The 26 Amendment lowered the legal voting age in the United States from 21 to 18. The long debate over lowering the voting age began during World War II and intensified during the Vietnam War, when ...

For a long time voting in this country was called a right, but was more of a privilege. The franchise was accepted as a matter of course for white men, but others -- such as women and black Americans ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...