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Danielle Kurtzleben

Danielle Kurtzleben

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Danielle Kurtzleben

    Labor
    Quantitative easing is over. Did it work?Quantitative easing is over. Did it work?
    Labor

    QE3 is done. What did we get for all of our newly printed money?

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Poverty
    Think you know how bad poverty is in your state? Think again.Think you know how bad poverty is in your state? Think again.
    Poverty

    This map shows what the poverty rate would look like using the supplemental measure, which takes the cost of housing and more government assistance programs into account.

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    archives
    Everything you need to know about Detroit’s bankruptcyEverything you need to know about Detroit’s bankruptcy
    archives

    Vox explains the biggest municipal bankruptcy in US history

    archives
    John Oliver rips into Big Sugar’s efforts to hide its role in the obesity epidemicJohn Oliver rips into Big Sugar’s efforts to hide its role in the obesity epidemic
    archives

    The sugar industry works really hard to make sure people don’t know their products are linked to some truly horrible health effects.

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Health
    Fear, not Ebola itself, is the biggest threat to West Africa’s fragile economiesFear, not Ebola itself, is the biggest threat to West Africa’s fragile economies
    Health

    A deadly disease not only keeps people from work because of illness; it keeps people from investing in other countries

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Labor
    One chart that explains why the recovery doesn’t feel like a recoveryOne chart that explains why the recovery doesn’t feel like a recovery
    Labor

    Paychecks are growing. Sort of.

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Almanac
    Napoleon’s conquest of Italy led to a copyright-fueled opera boomNapoleon’s conquest of Italy led to a copyright-fueled opera boom
    Almanac

    The emperor’s greatest legacy? Some really fantastic arias.

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Education
    9 questions about 401(k)s you were too embarrassed to ask9 questions about 401(k)s you were too embarrassed to ask
    Education

    Are you saving enough? What does “401(k)” even mean? We have answers.

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    archives
    Boulder’s houses have more toilets than peopleBoulder’s houses have more toilets than people
    archives

    And why does Miami have so few toilets?

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Transportation
    New York City’s economy is the size of Australia’sNew York City’s economy is the size of Australia’s
    Transportation

    Some US metro areas have GDPs the size of large countries

    By Danielle Kurtzleben