones

What Congress can do with Trump’s tax returns

By Ellen Ioanes

Qatar’s anti-LGBTQ policies, explained

By Ellen Ioanes

Biden and Putin just said they’re open to talks. Don’t count on it happening soon.

By Ellen Ioanes

Kanye West’s antisemitic spiral, explained

By Aja Romano

Why Trump is still the 2024 GOP frontrunner — for now

By Ben Jacobs

Hakeem Jeffries’s ascent to Democratic leader, explained

By Li Zhou

Who gets to keep burning fossil fuels as the planet heats up?

By Umair Irfan

Giving Tuesday, explained

By Kelsey Piper

Want to donate to charity? Here are 10 guidelines for giving effectively.

By Dylan Matthews and Sigal Samuel

Community hospitals are facing an impossible dilemma

By Dylan Scott

Qatar’s migrant labor system is bigger than the World Cup

By Ellen Ioanes

America’s unique, enduring gun problem, explained

By Nicole Narea, Li Zhou, and 1 more

How to make Covid the last pandemic

By Kelsey Piper

Despite its brutal tactics, Iran’s regime fails to contain mass protests

By Ellen Ioanes

The incredible shrinking future of college

By Kevin Carey

The good and bad news for the planet after the latest UN climate talks

By Umair Irfan

North Korean missile launches may mean new nuclear tests

By Ellen Ioanes