Season 5
VICE News Tonight
166 EPISODES • 2021
Season 5 of VICE News Tonight was released on January 4 and consists of 166 episodes.

Season 4

Episodes

1: Monday, January 4, 2021
Jan 4, 2021
Clarkston, Georgia, has welcomed more than 35,000 refugees since the 1980s. VICE News talks to residents ahead of the state runoff that will decide which party controls the Senate.
2: Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Jan 5, 2021
Georgia's Black Belt is critical in deciding who wins the state's runoff elections—and control of the U.S. Senate. VICE News met up with organizers fighting voter suppression.
3: Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Jan 6, 2021
Trump-supporting extremists breached the Capitol as Congress tallied Electoral College votes. VICE News was at the insurrection, and looks at why and how it happened.
4: Thursday, January 7, 2021
Jan 7, 2021
What happens after the pro-Trump insurrection on Capitol Hill? VICE News talks consequences—for the rioters, the president, the country, and democracy itself.
5: Monday, January 11, 2021
Jan 11, 2021
The House is moving to impeach Trump and remove him from office for inciting an insurrection. VICE News reports on holding him accountable, as pro-Trump groups plan armed protests.
6: Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Jan 12, 2021
Trump is accused of inciting an insurrection after spending months trying to undermine election results. VICE News talks to a former federal prosecutor about the case against him.
7: Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Jan 13, 2021
Law enforcement treated the Capitol Hill rioters differently than they treated some BLM protestors last year. VICE News looks at the double-standard.
8: Thursday, January 14
Jan 14, 2021
QAnon went from a fringe conspiracy to the national headlines. VICE News looks at how the Q disinformation mill works in the first installment of a new series, "Do Your Research."
9: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Jan 19, 2021
Bobi Wine just challenged Uganda’s President Museveni in last week’s race, and is now a prisoner in his own home. VICE News talks with Wine about the election and its fallout.
10: Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Jan 20, 2021
On day one, President Biden took on immigration, student debt, climate change, the pandemic, and more. VICE News looks at the high-speed shift post-Trump.
11: Thursday, January 21, 2021
Jan 21, 2021
The pandemic has brought America's fragile mental health system to the verge of implosion. VICE News visits Texas to see how even some "solutions" are adding to the crisis.
12: Monday, January 25, 2021
Jan 25, 2021
A pro-Trump protestor shares his video of the Capitol on January 6th but is afraid to show his face. VICE News hears his take on that day and how he now views the Republican Party.
13: Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Jan 26, 2021
QAnon has tailored its tone and messages to reach a large, influential group: white women. VICE News explores how some are getting pulled in and helping to spread conspiracies.
14: Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Jan 27, 2021
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is back in Moscow after a suspected poisoning, and now, in jail. VICE News follows one of his inner circle as anti-Putin protests grow.
15: Thursday, January 28, 2021
Jan 28, 2021
A growing number of Hong Kong protesters are fleeing after Beijing passed a sweeping national security law. VICE News joins some as they begin new lives abroad.
16: Monday, February 1, 2021
Feb 1, 2021
Activists say Georgia's treasured Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge could be endangered if a minerals company starts mining nearby. VICE News looks at efforts to save the swamp.
17: Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Feb 2, 2021
The Muslim community in Southern California is dealing with a rapid increase of Covid-19 deaths. VICE News learns how it's had to adjust sacred burial traditions in the pandemic.
18: Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Feb 3, 2021
Black women are 211% more likely to die from childbirth-related causes than white women in the U.S. VICE News hears the stories of two mothers and one father's quest for change.
19: Thursday, February 4, 2021
Feb 4, 2021
Women in India are leading the world's largest protest: farmers, gathered to fight laws that could allow corporate takeovers of family farms. VICE News reports from New Delhi.
20: Monday, February 8, 2021
Feb 8, 2021
Massachusetts' cannabis industry is trying to make the market fair for people most harmed by marijuana prohibition, and they're turning to delivery. VICE News looks at the rollout.
