On January 24, 2023, Lindsay Clancy allegedly killed her three children in a case that has now been brought to trial in Massachusetts. The trial is spurring conversations around postpartum psychosis, a very rare mental health condition that Clancy is claiming to have suffered from.

Gen Z protestors had a major win in India when they successfully forced one of Prime Minister Modi’s top advisors to resign. Driven by frustration over corruption, unemployment, and India’s education system, the Cockroach Janta Party is a satirical internet-fueled movement with real power.

“If we wanna be the party of working people, we have to be the party for working people, which means that we've got to stop taking money from the people who are nickel-and-diming them.” Vox’s Astead Herndon looks back at his recent interview with Michigan progressive Abdul El-Sayed.

As homeownership slips further out of reach in America, more people are spending more of their lives as renters. But while renting offers many benefits, many tenants live in fear of receiving their next lease renewal, not knowing if they’ll be displaced by the next rent hike.

But the reality is that we’ve had very few true tests of how candidates associated with the left flank of the party — and specifically with the Bernie Sanders-backed revolt against the establishment — would fare in competitive swing-state general elections.

That will be a cinch, some in his camp claim. “For progressives, getting out of the primary is a far more difficult battle than winning in the general,” left-wing streamer Hasan Piker told CNN last week.

Abdul El-Sayed has won the Michigan Democratic Senate Primary — beating back $30 million in AIPAC spending and endorsements from top Democrats. So the next question is: Can El-Sayed beat Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers?

Our series America After Trump examines how democracies fall, and how they come back. On Aug. 19 at 12:30 PM ET, @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social is continuing the conversation live with Protect Democracy. Register now: protdem.org/AfterTrump

When any election rolls around in Michigan, young voters show up and show out at the polls. We spoke to two college students in Michigan who have one thing on their minds: affordability. Listen to the full episode of Today, Explained wherever you get your podcasts.

“People are tired of the tried and true. They're tired of corporate Democrats, established Democrats. They want something new and different.” On this week’s episode of America, Actually, @donlemonofficial.bsky.social explains why he would make a good candidate for the 2028 presidential election.

Today, Anthony Fauci — the infectious disease doctor who ran the country’s pandemic response — pleaded the Fifth Amendment at a GOP-led COVID hearing. It begs the question: why are Republicans still going after Fauci all of these years later? 🎥: @dylanlscott.bsky.social

The tradwife fantasy isn’t just appealing to conservatives. Some young progressive men are embracing traditional gender roles too by asking their partners to scale back their careers or stay home with the kids.

A disturbing new investigation by the nonprofit Mercy For Animals into Pilgrim’s Pride — a major supplier of conventional and organic chicken to Costco and other brands — uncovered alleged unsanitary living conditions, along with severe neglect and disturbing cases of outright abuse at the farms.

There are two ways of looking at the current divides within the Democratic Party. The first is that the party’s left wing is on an upward march. But the bigger story might be that the left’s success in places like New York City and Colorado grows out of a void left by an establishment in free fall.

Astead Herndon has a new newsletter! Say hello to The Midterms, Actually.🗳️💛 Every Tuesday, Astead will draw on his reporting from the America, Actually podcast to give a guide to the big ideas and key people behind the political shifts shaping the 2026 elections.

In an age of AI and rapid technological change, can longtime lawmakers keep up? On America, Actually, Vox’s Astead Herndon asks 86-year-old Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) how he can effectively legislate on technology he has never used — and, until recently, had barely heard of.

What lessons should Democrats take from their defeat in the 2024 election? When Vox’s Astead Herndon put that question to Rep. Jim Clyburn, the congressman pointed to Black voter turnout — arguing that Harris would have won if more Black Americans had gone to the polls.

Communities nationwide are speaking out against data centers, yet more projects keep getting proposed. It's especially concerning in states running low on water and power, like Nevada. News creator Stephanie Valdez explains why this year's midterms could determine the future of data centers.

The 2026 World Cup became the biggest betting event in history, but addiction and public health experts are sounding the alarm bells on the consequences of this rampant rise in sports gambling.

In the two decades since the founding of The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the program has saved an astounding 25 million people’s lives through HIV therapies and prevented millions of babies from being born with HIV in the first place. But now under Trump, it’s in danger.

Let’s be real, we’re all slightly living in fear of contracting the Cyclospora parasite. So what can you do to protect yourself? Start by thoroughly washing your vegetables and cooking them to kill any potentially harmful bacteria.

Now that spoiling a show has become so profitable so quickly, and because Kalshi and Polymarket are so culturally enmeshed, the show’s biggest fans are paying the price. www.vox.com/culture/4958...

No socialist has ever been elected governor of a US state. Senior politics correspondent Andrew Prokop spoke with Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong, who's trying to change that. www.vox.com/politics/495...

Humans have long turned to singing in moments of heartbreak and uncertainty. In this month's Soul Searching column, Casper ter Kuile explores the spiritual and scientific case for communal singing. www.vox.com/advice/49519...

Here are four tactics to help you defang your rage during those days when everyone at work needs something from you, your basement floods, and your best friend is mad at you. www.vox.com/advice/49517...

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People across the political spectrum are excited about a potential Jon Ossoff presidential run in 2028. But does he have a clear enough base to succeed? 🎥: @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social

Vox’s award-winning science podcast tackles scientific mysteries, unanswered questions, and everything we learn by diving into the unknown — and now you can watch with new episodes on Netflix every Monday.

Should Maine voters be able to vote again in the wake of Graham Platner’s derailed Senate run? Should Platner’s campaign decide what happens next? Vox’s Astead Herndon and progressive commentator @emmavigeland.bsky.social weigh the state’s options.

The pork industry routinely confines pregnant pigs in tiny enclosures called gestation crates. The practice has drawn bipartisan opposition, with lawmakers from both parties pushing back against the Save Our Bacon Act — a bill that would override state laws banning the crates.