Victoria Chamberlin

4 weeks ago | vox.com | Victoria Chamberlin |Noel King

Women weren’t allowed to officially serve in combat jobs when Emelie Vanasse started her ROTC program at George Washington University. Instead, she used her biology degree to serve as a medical officer — but it still bothered Vanasse to be shut out of something just because she was a woman. “I always felt like, who really has the audacity to tell me that I can’t be in combat arms? I’m resilient, I am tough, I can make decisions in stressful environments,” Vanasse said.

Feb 27, 2025 | vox.com | Victoria Chamberlin |Sean Rameswaram

Since Christmas Day, four commercial jets have crashed, killing nearly 300 people and injuring many others. Harrowing images — of the explosion over the Potomac after a Black Hawk helicopter collided with a plane, and of a Delta flight upside-down on the runway in Toronto — have people spooked about their next trip. The US National Transportation Safety Board’s report of over a hundred accidents so far in 2025 is not helping. But despite it all, experts maintain that yes, it is still safe to fly.

Nov 1, 2024 | vox.com | Victoria Chamberlin

With just days until the 2024 election, it can feel like Americans are more divided than ever. Former President Donald Trump and his supporters have attacked opponents in increasingly vicious terms. There have already been incidents of political violence — including multiple alleged arsons targeting ballot boxes and a terrorism arrest in Arizona after the windows were repeatedly shot out of a Democratic Party office — and polling suggests voters are worried about more post-election violence.

Oct 19, 2024 | vox.com | Victoria Chamberlin

The Today, Explained podcast is taking a deep dive into the major themes of the 2024 election through the lens of seven battleground states. We’ve heard from voters in Georgia and Pennsylvania so far, and now we turn to Arizona, where abortion access and immigration are both on the ballot. All signs point to an excruciatingly close election in Arizona. President Joe Biden won the state by less than a point in 2020, and it will likely be central in either candidate’s path to victory in 2024.

Oct 12, 2024 | vox.com | Victoria Chamberlin

How the country turned itself into a destination for workers.