21: Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Feb 9, 2021
Lummi Nation is participating in a COVID-19 vaccine trial—a first for the tribe. VICE News looks at why some members feel representation is important and others remain skeptical.
22: Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Feb 10, 2021
The Sinaloa cartel is enlisting unemployed Americans to move drugs over the border with Mexico. VICE News speaks with cartel members and smugglers adapting to pandemic conditions.
23: Thursday, February 11, 2021
Feb 11, 2021
Law enforcement in Cobb County, Georgia, has a long-strained relationship with the community. VICE News follows the new progressive sheriff as he tries to unravel the distrust.
24: Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Feb 16, 2021
Recent megafires have devastated a massive wetland in Brazil. VICE News surveys the damage and meets people trying to save iconic and endangered species.
25: Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Feb 17, 2021
Lebanon is legalizing cannabis cultivation for medical purposes to save its failing economy. VICE News talks with local growers, skeptical about the government's moves.
26: Thursday, February 18, 2021
Feb 18, 2021
New Orleans cancelled Mardi Gras parades this year, but that didn't kill the party. VICE News visits some locals who've turned their houses into "floats" for the celebration.
27: Monday, February 22, 2021
Feb 22, 2021
The pandemic economy. Single mothers are suffering from job loss, childcare burdens, and now, evictions. VICE News reports on how the crisis is impacting women across the country.
28: Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Feb 23, 2021
As wildfires tore through parts of Oregon, the state’s only women’s prison was evacuated. VICE animates the story from one inmate who says they had to riot to get basic essentials.
29: Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Feb 24, 2021
Democrats’ losses in South Carolina paved the way for a new controversial anti-abortion bill. VICE heads to S.C. as anti-choice activists hope to get the bill to the Supreme Court.
30: Thursday, February 25, 2021
Feb 25, 2021
Migrant deportations to Haiti grow in the weeks since President Biden was sworn in. VICE is on the ground, amid violent political clashes, as the latest repatriation flight landed.
31: Monday, March 1, 2021
Mar 1, 2021
Women of color and female business owners are feeling the pandemic's economic toll at disproportionate rates. VICE News joins one Venezuelan-American as she closes her restaurant.
32: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Mar 2, 2021
St. George, Utah, is fighting to build a water pipeline to its booming desert community, but activists say that would jeopardize the entire region. VICE News hears both sides.
33: Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Mar 3, 2021
African Americans are disproportionately affected by COVID-19 but are also less likely to get a vaccine. VICE News goes to Tuskegee, Alabama, to explore the history of hesitancy.
34: Thursday, March 4, 2021
Mar 4, 2021
Kedren Community Health Center serves people of color in South Los Angeles, and is taking the reins to vaccinate those who may otherwise be left behind. VICE News visits.
35: Monday, March 8, 2021
Mar 8, 2021
Somalia could fall into a dangerous new chapter in its war against Al-Shabaab. VICE News goes to the frontline to see how Somali forces are trying to hold things together.
36: Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Mar 9, 2021
Mexican drug cartels in Michoacán have been at war for nearly 15 years. VICE News has the first-ever on-camera interview with a high-ranking member of the Jalisco Cartel.
37: Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Mar 10, 2021
Haiti is in crisis as thousands protest rising crime and corruption under President Jovenel Moise. VICE News hears from the President and the people fighting to get rid of him.
38: Thursday, March 11, 2021
Mar 11, 2021
The Biden administration is rolling back policies that kept some migrants stuck in Mexico. VICE News is with the first wave of migrants processed in Texas and others left behind.
39: Monday, March 15, 2021
Mar 15, 2021
A year after Breonna Taylor’s killing, new legislation in Kentucky could actually clamp down on protesters, while protecting police. VICE News looks at the state’s response.
40: Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Mar 16, 2021
Amazon workers at a warehouse in Alabama are casting ballots in a vote that could lead to the company's first union. VICE News talks to workers about what pushed them to organize.
