Vox

Nevada tests midterm voter mood | America, Actually - October 31, 2026 - Vox
Nevada is in many ways “ground zero” for this year’s midterms. The state swung to the right in 2024 and voted for Donald Trump. Now, many voters there are grappling with buyer’s remorse.
Between tariffs that hit Canadian and Mexican tourism and aggressive immigration enforcement affecting local communities, workers are seeing their shifts cut and paychecks shrink, something many are now calling the “Trump slump.”
We followed canvassers from the Culinary Workers Union—an important local political force—to see how direct voter engagement works in one of the country's most critical swing states.
00:00 Midterms ground zero
03:03 The politics of the Culinary Union
07:48 Nevada’s Trump slump
11:50 Canvassing with the Culinary Union
24:43 Looking towards 2028
26:56 Final arguments
America, Actually publishes video episodes every Saturday tackling key issues in politics, culture, and the economy. Subscribe to Vox’s YouTube channel to get them. Listen to episodes of America, Actually on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite app.
If you enjoy our reporting and want to learn more, sign up for Astead’s weekly newsletter, Midterms, Actually. Just go to www.vox.com/midtermsactually to learn more, and get in-depth analysis about this year’s election right to your inbox.
Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO
Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com.
Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE
Follow Vox on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o
Or Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H
Talarico vs. Paxton: Why the Texas Senate race is so close - October 30, 2026 - Vox
Vox’s Today, Explained co-hosts Sean Rameswaram and Noel King dig into the Texas Senate race and discuss Noel’s two-day trip to get a firsthand look at how the Talarico and Paxton campaigns are battling it out in the final days before Election Day. They discuss the culture war shaping the race and what voters are focusing on ahead of the midterm elections.
We just launched a Vox mobile app that brings together all of our work — our podcasts, videos, and written stories — into one experience, so you never have to look elsewhere. The app is free to download in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vox-news-video-podcasts/id6760492732
Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.voxmedia.vox
If you’re not already a Vox Member, you’ll also get a 14-day free trial when you sign up!
Become a Vox member here: https://www.vox.com/support-membership
Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO
Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com.
Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE
Follow Vox on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o
Or Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H
Why younger Americans can’t get ahead - October 30, 2026 - Vox
What does the country lose when one generation refuses to yield power?
Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO
In this episode, Vox host Jonquilyn Hill talks with Idrees Kahloon, staff writer at the Atlantic, about why he believes America has become a gerontocracy – a government whose rulers are older than the rest of the population. There’s the age of political leaders in Congress and the White House. And there’s also the economic impact of having Americans over the age of 55 holding nearly three-quarters of the nation's wealth.
Jonquilyn and Idrees examine how this demographic and economic shift came to pass over the last several decades. They get into the political taboo over reforming Social Security and Medicare, the impact of housing market restrictions and zoning on younger home buyers, and the ways that government spending heavily favors older voters.
Guest Host: Jonquilyn Hill, host of Explain It To Me
Guest: Idrees Kahloon, Staff writer, The Atlantic
00:00 Intro
01:58 What is Gerontocracy
06:42 Economic Shifts and Boomer Fortune
11:36 Global Perspectives on Pensions
14:11 Political Power and Congressional Aging
24:36 Wealth Accumulation and Generational Equity
38:14 Policy Solutions and Aging in Place
We would love to hear from you. To tell us what you thought of this episode, email us at [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 1-800-214-5749. Your comments and questions help us make a better show.
And you can watch new episodes of The Gray Area on YouTube. New episodes drop every Monday and Friday.
Listen to The Gray Area ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members
Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com.
Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE
Follow Vox on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o
Or Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H
Elite universities are losing Black students - October 28, 2026 - Vox
HBCUs are having a moment.
Many historically Black colleges and universities have seen record-breaking enrollment numbers in their recent freshman classes. But on the flip side of that surge, Black freshman enrollment is actually down by 27 percent among the top 50 most selective institutions in the United States. And there are some big explanations behind these shifts.
As the landscape of higher education has evolved from the eras of segregation to the civil rights movement to Trump-era racial politics, Black students have had to adapt on college campuses nationwide as government mandates, school policies, and the dismantling of affirmative action have impacted their education over the years.
Hosted by Kahlil Greene, this video is part of our new series Kahlil Explains that unites Vox’s unique brand of explainer journalism with Greene’s expertise in how politics and culture shape society. This first episode traces the history of HBCUs and the experience of Black college students to unpack why Black student enrollment is growing at HBCUs yet declining at other elite institutions.
Read more about HBCUs and race in higher education:
A brief timeline of HBCU history: https://uncficb.org/about/timeline/
Marybeth Gasman and Levon T. Esters’s book HBCU: The Power of Historically Black Colleges and Universities: https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12784/hbcu
Class Action’s report on the future of fair admissions: https://www.joinclassaction.us/post/a-first-look-at-college-enrollment-outcomes-after-the-end-of-affirmative-action
The Center for MSIs research brief on HBCU enrollment trends: https://cmsi.gse.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/2026-05/AResponsetoRacism.pdf
The Associated Press’s analysis of Black enrollment at elite colleges:
https://apnews.com/article/affirmative-action-college-admissions-race-princeton-8d3c44eb6b01d0689f7c109041735aec
Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO
Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com.
Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE
Follow Vox on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o
Or Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H
Your world, explained by Vox: Download our new app - October 28, 2026 - Vox
We’re launching the Vox mobile app, the best way to get all of Vox’s journalism in one place. It brings together all of our work — our podcasts, videos, and written stories — into one experience, so you never have to look elsewhere.
The app is free to download in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. If you’re not already a Vox Member, you’ll also get a 14-day free trial when you sign up!
Our newsroom is on a mission to help you understand the world, so that you can help build a better one. Every story we publish will land in the Home tab, where you can navigate between Featured stories and the Latest published. For a quick take on what’s important today, check out our Start Here section.
The app’s Video tab is our new way to deliver short videos on the big topics shaping your life. Plus, you’ll find the best of Vox’s longer videos in the Featured Video section in the Home tab, including in-depth explainers and member-exclusive segments from our podcasts.
You can also listen to Sean Rameswaram and Noel King guide you through the most important stories of the day on Today, Explained, or Astead Herndon break down what really matters in politics on America, Actually, or the hosts of Unexplainable, The Gray Area, and Explain It to Me tackle some of the biggest questions about our world and our lives. All of our podcasts are available in-app in the Podcasts tab, ad-free for Vox Members.
Apple App Store: hhttps://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6760492732
Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.voxmedia.vox&referrer=utm_source%3Deditorial%26utm_campaign%3Darticle_androidversion
Become a Vox member: https://www.vox.com/support-membership
Have questions about the app or your membership? Check out our FAQs here, or reach out to [email protected].
Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO
Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com.
Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE
Follow Vox on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o
Or Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H