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Danielle Kurtzleben

Danielle Kurtzleben

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Danielle Kurtzleben

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    Prison, job market have stranded young black menPrison, job market have stranded young black men
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    An analysis of Census data shows incarceration plus elevated high school dropout rates have held young black men back economically

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    5 charts that show child care in the US is broken5 charts that show child care in the US is broken
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    A few of the ways expensive child care hurts American parents (and the economy)

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    Chart: How to pack luggage more efficientlyChart: How to pack luggage more efficiently
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    Using math to help you fit more into your carry-on

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    3 reasons the teen summer job is vanishing3 reasons the teen summer job is vanishing
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    Teens aren’t working as much as they used to, and it likely has nothing to do with the recession

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    Map: Watch 5 US recessions happen in 45 secondsMap: Watch 5 US recessions happen in 45 seconds
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    Here’s what the jobless rate has looked like, state by state, since the 1970s.

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    Most STEM majors don’t work STEM jobsMost STEM majors don’t work STEM jobs
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    Only around one-quarter of graduates in science, math, engineering, and technology have jobs in those fields. But why?

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    How Garth Brooks managed to upset all of DublinHow Garth Brooks managed to upset all of Dublin
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    Brooks’ five-concert cancellation has become an international incident.

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    1 in 4 US women having babies lives in poverty1 in 4 US women having babies lives in poverty
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    A new Census report shows nearly 28 percent of women who gave birth in 2012 also lived in poverty that year.

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    Here’s the biggest company in every stateHere’s the biggest company in every state
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    This map shows the biggest companies in all 50 US states.

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    Poor Americans increasingly rely on cell phonesPoor Americans increasingly rely on cell phones
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    New data shows the majority of Americans in poverty live in cell-phone-only households.

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