41: Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Mar 17, 2021
Some people in Jackson, Mississippi, have been without safe water for nearly a month. VICE News hears from residents who feel they've been abandoned.
42: Thursday, March 18, 2021
Mar 18, 2021
Biden suspended oil leases on federal land, but in New Mexico that could mean a crisis for education funding. VICE News looks at how Democrats are trying to balance ambitions.
43: Monday, March 22, 2021
Mar 22, 2021
Health care workers in some rural areas are getting creative to get people vaccinated. VICE News goes to Arkansas to look at the rollout in medically underserved communities.
44: Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Mar 23, 2021
Germany's vaccine rollout has been sluggish, even though it handled the pandemic better than others. VICE News looks at what's stalling distribution and how Germans feel about it.
45: Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Mar 24, 2021
Residents of Centreville, Illinois, are fighting to get their failing drainage and sewer systems fixed. VICE News investigates why local officials haven't made the needed repairs.
46: Thursday, March 25, 2021
Mar 25, 2021
For-profit reform schools are big business in Utah, but some former students are alleging abuse. VICE News speaks with survivors who are organizing and calling for change.
47: Monday, March 29, 2021
Mar 29, 2021
A new bill in Alabama would criminalize medical treatment for transgender minors. VICE News hears from a doctor fighting the bill and from teens caught in the political battle.
48: Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Mar 30, 2021
Puerto Rico has some of the highest rates of femicide, domestic abuse, and violence against trans women. VICE News hears from survivors and activists demanding change.
49: Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Mar 31, 2021
Asian Americans are speaking out against hate crimes and finding ways to protect their communities. VICE News speaks with a survivor of an attack and activists in New York City.
50: Thursday, April 1, 2021
Apr 1, 2021
The first week of Derek Chauvin's trial has been emotional, as witnesses recalled George Floyd and his last moments. VICE News reviews the evidence and testimony so far.
51: Monday, April 5, 2021
Apr 5, 2021
Serbia has a high vaccination rate, partly because Russia and China are vying for influence there. VICE News sees how media and conspiracies play into vaccine diplomacy.
52: Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Apr 6, 2021
Jakarta's silver people are risking their health with toxic paint to support their families. VICE News follows some of these people trying to survive in a struggling economy.
53: Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Apr 7, 2021
The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh is officially over, but the dangerous clean-up work is just beginning. VICE News joins a team defusing bombs throughout the region.
54: Thursday, April 8, 2021
Apr 8, 2021
Rebels in the Central African Republic are trying to overthrow the government, and civilians are caught in between. VICE News speaks with leaders on both sides.
55: Monday, April 12, 2021
Apr 12, 2021
Bosnia and Herzegovina's constitution splits power along ethnic lines, but a small multi-ethnic party is trying to change that. VICE News looks at efforts to bridge the divide.
56: Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Apr 13, 2021
Amazon workers in Alabama voted down a bid to organize the company's first union in the U.S. VICE News goes back to see what's next for the workers.
57: Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Apr 14, 2021
Some Republicans are playing politics with the border crisis. VICE News rides along with Republican lawmakers touring the border and blaming the crisis on President Biden.
58: Thursday, April 15, 2021
Apr 15, 2021
A new gun-control bill would expand background checks, but communities experiencing gun violence say it's not so simple. VICE News talks to activists trying to educate lawmakers.
59: Monday, April 19, 2021
Apr 19, 2021
The Afghan government and military are preparing for the full withdrawal of U.S. troops by September. VICE News looks at what's next for Afghanistan as it deals with the Taliban.
60: Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Apr 20, 2021
A Minneapolis jury has convicted former officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, on all three charges. VICE News looks at what's next, including sentencing.
61: Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Apr 21, 2021
America's most iconic fast-food chain is facing allegations of sexual harassment and systemic racism. VICE News talks with former workers and franchise owners suing McDonald's.
