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These elections will actually matter. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Iran is about to hold a national election that could shape the country’s future for a generation — potentially even more so than the presidential elections in 2009, when “green movement” protests signaled public outrage with the regime, and in 2013, when voters elevated the

If you’re interested in another country, Google “Census.gov” and “population pyramid”. By Laura Bult. Source: United States Census Bureau, International Database Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don’t miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what’s really driving the

Watch episode one right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1BdVnpaBtY Subscribe and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don’t miss any new videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox’s Earworm, a video series that dives deep into the origin stories of sounds in pop music, is back with two new episodes in April. On Friday the 16th and 23rd we’ll drop two stories

Vox producer Coleman Lowndes takes us through the etymology that made New York City Gotham before DC Comics ever did. Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don’t miss any videos: 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

The debate over The Netherlands’ Zwarte Piet, explained #blackpete #zwartepiet #sinterklaas #holidays Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don’t miss any videos: 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 Make sure

Kilroy was here — those three words showed up in a lot of surprising places. Follow Phil Edwards and Vox Almanac on Facebook for more: https://www.facebook.com/philedwardsinc1/ We know about the epic drama of World War II, but what about the jokes? The above video tells the story (as best as we can). The iconic piece of

The NFL made one of the biggest changes to football in recent years by moving back the extra point kick, but this small change could have a big impact on who wins games. 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

Trump’s former personal lawyer pleaded guilty to two counts of campaign finance violations related to hush money he paid to women accusing the president of extramarital affairs. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Michael Cohen, former personal lawyer and fixer for Donald Trump, has admitted that he violated campaign finance laws when he paid $130,000 to

Debates are broken. Here’s how to fix them. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO The presidential debates have become major media events, but a decreasing share of Americans are watching them. Although that proportion slightly increased for the first debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the proportion of voting-age Americans watching isn’t nearly what it

Every 10 years, the Census Bureau calculates the exact center of the US population. Here’s what that statistic shows about our history. Further reading: 21 charts that explain how the US is changing http://www.vox.com/a/how-the-us-is-changing Subscribe to our channel! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=voxdotcom Vox.com is news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what’s really driving

I visited Svalbard’s Global Seed Vault, built specifically for doomsday. Follow Johnny for more photos and videos from his travels on Facebook: https://goo.gl/l0x5cA and Instagram: https://goo.gl/CduwlO Subscribe to the Vox Borders newsletter for weekly updates: http://www.vox.com/borders-email In this video I visited Svalbard’s Global Seed Vault, founded by the Crop Trust group in 2008. Over 135,000

How solar and lunar eclipses work. Become a Vox Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab Note: This is an update of a video we published in 2015. In this video we explain the differences between a solar and lunar eclipse and why some believe that a total eclipse of the sun is the greatest natural phenomenon of

It’s a local custom that became a worldwide tradition. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don’t miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO The Christmas tree tradition as we know it today has a long and varied history. It is believed to have roots in ancient cultures, where trees were decorated as part of celebrations. In

What different clouds mean, explained for kids. Welcome to our first-ever week of programming for kids! If you’re standing outside and you look up, you’ll likely see something familiar above you: clouds! They can be long and skinny, low and rumbly, white and fluffy, or anything in between. But what do these different shapes and

Fantastical fascinators at royal weddings are part of the social fabric of British culture. This video was produced in collaboration between Vox and BBCThree. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO It’s a busy time for the British royal family as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle prepare to tie the knot. And like any guest in attendance

Partisan gerrymandering is rampant in America. Read more about the decision and its significance on vox.com: http://bit.ly/2CORxqW Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Every ten years, America readjusts its voting districts. Which state you live in determines a key aspect of that prospect: who draws the map? In most states, politicians get to control that process.

Republicans can’t agree on a Speaker, and that has big implications for the next 2 years. Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don’t miss any videos: 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

Most systems and machines people design break from time to time. That also applies to the United States’ nuclear weapons. This video was originally published in June 2015. For more on nuclear weapons from Eric Schlosser, you can find his book Command and Control is here: http://www.amazon.com/Command-Control-Damascus-Accident-Illusion/dp/0143125788 and an earlier interview with Vox.com here: http://www.vox.com/2014/6/17/5812066/a-new-report-shows-nuclear-weapons-almost-detonated-in-north-carolina

Running up that hill with 8 billion people. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In 2022, the world population crossed 8 billion people — and we felt the scale of this monumental milestone in hundreds of ways. After over two years of lockdowns and quarantines, people eagerly restarted their lives, but there were certainly growing pains.

The technology that helps wildlife filmmakers see in the dark. Watch the previous episodes in this mini-series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAOKOJhzYXk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpbmWqQMzq0 Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO And check out BBC Earth’s channels: https://www.youtube.com/user/BBCEarth https://www.youtube.com/user/EarthUnpluggedTV Planet Earth II is airing Saturdays on BBC America. Full episodes will also be streaming the day after they air on BBCAmerica.com for

How did Viktor Bout become the Merchant of Death? By swooping in and taking advantage of the post-Soviet chaos of the early 1990s. #viktorbout #britneygriner Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don’t miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand

FIFA has decided the next World Cup finals will include 48 teams instead of 32. This expansion is being done for a variety of reasons, but it’s created a big problem. It’s unclear how to fairly divide up the teams in the group stage. Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you

Teachers in America have a uniquely tough job. But it doesn’t have to be that way. *Note: At 1:09, we misspelled “Sweden.” We apologize for the error.   Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO From hours worked to pay rates, countries like Finland, Japan, and South Korea make teaching a more respected and sustainable profession. Sources:

Gudetama, explained. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Read Alex’s original article here: http://www.vox.com/2017/4/3/14685348/gudetama-sanrio-hello-kitty-explained When you think about the cuteness culture in Japan, the word “kawaii” comes to mind. The word, which signals more of a childlike sense of cute, came about in the 70s and it’s been used globally ever since. And Sanrio, the company

And it’s destroying Guatemala and Honduras. Help us make more ambitious series like Vox Atlas by joining the Vox Video Lab. It brings you closer to our work and gets you exclusive perks, like livestream Q&As with your favorite Vox creators. Learn more at http://bit.ly/video-lab Today, the US is facing a migration crisis on its

Most Americans think elections are rigged, and they’re right. Vox editor-in-chief Ezra Klein explains how gerrymandering works, and how to fix it. Thank you so much for watching and subscribing – you just took us over 200,000 subscribers! This is one of our favorites and it’s as true today as when we released it over a

He was not a trained scientist, but he was insatiably curious. 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 to get up to speed on everything from Kurdistan to the Kim Kardashian app.

This one terrifying graph should make Americans question whether they really live in a democracy after all. For more on the study by political scientists Martin Gilens and Benjamin Paige that the graph comes from, see our article here: http://www.vox.com/2014/4/18/5624310/martin-gilens-testing-theories-of-american-politics-explained Subscribe to our channel! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=voxdotcom Vox.com is news website that helps you cut through the

Fires are normal in Australia. This year was off the charts. Correction: A previous version of this video had the date January 7, 2019 at 0:11 and sourced the Department of Western Australia at 0:24. It has been corrected to January 7, 2020 and the Government of Western Australia. The current version also corrects an

The open border has helped keep the peace for 20 years. Help us make more ambitious videos by joining the Vox Video Lab. It gets you exclusive perks, like livestream Q&As with all the Vox creators, a badge that levels up over time, and video extras bringing you closer to our work! Learn more at