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My Brother Raped Me and My Anti-Abortion State Senator Didn't Care

"I thought maybe I’d gotten through to him—maybe he would vote for an amendment adding exceptions for rape and incest to Ohio's abortion bill. He voted no."
Anonymous
5.23.19
The VICE Guide to Right Now

This Story of Two Elephants Rescued from Thailand’s Tourism Industry Restores our Faith in Humanity

Two elephants walked 20 kilometres to freedom, with one mother elephant reuniting with her calf after being separated for 5 years.
Edoardo Liotta
5.23.19
Ricuh Pemilu 2019

People Power? Not so Fast: Making Sense of Jakarta's Post-Election Chaos

Provocateurs, mysterious "commanders," and clashes in the streets of Central Jakarta—the protests and ensuing riots left us with more questions than answers.
Jonathan Vit
Arzia Wargadiredja
Adi Renaldi
5.23.19
identity-race

Court Reporters May Be Writing Down Black People's Testimonies Wrong

A new study shows that stenographers frequently fail at correctly understanding and transcribing African American English, which can have devastating consequences for Black people in court.
Leila Ettachfini
5.23.19
Save Yourselves

Some Good News About the Environment! (But Also Some Bad!)

Consider this your handy guide through the blizzard of terrifying UN reports, electioneering and pseudo-science.
Matthew Neale
5.23.19
Health

I Got My Faeces Tested to See If It's 'Super-Poo'

We're entering a new world of faecal transplants – and only the finest will qualify.
Sophie Wilkinson
5.23.19
Drugs

Getting High Is Damaging the Planet – But Mostly Because of Prohibition

The illegal drug trade comes with a significant environmental cost, but it doesn't have to.
Mike Power
5.23.19
Interviews

Steven Van Zandt Is BFFs with Springsteen But a Star in His Own Right

He chats to us about his various life roles, from the E Street Band to playing Silvio on 'The Sopranos'. Oh, and he talks Brexit too.
Kevin EG Perry
5.23.19
News

Money Lending Apps Are Publicly Shaming People Who Don’t Pay on Time

These Philippines apps are using personal information as collateral.
Lex Celera
5.23.19
Australia Today

Woman Avoids Drug Driving Charges by Claiming THC was From ‘Passive Smoking’

The magistrate admitted that "scientists do not know everything about THC and its rate and method of absorption."
Gavin Butler
5.23.19
News

This Photographer Wants You to See the Pollution Crisis in Bangladesh

The country has the worst air pollution in the world, among other issues.
Edoardo Liotta
5.23.19
Australia Today

The Best Way to Get Snot From a Whale Is to Fly a Drone Over its Blowhole

Australian researchers are using some very new techniques to collect snot from humpbacks.
Gavin Butler
5.23.19
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