62: Thursday, April 22, 2021
Apr 22, 2021
Nearly a year after the death of George Floyd, has anything changed in Minneapolis? VICE News speaks with activists and local leaders trying to reimagine and reform policing.
63: Monday, April 26, 2021
Apr 26, 2021
The DOJ is now investigating the Louisville Metro Police Department. VICE News looks at LMPD’s pattern of questionable policing, and investigates the night David McAtee died.
64: Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Apr 27, 2021
Children have endured six years of war in Yemen—displaced, targeted, some even forced to take up arms. VICE News witnesses the impact in a special report: Yemen's Children of War.
65: Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Apr 28, 2021
Tanzania's government is in denial about COVID-19: it has stopped updating data, declined vaccines, and endorsed herbal remedies as cures. VICE News looks at the human toll.
66: Thursday, April 29, 2021
Apr 29, 2021
VICE News Tonight cuts through the spin, disinformation, and punditry to bring you in-depth coverage of the day's top stories, and fearless on-the-ground reporting on the people, places and voices you won't see anywhere else.
67: Monday, May 3, 2021
May 3, 2021
India's second wave has become totally unmanageable, as hospitals turn away patients, oxygen runs low, and bodies are burned en masse. VICE News witnesses India's COVID-19 hell.
68: Tuesday, May 4, 2021
May 4, 2021
Biden promised to reunite families, but some of his immigration policies are working against that effort. VICE News follows a father and son facing a new age of family separation.
69: Wednesday, May 5, 2021
May 5, 2021
A new $5 billion package offers Black farmers a chance at survival, but some officials don’t think they deserve it. VICE News looks at the history of discrimination at the USDA.
70: Thursday, May 6, 2021
May 6, 2021
Weed is being legalized state by state, but that’s not the case in pro wrestling. VICE gets up close & personal with former WWE Champion Rob Van Dam as he fights to normalize pot.
71: Monday, May 10, 2021
May 10, 2021
Hundreds of Palestinians were injured after Israeli forces stormed Jerusalem’s largest mosque. VICE News reports on the escalating tensions.
72: Tuesday, May 11, 2021
May 11, 2021
Arkansas is the first state to ban gender-affirming healthcare for transgender minors. VICE News speaks with trans youth in the state to hear what it means for them.
73: Wednesday, May 12, 2021
May 12, 2021
The Biden Administration has been flying thousands of migrants from the Rio Grande Valley in Texas to San Diego — to then expel them to Tijuana. VICE News reports from the border.
74: Thursday, May 13, 2021
May 13, 2021
Michael Moynihan takes VICE News on a road trip through Texas to ask conservative voters something conservative politicians can’t seem to figure out: what's the future of the GOP?
75: Monday, May 17, 2021
May 17, 2021
Israel's bombardment on Gaza has killed more than 200 Palestinians, as it tries to crush Hamas. VICE News investigates the East Jerusalem legal battle behind the latest bloodshed.
76: Tuesday, May 18, 2021
May 18, 2021
New Mexico's public schools have been closed since the pandemic began. VICE News follows some seniors as they head back to class and back onto the field, savoring every moment.
77: Wednesday, May 19, 2021
May 19, 2021
VICE News Tonight cuts through the spin, disinformation, and punditry to bring you in-depth coverage of the day's top stories, and fearless on-the-ground reporting on the people, places and voices you won't see anywhere else.
78: Thursday, May 20, 2021
May 20, 2021
Across the Central African Republic, civilians are alleging rape and torture by the Wagner group, the Russian organisation doing Putin's bidding globally. VICE News investigates.
79: Monday, May 24, 2021
May 24, 2021
Biking to the future. VICE News follows two solo-preneurs creating a post pandemic reality: serving those who choose sustainable transportation.
80: Tuesday, May 25, 2021
May 25, 2021
It's been one year since George Floyd was murdered by a police officer. In a special report, VICE News reflects with Floyd's brother and examines protesting and policing in America.
