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Archives for October 2014

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
2016 Presidential Election
6 reasons Elizabeth Warren should run for president6 reasons Elizabeth Warren should run for president
2016 Presidential Election

Of course Elizabeth Warren should run for president. Here’s why.

By Ezra Klein
Health
Here’s how you can (and can’t) get EbolaHere’s how you can (and can’t) get Ebola
Play
Health

You probably won’t get it on the subway or from a bowling ball.

By Julia Belluz
Health
Did you catch Ebola on a subway? A quick quiz.Did you catch Ebola on a subway? A quick quiz.
Health

Did you inexplicably lick the subway poles that Dr. Craig Spencer used? That may have been a bad idea.

By Sarah Kliff
Health
One easy way to fight Ebola, the flu, and enterovirus D68One easy way to fight Ebola, the flu, and enterovirus D68
Health

It’s really easy and cheap, but almost everyone does it wrong.

By German Lopez
Media
Journalists don’t like Obama’s chill temperament, but it’s served him wellJournalists don’t like Obama’s chill temperament, but it’s served him well
Media

Pundits are habitual over-reactors and so we like hot-head politicians. But Obama’s style has served him well in his actual job.

By Matthew Yglesias
Criminal Justice
Here’s how gun control works in CanadaHere’s how gun control works in Canada
Criminal Justice

One big difference: handguns are much more strictly regulated.

By Dylan Matthews
I went to Ferguson to protect the protesters. I got arrested instead.
Features

In the eyes of the police, I am one thing: a young black male.

By Justin Hansford
Social Policy
The 9 closest governor’s races in the countryThe 9 closest governor’s races in the country
Social Policy

Scott Walker is ahead by less than one point.

By Andrew Prokop
Poverty
The 1% are more likely to vote than the poor or the middle class, and it matters — a lotThe 1% are more likely to vote than the poor or the middle class, and it matters — a lot
Poverty

The political system is systematically skewed by the class bias in voting behavior.

By Sean McElwee
Health
An Ebola survivor exemplifies how we should all react to the new caseAn Ebola survivor exemplifies how we should all react to the new case
Health

“I know people are tense but let’s get the facts before people start judging a very scared human who took risks for others.”

By Sarah Kliff
archives
Ted Cruz’s deputy chief of staff suggests Ebola spread to the US because of ObamacareTed Cruz’s deputy chief of staff suggests Ebola spread to the US because of Obamacare
archives

Nick Muzin quickly deleted the tweet blaming Ebola’s outbreak on US health care legislation.

By Max Fisher
21 maps and charts that explain Ebola
Health

Learn about the deadly disease, from its initial discovery to whether it poses a threat to the US.

By German Lopez and Joss Fong
Health
NYC patient tests positive for EbolaNYC patient tests positive for Ebola
Health

Dr. Craig Spencer, a physician in New York City who recently returned from treating Ebola patients overseas, has tested positive for Ebola.

By Amanda Taub
Health
Vox Sentences: Details emerge on the Canadian parliament shootingVox Sentences: Details emerge on the Canadian parliament shooting
Health

Plus, the latest on Ebola and the academic fraud scandal at the University of North Carolina.

By Dylan Matthews