Vox

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Far Left: Voices that strongly advocate for progressive policies and systemic change.

Explanatory journalism with a consistently progressive framing. Mantle v1 rating based on story selection, framing and sourcing in recent news coverage, cross-checked against independent public ratings. Under review; see the methodology page.

The rating covers Vox’s news reporting, not its opinion pages. It is Mantle’s editorial judgement, last reviewed Sep 27, 2026. How outlets are rated. Disagree with this rating?

Rating history

• Rated Far LeftSep 27, 2026

  Opening rating on the five-point spectrum

Recent coverage

• 2 days ago

  Why the Trump administration is fighting over a golf course

  Part of: Trump’s East Potomac golf course renovation faces court scrutiny over tree removal

• 2 days ago

  The French youth revolt

  Part of: Cost-of-living protests in France turn violent; police report hundreds of arrests

• 5 days ago

  How to lose a job in five days

  Part of: New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia holds first briefing

• 5 days ago

  West Bank settlers brutally attack a Washington Post journalist

  Part of: Israeli settlers attack Palestinians and a Washington Post photographer in West Bank

• 6 days ago

  Trump’s plan to deport a member of Congress

  Part of: Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home in criminal probe

• Oct 13, 2026

  The rise and fall of a MAGA princess

  Part of: Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle leaves Greece post amid misconduct allegations

• Oct 13, 2026Opinion

  Trump’s revenge campaign comes for Ilhan Omar

  Part of: Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home in criminal probe

• Oct 9, 2026

  The Trump administration plans a public killing

  Part of: Pentagon says Trump approved firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter

• Oct 9, 2026

  America’s good hurricane luck is about to run out

  Part of: Hurricane Isaias strengthens to Category 3 as it nears the US Gulf Coast

• Oct 9, 2026

  Antarctica’s penguins are sending us a distress signal

  Part of: Chinstrap penguin colony on Antarctic island falls by nearly two-thirds since 2011

• Oct 7, 2026

  How October 7 changed everything

  Part of: Israel marks third anniversary of October 7 Hamas attack as election nears

• Oct 6, 2026

  Will Trump’s diesel order do anything?

  Part of: Trump Signs Order Allowing Tax-Exempt Red-Dyed Diesel for Road Use

• Oct 6, 2026Opinion

  The real reason the Russia plague case should scare you

  Part of: Russian lab worker dies in suspected plague case; nearly 200 people monitored

• Oct 6, 2026

  Democrats are poised to take the House. Then what?

  Part of: Democrats expand House target list to 46 seats as Jeffries predicts majority win

• Oct 5, 2026Opinion

  What you should know about the Russian “plague lab”

  Part of: Russian lab worker dies in suspected plague case; nearly 200 people monitored

• Oct 5, 2026

  The Supreme Court is looking for a way to kill climate lawsuits

  Part of: Supreme Court Hears Case on Whether Localities Can Sue Oil Companies Over Climate Damage

• Oct 3, 2026

  How did the Cornell rape case go so wrong?

  Part of: Cornell Faces Scrutiny Over Handling of 2024 Gang Rape Allegations

• Oct 2, 2026

  The Cornell case, explained

  Part of: New York governor appoints attorney general as special prosecutor in Cornell rape case

• Oct 1, 2026

  Trump’s “Most EXCLUSIVE DINNER IN THE WORLD”

  Part of: Trump Meme Coin Offers Top 185 Buyers Dinner With the President

• Sep 30, 2026

  America leaves Iraq, again

  Part of: US completes withdrawal of troops from Iraq, ending 12-year anti-ISIS mission