81: Wednesday, May 26, 2021
May 26, 2021
Women in ICE custody were allegedly given unneeded, non-consensual gynecologic surgeries and then scheduled for deportation. In a special report, VICE News investigates.
82: Thursday, May 27, 2021
May 27, 2021
Colombia is in the midst of an uprising, and the state has responded with deadly violence. VICE News reports from the front line in Cali.
83: Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Jun 1, 2021
Parents in Pasco County, Florida, are suing their sheriff over a program they say predicts if kids will become criminals. VICE News looks at allegations of bias and harassment.
84: Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Jun 2, 2021
The cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is holding after 11 days of fighting. VICE News talks with civilians confronting the devastation and with the leader of Hamas in Gaza.
85: Thursday, June 3, 2021
Jun 3, 2021
One hundred years after the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, the city is facing a public reckoning. VICE News asks descendants of victims and city officials what justice looks today.
86: Monday, June 7, 2021
Jun 7, 2021
The U.S.-led coalition in Iraq is still fighting ISIS. VICE News embeds with Iraqi forces in the field and speaks with American military leaders about the future of the coalition.
87: Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Jun 8, 2021
Thousands of intellectually and developmentally disabled people and their families are desperate for support in Pennsylvania. VICE News investigates how they are coping.
88: Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Jun 9, 2021
89: Thursday, June 10, 2021
Jun 10, 2021
The U.S. military now allows open service for transgender troops. VICE News follows one sergeant as she prepares to transition and comes out to her commanding officer.
90: Monday, June 14, 2021
Jun 14, 2021
Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin meet this week and are likely to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine. VICE News speaks with soldiers and civilians on the front of that fight.
91: Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Jun 15, 2021
Nuclear deal talks with Iran have restarted. VICE News goes inside Iran to investigate assassinations of nuclear scientists there and hears from the one scientist who survived.
92: Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Jun 16, 2021
The 2020 Election was not stolen, but many Americans still want state reviews of the results. VICE News reports on a new Republican strategy: eroding confidence in elections.
93: Thursday, June 17, 2021
Jun 17, 2021
As the U.S. withdraws from Afghanistan, the Taliban's influence is growing. VICE News gets exclusive access to Taliban territory in a special report: Under Taliban Rule.
94: Monday, June 21, 2021
Jun 21, 2021
VICE News returns to Armenia after its latest conflict with Azerbaijan for an update on where things stand for the torn country and the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
95: Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Jun 22, 2021
Taiwan's biggest fruit buyer, China, abruptly banned Taiwanese pineapples in March. VICE News sees how Taiwan countered the move and made pineapples a symbol of resistance.
96: Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Jun 23, 2021
Biden is proposing to replace all the country’s lead pipes, but how do you replace them when you don’t know where they are? VICE News investigates.
97: Thursday, June 24, 2021
Jun 24, 2021
Children are fleeing Haiti's crisis, escaping over the border to the Dominican Republic. VICE News obtains video of bribes paid to border guards and hears from some child migrants.
98: Monday, June 28, 2021
Jun 28, 2021
COVID-19 inflicted collective trauma globally. VICE News goes to where it all began—Wuhan, China—to see how the pandemic pushed people to discuss mental health and seek solutions.
99: Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Jun 29, 2021
El Salvador is the first country to make Bitcoin a national currency. VICE News explores the plan and discusses whether it can revive the economy and give people a better life.
100: Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Jun 30, 2021
The so-called Arizona audit has wrapped. VICE News looks at why Republicans pushed for the review of 2020 ballots and what's next for their strategy.
101: Thursday, July 1, 2021
Jul 1, 2021
Tremé is the country's oldest Black neighborhood, but residents claim they have no say in New Orleans' plans for the area. VICE News talks with locals fighting a legacy of racism.
