The ‘Ozempic stigma’ hasn’t gone away.
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August 2026 Highlight cover: The one thing GLP-1s can't fix

The August Issue

2026

A digital magazine unpacking the big ideas changing our present and shaping our future.

Olga Aleksandrova for Vox

Hello,

 

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro have been wildly successful. But as popular as they are, Americans still have very negative feelings about the people using them. In this month’s Highlight cover story, Dylan Scott explains why ‘Ozempic stigma’ hasn’t gone away, how it’s impacting GLP-1 users, and whether it could begin to fade as more and more people take the drugs.

 

Also in this issue: How to tolerate uncertainty. What rent freezes could mean for renters. Good news about declining road deaths. And the coming AI wealth boom.

 

Enjoy!

 

—Rachel Wilkerson Miller, senior editor

 

Inside the issue

COVER STORY

The one thing Ozempic still can’t fix

by Dylan Scott

Americans still have a toxic relationship with weight. It’s hurting GLP-1 users.

POLICY

The truth about rent control

by Marina Bolotnikova

We keep coming back to this one strategy. Renters deserve better.

FUTURE PERFECT

The people who got rich disrupting your life want to help

by Sara Herschander

Silicon Valley’s newest billionaires have a plan to save the world.

Also in this issue

The simple idea that helped prevent millions of traffic deaths

The road safety revolution began when we stopped treating crashes as inevitable. Now, we have to finish the job. By Bryan Walsh

How to tolerate uncertainty in a world that’s full of it

Not knowing what’s going to happen is the worst. It’s also really good for us. By Elizabeth Weingarten

Is it okay to be intentionally ignorant?

A new — surprisingly peaceful — way to think about information and knowledge. By Shayla Love

 
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