An Old Navy employee tracks how many people are inside a reopened store in Cambridge, Massachusetts on June 8, 2020. | Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe
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Why we’re still years away from having self-driving cars
Efi Chalikopoulou for Vox Self-driving cars were expected to roll out by 2021. Here’s what we need to solve and build first. For the last
Herd immunity, explained
Once the herd immunity threshold is reached, the virus just doesn’t go away. | arthobbit/Getty Images/iStockphoto There are two ways to reach herd immunity for
The past 48 hours of Justice Department political shenanigans, explained
U.S. Attorney General William Barr wears a face mask as he arrives from a break in his testimony to the House Judiciary Committee in the
Senate Republicans were always going to do whatever they wanted with the Supreme Court vacancy
US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to members of the media after the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the Hart Senate Office Building
RBG, minority rule, and our looming legitimacy crisis
A small group of demonstrators gathers outside the US Capitol to protest Republicans’ decision to hold a vote on a Supreme Court replacement. | Alex
China’s commitment to become carbon neutral by 2060, explained
President Xi Jinping addresses the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 22. | Mary Altaffer/AP China just stepped up its climate
Why art matters at the end of the world
Zac Freeland/Vox Art does not have to be political satire to help us reckon with the world. It’s difficult to think about art during an
Apple won’t take a cut — for now — when Facebook sells online classes
Apple CEO Tim Cook testified at a Senate hearing in 2013 | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The temporary “Apple tax” break will also affect Airbnb and
The future of the vote
Tara Jacoby for Vox Tech and our democracy are more connected than ever before. The 2020 presidential election was always going to be a pivotal