102: Monday, July 12, 2021
Jul 12, 2021
A former Ugandan warlord was recently sentenced by the International Criminal Court. VICE News speaks with some victims of the Lord's Resistance Army as they ask what's next.
103: Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Jul 13, 2021
French forces are drawing down from Mali after fighting jihadists for nearly a decade. VICE News is on the ground to learn why it's so hard to contain the terrorist threat there.
104: Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Jul 14, 2021
Bloods and Crips are fighting deadly street wars in Belize—with civilian casualties. VICE News looks at how the U.S. gangs ended up there and how Belize is trying to stop them.
105: Thursday, July 15, 2021
Jul 15, 2021
Ghost kitchens cook takeout for multiple virtual restaurants at once and thrived in the pandemic. VICE News talks with chefs and entrepreneurs behind this new breed of restaurants.
106: Monday, July 19, 2021
Jul 19, 2021
Haiti's president Jovenel Moïse was assassinated earlier this month, leaving a power vacuum in a country already in chaos. VICE News is on the ground in Port-au-Prince.
107: Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Jul 20, 2021
More than 80 people were killed in just one military attack in Myanmar in April. VICE News tracked down witnesses and social media posts to investigate how the massacre unfolded.
108: Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Jul 21, 2021
The January 6th insurrection awakened America to the threat of domestic violent extremism. VICE News talks with DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about why it's on the rise.
109: Thursday, July 22, 2021
Jul 22, 2021
A Dreamer died in ICE custody after 19 straight days of solitary confinement. With access to leaked deposition tapes of high level ICE officials, VICE News investigates the death.
110: Monday, July 26, 2021
Jul 26, 2021
Omar Ameen—a refugee accused of killing an Iraqi police officer for the Islamic State—is back in immigration court this week and could be deported. VICE News visits his family.
111: Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Jul 27, 2021
Florida's schools, teachers, and parents are fighting over Critical Race Theory and how to teach kids about America's story. VICE News is on the frontline of the culture wars.
112: Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Jul 28, 2021
In a remote region of Jamaica, some people are fighting to stop mining expansion. VICE News looks at how they're trying to save their livelihoods, land, water, and identity.
113: Thursday, July 29, 2021
Jul 29, 2021
“A sports event that will be our death, for what?” VICE goes to Japan where an anti-Olympic movement is gaining steam as COVID infections reach new records.
114: Monday, August 2, 2021
Aug 2, 2021
Colombia’s police are allegedly illegally detaining and torturing protesters. VICE News speaks with victims and survivors.
115: Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Aug 3, 2021
Edgar Lopez worked at a food processing factory but was deported after an immigration raid. VICE News looks at his attempts to reunite with his family, and his death.
116: Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Aug 4, 2021
The Biden Administration is extending a moratorium on evictions. VICE News speaks with Rep. Cori Bush, who protested to protect those who would've lost their homes.
117: Thursday, August 5, 2021
Aug 5, 2021
A group of Oregonians want to shift their rural county borders and become part of Idaho, a state they feel represents their values better. VICE News hears their side.
118: Monday, August 9, 2021
Aug 9, 2021
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119: Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Aug 10, 2021
The Taliban is undoing America’s longest war in just weeks, overrunning major cities and taking over large swaths of the country. VICE News is there.
120: Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Aug 11, 2021
Belize’s tourism boom is hurting some of the very natural treasures that draw travelers there. VICE News looks at how tourism is threatening the manatee.
121: Thursday, August 12, 2021
Aug 12, 2021
A new wave of COVID-19 is putting young patients in ICUs, straining healthcare workers, and killing people. VICE News speaks with unvaccinated patients inside an Arkansas hospital.
122: Monday, August 16, 2021
Aug 16, 2021
Reporter Ben C. Solomon and his team were in Kandahar as the Taliban closed in. In a special report, VICE News looks at the sweeping takeover and what's next.
123: Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Aug 17, 2021
The U.S. says thousands of people will be evacuated from Afghanistan every day, but there's no clear path for the refugees. VICE News reports from Qatar on the humanitarian crisis.
