Politics

AI nudges us to prioritize speed and scale. In Gaza, it’s turbocharging mass bombing. A December 2023 photo shows a Palestinian girl injured as a result of the Israeli bombing on Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. Saher Alghorra/Middle…

And is it feasible? Plus three other questions about the student protesters’ demands. Signs hang at George Washington University’s Gaza solidarity encampment, created by students in conjunction with other DC-area universities, in Washington, DC on April 25, 2024.  Allison Bailey/Middle…

The Israel-Hamas war went from a potential short-term ceasefire to strikes on Rafah on Monday. Palestinians in eastern Rafah migrate to Khan Yunis after the Israeli army’s announcement on May 6, 2024. Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images Ellen Ioanes covers…

Press freedom is in a state of emergency in Israel and Gaza. Inspectors and police are seen raiding the Al Jazeera offices in Jerusalem, Israel, on May 5, 2024, and confiscating its equipment.  Saeed Qaq/NurPhoto via Getty Images Nicole Narea…

There are already legal challenges to the new policy, but authorities detained some migrants this week. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak conducts a press conference on a plan to stop illegal migration on December 7, 2023. James Manning/WPA/Getty Images Ellen Ioanes…

The US and Saudi Arabia say they’re close to a historic mega-deal. There’s just one problem. President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrive for a photo during a summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on July 16,…

The justices are quietly quitting their day jobs as judges, even as they become more and more political. Six Supreme Court justices attend President Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address. Shawn Thew/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Ian Millhiser is…

Flying has gotten hellish. Consumers might finally get compensated. Flights to LaGuardia Airport were delayed last June due to smoke and poor visibility. Getty Images Li Zhou is a politics reporter at Vox, where she covers Congress and elections. Previously,…

It’s time to take back the Israel-Palestine debate from the radicals on both sides. Israeli and Palestinian flags on display in protests at UCLA on April 28, 2024 in Westwood, California. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images Zack Beauchamp is a…

“A billion people at risk”: How worldwide cholera outbreaks are threatening lives. A nurse administers a dosage of the cholera vaccine during the launch of the campaign to immunize people in affected areas, at the Kuwadzana Polyclinic in Harare on…