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.

India’s ruling party just kicked a major rival out of Parliament — and sparked a new crisis

Rahul Gandhi’s expulsion from the Lok Sabha is the latest sign of Indian democracy’s decline.

By Zack Beauchamp

Biden and Trudeau’s immigration deal makes it easier for both countries to turn away asylum seekers

It’s the latest move by the Biden administration to take a harsher approach on the issue.

By Li Zhou

Keanu Reeves, explained

By Aja Romano March 24

Thanks, Obama! The hilarious reason why a judge just blocked Wyoming’s abortion ban.

By Ian Millhiser March 23

9 questions about the threats to ban TikTok, answered

By Sara Morrison, Christian Paz, and 1 more March 23

9 questions about Ramadan you were too embarrassed to ask

By Jennifer Williams March 22

The Supreme Court ponders a surprisingly difficult case about poop jokes

By Ian Millhiser March 22

The massive Los Angeles public school worker strike, explained

By Nicole Narea March 21

The multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuits against Fox News, explained

By Nicole Narea, Ian Millhiser, and 1 more March 21

UN climate scientists are running out of ways to warn us

By Rebecca Leber and Umair Irfan March 20

The hush money case that may lead to Trump’s indictment, explained

By Andrew Prokop March 20

Why is it so hard to charge electric vehicles on the road?

By Umair Irfan March 18

Will anybody stop that Trump judge from banning abortion pills?

By Ian Millhiser March 16

Congress moves to repeal the Iraq war authorization, 20 years later

By Jonathan Guyer March 16

J.K. Rowling’s transphobia: A history

By Aja Romano March 16

Yes, Kyrsten Sinema can win as an independent in Arizona

By Christian Paz March 16

Steve Bannon’s go-to funder Guo Wengui just got indicted for fraud

By Ben Jacobs March 15

9 questions about Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, answered

By Emily Stewart, Peter Kafka, and 1 more March 15

Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

Why Everything Everywhere All at Once won ... everything

By Alissa Wilkinson March 13

The UK’s extreme new immigration plans, explained

By Ellen Ioanes March 11

Biden’s plan to tax the rich, explained

By Whizy Kim March 10

Why all that rain in California won’t solve its drought

By Umair Irfan March 10

The GOP’s coordinated national campaign against trans rights, explained

By Nicole Narea and Fabiola Cineas March 10

Why Israel’s new far-right government has triggered massive protests

By Jonathan Guyer March 9

The Delphi murders were a local tragedy. Then they became “true crime.”

By Aja Romano March 6

SNAP boosts kept millions out of poverty during Covid. Now they’re gone.

By Ellen Ioanes March 4

The exciting new AI transforming search — and maybe everything — explained

By Sara Morrison March 4

CPAC used to be a barometer. Now it’s all about Trump.

By Ben Jacobs March 3

Alex Murdaugh stands guilty of killing his wife and son. That’s just scratching the surface.

By Aja Romano March 3

The Ohio derailment is spurring Congress to actually do something about train safety

By Nicole Narea March 2

The Chicago mayor’s race shows Democrats still have a crime problem

By Christian Paz March 1

The FBI and Energy Department think Covid-19 came from a lab. Now what?

By Umair Irfan March 1

Texas asks a Trump judge to declare most of the federal government unconstitutional

By Ian Millhiser February 26

People living near the Ohio train derailment will have to watch their health for years

By Umair Irfan February 25

R. Kelly has received his second jail sentence for sex crimes. Here are all the sexual misconduct allegations against him.

By Constance Grady February 23

Why isn’t Joe Biden getting credit for the economic recovery?

By Christian Paz February 21

Can the Republican establishment finally stop Trump this time?

By Andrew Prokop February 19

A juicy new legal filing reveals who really controls Fox News

By Andrew Prokop February 18

How bad of a norovirus wave is the US in for?

By Keren Landman February 17

The East Palestine, Ohio, train wreck didn’t have to be this bad

By Umair Irfan February 16

A new Supreme Court decision leaves a Trump judge in charge of the Mexican border

By Ian Millhiser February 16

The 4 major criminal probes into Donald Trump, explained

By Ian Millhiser February 16