124: Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Aug 18, 2021
VICE News Tonight cuts through the spin, disinformation, and punditry to bring you in-depth coverage of the day's top stories, and fearless on-the-ground reporting on the people, places and voices you won't see anywhere else.
125: Thursday, August 19, 2021
Aug 19, 2021
A teenager died after trying to escape Afghanistan by clinging to a U.S. plane. VICE News hears from his family and looks at 20 years of missteps leading to the Taliban's takeover.
126: Monday, August 23, 2021
Aug 23, 2021
U.S. troops are set to leave Afghanistan by August 31, but the Biden administration says it might push that deadline to keep evacuations going. VICE News reports from Kabul.
127: Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Aug 24, 2021
VICE News correspondent Ben C. Solomon and producer Adam Desiderio were in Kandahar, embedded with Afghan special forces, as the fighters made their last stand against the Taliban.
128: Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Aug 25, 2021
Ghost guns are getting way more sophisticated. VICE News attends a ghost gun shooting competition and explores the world of unregulated and untraceable firearms.
129: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Aug 26, 2021
Haiti is still recovering from the devastating earthquake that hit on August 14. VICE News joins medical workers and rescue teams trying to save people from the rubble.
130: Monday, August 30, 2021
Aug 30, 2021
U.S. veterans are grappling with the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. VICE News talks with members of a Marine unit that fought one of the war’s bloodiest battles.
131: Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Aug 31, 2021
Afghan refugees are arriving in the U.S., but resettlement agencies are strapped for resources. VICE News follows one family as they begin their new lives in California.
132: Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Sep 1, 2021
Some disgruntled parents say social workers are agents of the deep state, working with powerful pedophiles to take their children. VICE News speaks to them about their beliefs.
133: Thursday, September 2, 2021
Sep 2, 2021
Remote workers are relocating in droves, helping fuel "zoom booms" in some towns. VICE News visits Crested Butte, Colorado, to see how the housing market is being squeezed.
134: Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Sep 7, 2021
Across rural America, hospitals and emergency rooms are shutting down. VICE News visits Kansas to see how closures affect communities.
135: Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Sep 8, 2021
VICE News is in Texas, where the fight over reproductive rights enters new territory, as anti-abortion activists go door to door promoting the state's new ban on abortions.
136: Thursday, September 9, 2021
Sep 9, 2021
VICE News correspondents who've covered Afghanistan's war, politics, and treatment of women, reflect on the Taliban's recent takeover twenty years after 9/11.
137: Monday, September 13, 2021
Sep 13, 2021
VICE News Tonight cuts through the spin, disinformation, and punditry to bring you in-depth coverage of the day's top stories, and fearless on-the-ground reporting on the people, places and voices you won't see anywhere else.
138: Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Sep 14, 2021
Positive Tomorrows is a school in Oklahoma City exclusively serving unhoused families and children. VICE visits as the new school year begins.
139: Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Sep 15, 2021
VICE News takes a deep dive into the Spanish-speaking anti-vax world, as Paola Ramos meets one of Latin America’s biggest anti-vax influencers and people countering misinformation.
140: Thursday, September 16, 2021
Sep 16, 2021
Exclusively obtained security camera footage shows the jailbreak of an alleged high-ranking cartel member in Mexico. VICE News breaks down the escape.
141: Monday, September 20, 2021
Sep 20, 2021
Only a handful of people can communicate with Boko Haram. VICE speaks with one of the most successful hostage negotiators in Nigeria as families seek help for their loved ones.
142: Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Sep 21, 2021
“It won't stop until there's nothing left to gentrify.” VICE follows the historic black Philadelphia cowboys fighting to keep their fading tradition alive.
143: Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Sep 22, 2021
VICE News travels to an abortion clinic in Texas, spending time with those seeking care and the activists trying to eradicate abortion in the state.
