The fastest economic collapse ever
Today, Explained9 Joulu 2021

The fastest economic collapse ever

That’s what the United Nations says is taking place in Afghanistan right now. Today’s show was produced by Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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What's my wage again?

What's my wage again?

Today is Equal Pay Day. Vox’s Sarah Kliff reveals the real reason why working women earn about 82% as much as men. Then Valerie Wilson of the Economic Policy Institute explains why things get a lot mo...

10 Huhti 201821min

1, 2, 3, 4... I declare a trade war

1, 2, 3, 4... I declare a trade war

President Trump said he would “always be friends” with China’s leader, but the two countries have been acting anything but these past few days. First, the U.S. slapped China with $50 billion in tariff...

9 Huhti 201819min

It’s never too late to understand the war in Syria

It’s never too late to understand the war in Syria

President Trump announced this week he wants to withdraw US troops from Syria over the next six months. The country’s civil war has killed an estimated 400,000 people and displaced around 13 million. ...

6 Huhti 201822min

They're not gonna take it

They're not gonna take it

The West Virginia teacher strike has ended, but walkouts are just getting started in Kentucky and Oklahoma, where lawmakers are scrambling to pass bills that would supplement school funding. Vox’s Ale...

5 Huhti 201820min

20 shots and a cell phone

20 shots and a cell phone

289. That’s the number of people who have been shot and killed by police in 2018 alone. One of them was Stephon Clark, a 22-year-old black man from Sacramento. His death sparked a wave of protests and...

4 Huhti 201825min

Mark Zuckerberg Explains Himself

Mark Zuckerberg Explains Himself

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg seldom gives interviews, but in the wake of the massive Cambridge Analytica privacy breach, he made an exception to speak with Vox’s Ezra Klein. Mark tells Ezra why he’s h...

3 Huhti 201822min

Gerrymandering 101

Gerrymandering 101

The Supreme Court is currently deliberating two cases that could reshape the entire country’s political maps. At issue is partisan gerrymandering—the practice of drawing districts that benefit one par...

2 Huhti 201823min

Quitting the Border Patrol

Quitting the Border Patrol

Mexican-American Francisco Cantú never expected to become a U.S. Border Patrol Agent. But for nearly four years, Cantú both detained and rescued migrants stranded in the desert. He tells Sean Rameswar...

30 Maalis 201819min

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