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It is no longer safe to organize a protest in Louisiana, Mississippi, or Texas. Demonstrators march from Baton Rouge City Hall to the Louisiana Capitol to protest the shooting of Alton Sterling by a police officer on July 9, 2016,…

The trial on the least important topic may be the most important to the 2024 election. Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media after a pretrial hearing on March 25, 2024, in New York City. Justin Lane/Getty Images Andrew…

Iran’s Saturday attack on Israel was a military failure. But things could still get a lot worse. Explosions are seen in the skies of Israel’s capital, following the retaliatory attack from Iran over the weekend. Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images…

Companies sometimes match donations to charity. What if the government did too? Then-UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and comedian Dawn French with a £4.3 million Gift Aid subsidy check marking the conclusion of a charitable fundraiser in 2001. Michael Stephens/PA…

How conspiring doctors, questionable tonics, and twisted patriotism led to the 1864 Arizona abortion ban that was just upheld in court. A protester holds a sign reading “My body my choice” at a Women’s March rally where Arizona Secretary of…

Iran had threatened to respond to an assassination at its embassy, and did so Saturday, sparking fears of a wider confrontation. Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system is seen here firing an interceptor missile in 2022. Ilia Yefimovich/Picture Alliance via Getty…

What the debate over “white rural rage” misses. Signs supporting former President Donald Trump are displayed at a Second Amendment rally in Ionia, Michigan, on July 19, 2023. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images White rural Americans are a “racist, xenophobic, anti-immigrant, anti-gay” authoritarian fifth…

You might think a movie about a second American civil war would be a thinly veiled Trump story. It’s not — and it’s better for it. Cailee Spaeny (left) and Wagner Moura as journalists in Alex Garland’s Civil War. Murray Close/A24…

It says more about Netflix than it does about China. A pivotal scene from Netflix’s 3 Body Problem shows the violence of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Ed Miller/Netflix Aja Romano writes about pop culture, media, and ethics. Before joining Vox…

A new EPA rule imposes federal regulations for the first time. Here’s what you can do on your own. According to a study by the US Geological Survey, nearly half of the tap water in the United States is contaminated…