144: Thursday, September 23, 2021
Sep 23, 2021
The war over water intensifies in drought-stricken California. VICE News looks at water restrictions used to crack down on marijuana grow sites in an Asian American community.
145: Monday, September 27, 2021
Sep 27, 2021
At least half Yemen's people are food insecure, and 2.3 million children are suffering acute malnutrition. VICE News reports on the ground in Yemen, looking at who’s responsible.
146: Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Sep 28, 2021
In Bolivia, chlorine dioxide is being touted as a legitimate cure for COVID-19. VICE News investigates how the fraudulent claims gained traction and why they're so dangerous.
147: Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Sep 29, 2021
Thousands of Indigenous children died in Canada's residential school system, and now the country is facing a reckoning. VICE News hears from people directly affected by the system.
148: Thursday, September 30, 2021
Sep 30, 2021
Lebanon’s facing what the World Bank calls one of the worst financial crises in over 100 years. VICE News visits one of the only public hospitals left to see how people are coping.
149: Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Oct 5, 2021
Thousands of Haitians on the U.S.-Mexico border are being removed en masse, testing President Biden's immigration promises. VICE News follows one family seeking refuge.
150: Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Oct 6, 2021
VICE News gets exclusive access inside Hamas' tunnel network, which is key to its military strategy and was targeted by the Israel Defense Forces in this year's deadly 11-day war.
151: Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Oct 12, 2021
Brazil's indigenous political movement is gaining momentum as it fights to protect the Amazon and takes on President Bolsonaro's government. VICE News embeds with activists.
152: Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Oct 13, 2021
Joel Castón has been incarcerated for nearly 27 years and is now a public official in Washington, D.C. VICE News hears how he plans to empower his constituents from the inside.
153: Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Oct 19, 2021
Election officials have been experiencing harassment and intimidation, and many are leaving their posts. VICE News hears their stories as part of a new series, Breaking the Vote.
154: Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Oct 20, 2021
The Rarámuri indigenous people in Mexico are legendary long-distance runners. VICE News looks at how climate change is pushing more of them to run drugs for the cartels.
155: Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Oct 26, 2021
Two Americans are still imprisoned in Venezuela over a failed coup attempt last year. VICE News investigates the operatives and motives behind Operation Gideon.
156: Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Oct 27, 2021
The spotted lanternfly has invaded the eastern United States, threatening local ecosystems. VICE News goes lanternfly hunting with citizens taking matters into their own hands.
157: Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Nov 2, 2021
Who gets to decide the ultimate penalty for murderers? VICE News goes to Utah where GOP lawmakers are considering an end to the death penalty.
158: Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Nov 3, 2021
Some evangelical pastors are now preaching QAnon conspiracies. VICE News looks at the battle for the soul of the evangelical church and what it means for American politics.
159: Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Nov 9, 2021
Sixteen-year-old Cornelius Fredrick died after being restrained in a residential treatment facility, Lakeside Academy. VICE News investigates his death and allegations of abuse.
160: Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Nov 10, 2021
Leaders of the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally are on trial in Charlottesville, Virginia. VICE News reports on the proceedings.
161: Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Nov 16, 2021
VICE News follows one man's journey to bring his beloved dog Mao Mao back from the dead, with help from a South Korean lab that clones pets.
162: Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Nov 17, 2021
Spanish-speaking communities are facing an onslaught of disinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines. VICE News investigates who's responsible and what's being done about it.
163: Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Dec 7, 2021
The VICE News Extremism Desk launches with an investigation into the rise of white supremacy in the U.S. since the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.
164: Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Dec 8, 2021
VICE News is in Afghanistan investigating the Taliban: whether they can keep Afghans safe and if they're targeting former Afghan military officials under the guise of security.
165: Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Dec 14, 2021
VICE News investigates how some nursing homes hide their profits at the expense of patients.
166: Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Dec 15, 2021
NASA's new telescope will let us look back in time and view planets in never-before-seen detail. VICE News gets a sneak peek before launch.
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