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Danielle Kurtzleben

Danielle Kurtzleben

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Danielle Kurtzleben

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    Charts: Netflix’s ever-shrinking DVD serviceCharts: Netflix’s ever-shrinking DVD service
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    An ever-shrinking number of Netflix subscribers get to rent the good movies.

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    The American marathoning craze, in one chartThe American marathoning craze, in one chart
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    Women and slowpokes are two key factors in marathon’s booming popularity

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    Sexy and you know it...and OK with inequalitySexy and you know it...and OK with inequality
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    A new study suggests that if you like how you look, it can cause you to also like inequality

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    Are high-earning women not marriage material?Are high-earning women not marriage material?
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    Phyllis Schlafly has a new column about how pay equity might destroy marriage. Here are the numbers and the science behind what she wrote.

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    The law that failed to rein in high CEO payThe law that failed to rein in high CEO pay
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    In the S&P 500, CEO pay is 331 times that of average workers. The law that once upon a time tried to limit that pay has failed.

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    Colorado’s making big money off a marijuana taxColorado’s making big money off a marijuana tax
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    The state is set to have higher and higher pot revenues going forward.

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    Why a growing China means expensive steaksWhy a growing China means expensive steaks
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    Wealthier Chinese people have growing appetites for red meat. Here’s a look at that phenomenon, in three charts.

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    What the US would look like with no minimum wageWhat the US would look like with no minimum wage
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    The policy debate on the minimum wage tends to focus on whether to raise it and by how much. But what would happen if it were gone tomorrow?

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    The White House’s internal pay gapThe White House’s internal pay gap
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    An analysis finds the White House pays women around 89 percent of what it pays men.

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    Obama’s plan to get equal pay for womenObama’s plan to get equal pay for women
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    With the Paycheck Fairness Act’s fate uncertain, President Obama will sign two executive orders aimed at promoting equal pay at federal contractors.

    By Danielle Kurtzleben