How anxiety became a catchall for every unpleasant emotion
When you run a therapy practice called the Center for Anxiety, as David H. Rosmarin does, you encounter a breadth of ...
The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with ridiculously large cars
For half a century, a litany of federal policies has favored large SUVs and trucks, pushing automakers and American buyers ...
Everything’s a cult now
That’s a glib distillation of an interesting idea I recently encountered. The basic thesis was that the internet has ...
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The indoorsy person’s guide to the great outdoors
As a dog walker in Southern California, Rubén Arteaga spends a lot of time outside — at nearby parks, the beach, and on ...
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Summer Lee’s primary puts Democrats’ divides on Israel on display
Rep. Summer Lee, a progressive and member of the Squad, is running for reelection in Pennsylvania. Nate Smallwood/Bloomberg via Getty Images Li Zhou is a politics reporter at Vox, where she ...
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How the overturn of Roe v. Wade sparked a new campaign for abortion rights across Europe
Rachel M. Cohen is a senior reporter for Vox covering social policy. She focuses on housing, schools, homelessness, child ...
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Is the Earth itself a giant living creature?
In the 1970s, chemist James Lovelock and microbiologist Lynn Margulis put forth a bold theory: The Earth is a giant living organism. When a mammal is hot, it sweats to cool itself off. If you nick ...
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The Supreme Court doesn’t seem eager to get involved with homelessness policy
A homeless man takes a break from clearing his belongings along the Santa Ana River Trail in Anaheim, California, on January 29, 2018. Paul Bersebach/Orange County Register via Getty Images Ian ...
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Our appliances are more efficient than ever. Why doesn’t it feel like it?
Are you ready to defend the honor of your dishwasher? Are you prepared to fight for your stove? Are you stockpiling light bulbs? Because according to many Republicans, your kitchen, your laundry ...
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Supreme Court
The fight over “ghost guns” is back before the justices.
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My adult kids found themselves in nature. Will my youngest lose herself in her phone?
When my son Hatcher and I started our hike down Idaho’s Middle Fork of the Salmon River during the fall of 2023, we feared what we might see. We were backpacking through our favorite place, the ...
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Why couples are choosing cohabitation over marriage
Allie Volpe is a senior reporter at Vox covering mental health, relationships, wellness, money, home life, and work through the lens of meaningful self-improvement. After about two years of dating ...