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Danielle Kurtzleben

Danielle Kurtzleben

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Danielle Kurtzleben

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    7 questions about block grants7 questions about block grants
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    Why some people love the idea of giving states lump sums of money to spend...and some people love to hate it.

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Almanac
    Map: The unhappiest places in AmericaMap: The unhappiest places in America
    Almanac

    What a ranking of unhappy cities can tell you about human decision-making

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Cities & Urbanism
    Can better bus routes help people escape poverty?Can better bus routes help people escape poverty?
    Cities & Urbanism

    There’s a link between public transit and whether people can climb the economic ladder. But how tight is it?

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
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    Chart: Even mediocre CEOs get huge pay packagesChart: Even mediocre CEOs get huge pay packages
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    Why is it so hard to find a link between CEO pay and performance?

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
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    Is Congress finally helping the long-term jobless?Is Congress finally helping the long-term jobless?
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    Finally, a success for Congress: Republicans and Democrats have improved a long-neglected bill full of redundant programs and appear ready to pass it

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
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    Why we wring our hands about Millennials’ financesWhy we wring our hands about Millennials’ finances
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    We’ve dumped a generation not only into a bad economy but also an unnecessarily complicated retirement system

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
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    Recent college grads’ pay has been stuck for yearsRecent college grads’ pay has been stuck for years
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    Young college graduates’ paychecks have been the same for years, while other workers surge ahead.

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
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    Map: Where people have the best-paying jobsMap: Where people have the best-paying jobs
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    People in the highest-paid county earn five times what workers earn in the lowest-paid county

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
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    Commercial aircraft often fly over conflict zonesCommercial aircraft often fly over conflict zones
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    It’s hard to draw any easy lessons from the MH17 crash

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
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    Malaysian Airlines’ crash hurt US airline stocksMalaysian Airlines’ crash hurt US airline stocks
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    Here’s why a foreign airline’s plane crash can hurt airlines in the US.

    By Danielle Kurtzleben