Social Policy
Vox’s coverage of social policy, from food stamps to paternity leave to gun control.
Politicians need to get realistic about what it will take to protect Social Security.
We are living through an inflection point in America’s relationship with guns. There may be no going back.
Dozens of other democracies have short election cycles. Can the Democrats learn something from them?
A major study backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman shows unconditional cash has benefits that have nothing to do with AI.
Giving people cash makes them less poor. It doesn’t fix everything.
Day care as public safety and public relations.
The UK is getting a new government. What is it promising to do?
Declining birth rates do matter, but we need to approach them thoughtfully.
How conspiring doctors, questionable tonics, and twisted patriotism led to the 1864 Arizona abortion ban that has finally been repealed.
These radical social conservatives could define Trump’s second term.
Roughly 80 percent of House Republicans just lined up behind a plan to cut Social Security and ban all abortions.
A second Trump presidency is likely to bring more austerity than the first one did.
Why so many college applicants are worried about being able to afford school.
How America has made it harder for Black people to marry.
Local governments are trying a new way to address the housing crisis.
We’re not bringing back the extended child tax credit. But this deal is better than nothing.
To our generation, being a mom looks thankless, exhausting, and lonely. Can we change the story?
These countries tried everything from cash to patriotic calls to duty to reverse drastically declining birth rates. It didn’t work.
The results show the power of cash transfers to reduce homelessness.
Legacy and geographic preferences will continue to favor white applicants, a new study finds.
For many working-class Americans, cars are a burden and a necessity.
People living in tents has become one of the most urgent issues in American politics.
Robert Greenstein isn’t a household name. But his career lobbying for the poor has changed the lives of millions of Americans.
Pandemic-related hate crimes against Asian Americans have left many feeling unsafe in public. The consequences of missed health care will have lasting effects.
America’s 1.7 million incarcerated people have a constitutional right to medical treatment. During the pandemic, many of them say they didn’t get it in time.
US public policy is a disaster on guns — and so much more.
They’ll face extreme risks like climate change, pandemics, and artificial intelligence. We can help them survive.
The government’s definition of the family could be expanded in Biden’s American Families Plan. That’s really important.
Too many Americans don’t receive benefits they qualify for due to a complex, outdated system.
New research finds potential unintended consequences from “one of the greatest public health successes of the past 25 years.”
The far-right street fighting group has embraced violence — and Donald Trump.
The coronavirus has laid bare the flaws in our economy. Can we remake it to be more inclusive of all Americans?
The problem with our social safety net is clear. The solution is, too.
We have more than enough work to go around for the next generation if we address one of our nation’s biggest problems: infrastructure.
We must bail out the industry that allows millions of parents to work.
A “cacerolazo” is a time-honored form of protest in Latin America.
Some conservatives want Trump to speak on the protests. They should be careful what they wish for.
The coronavirus makes us anxious. What does that mean for our politics?