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Archives for October 2014

War on Drugs
Mexico’s 43 missing students are victims of America’s war on drugsMexico’s 43 missing students are victims of America’s war on drugs
War on Drugs

The war on drugs is causing horrifying atrocities in Central America. That needs to end.

By Amanda Taub
archives
Trust Russell Brand, not this condescending professor, on the economics of debt reliefTrust Russell Brand, not this condescending professor, on the economics of debt relief
archives

As Brand says, debt forgiveness would give the economy a very useful boost.

By Matthew Yglesias
Technology
Apple’s Tim Cook on how being gay made him a better CEOApple’s Tim Cook on how being gay made him a better CEO
Technology

The CEO of the biggest company in the world is now out of the closet.

By Brandon Ambrosino
Education
One poll that explains why teachers are divided on Common CoreOne poll that explains why teachers are divided on Common Core
Education

They like the standards, but not the testing.

By Libby Nelson
Eureka moments are mostly fictional — here’s how innovation really happens
Culture

Steven Johnson talks about the six innovations that made the modern world.

By Brandon Ambrosino
Israel
Vox Sentences: Why the Obama administration is leaking insults about Benjamin NetanyahuVox Sentences: Why the Obama administration is leaking insults about Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel

There might be some strategic logic behind calling a foreign leader “chickenshit.” Maybe.

By Dylan Matthews
Israel
3 theories for why an Obama official called Israel’s Prime Minister “chickenshit”3 theories for why an Obama official called Israel’s Prime Minister “chickenshit”
Israel

“The thing about Bibi is, he’s a chickenshit,” one senior US official said. But why?

By Zack Beauchamp
Health Care
Obamacare isn’t just expanding health insurance. It’s reducing inequality.Obamacare isn’t just expanding health insurance. It’s reducing inequality.
Health Care

The uninsured rate for residents of poor counties fell by 9 percentage points, from 26.4 percent in 2013 to 17.5 percent now.

By Sarah Kliff
Culture
“I feel like a force no one can stop”: How cosplay empowers women“I feel like a force no one can stop”: How cosplay empowers women
Culture

But being a part of the female fandom isn’t worthwhile if it makes women feel bad about their bodies. Luckily, the women who love comics have found a way to feel empowered by celebrating the human body without body-shaming: cosplay.

By Kelsey McKinney
archives
Why No Labels is trying to take out moderate Democrat Mark UdallWhy No Labels is trying to take out moderate Democrat Mark Udall
archives

The nonpartisan group is jumping in to a key Senate race.

By Andrew Prokop
Almanac
That time Virginia Woolf wore blackface to pull off an elaborate hoaxThat time Virginia Woolf wore blackface to pull off an elaborate hoax
Almanac

“It was glorious! Shriekingly funny.”

By Brandon Ambrosino
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
Immigration
How rich governments use compassion as an excuse to let thousands of migrants dieHow rich governments use compassion as an excuse to let thousands of migrants die
Immigration

They’ve convinced themselves they’re being cruel to be kind

By Dara Lind
Race
Don’t get what’s wrong with blackface? Here’s why it’s so offensive.Don’t get what’s wrong with blackface? Here’s why it’s so offensive.
Race

Why these Halloween costumes aren’t ok, explained.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris
Transportation
Why don’t the poor use bike share systems?Why don’t the poor use bike share systems?
Transportation

Bike sharing is supposed to be a new kind of transit, but it has the demographics of a high-end leisure activity.

By Matthew Yglesias