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Archives for November 2014

Police Violence
Michael Brown’s family said police should adopt body cameras. They’re right.Michael Brown’s family said police should adopt body cameras. They’re right.
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Police Violence

How a new technology could have prevented a lot of confusion in Ferguson.

By German Lopez
Police Violence
40 Twitter accounts to follow on the ground in Ferguson40 Twitter accounts to follow on the ground in Ferguson
Police Violence

A list of mostly reporters providing live updates from Ferguson, Mo.

By Sarah Kliff
Criminal Justice
Why Darren Wilson wasn’t charged for killing Michael BrownWhy Darren Wilson wasn’t charged for killing Michael Brown
Criminal Justice

The law was on his side.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris and Dara Lind
Police Violence
Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson faces no criminal charges for killing Michael BrownFerguson police officer Darren Wilson faces no criminal charges for killing Michael Brown
Police Violence

What it means, and what happens next.

By German Lopez
Police Violence
Asking Ferguson protesters to emulate MLK is asking them to ignore historyAsking Ferguson protesters to emulate MLK is asking them to ignore history
Police Violence

Ta-Nehisi Coates tells it like it is.

By Dara Lind
Police Violence
This is what it feels like to get tear-gassedThis is what it feels like to get tear-gassed
Police Violence

“It’s extremely painful,” a prominent tear gas researcher says. “Your face starts burning very quickly and your eyes you start tearing. The eyelids shut and you can’t do much.”

By Sarah Kliff
archives
Vox Sentences: Prepare for the Ferguson grand jury announcementVox Sentences: Prepare for the Ferguson grand jury announcement
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Plus, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel resigns, and Iran talks continue after missing a key deadline.

By Dylan Matthews
Police Violence
The grand jury in Ferguson has reached a decisionThe grand jury in Ferguson has reached a decision
Police Violence

But what is it?

By German Lopez
Criminal Justice
Police in Utah kill more people than gang members doPolice in Utah kill more people than gang members do
Criminal Justice

Police use of force is the second leading cause of homicide in the state.

By German Lopez
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The Gates Foundation pushes to make more academic research free and open to the publicThe Gates Foundation pushes to make more academic research free and open to the public
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All research that the foundation funds will soon have to be free for everyone.

By Susannah Locke
Syria
Chuck Hagel steps down as US defense secretaryChuck Hagel steps down as US defense secretary
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Hagel is leaving his job at the Pentagon two years earlier than expected.

By Vox Staff
Syria
Obama should blame himself, not Chuck Hagel, for Hagel’s failure as Defense SecretaryObama should blame himself, not Chuck Hagel, for Hagel’s failure as Defense Secretary
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Hagel’s failure as Defense Secretary is Obama’s fault. Firing him shows that Obama doesn’t get that.

By Max Fisher
Syria
Obama’s next Defense Secretary: a guide to Hagel’s possible replacementsObama’s next Defense Secretary: a guide to Hagel’s possible replacements
Syria

Here’s a guide to some of the most likely picks to be America’s next Secretary of Defense.

By Andrew Prokop and Zack Beauchamp
Video
The willpower-free guide to being healthy this holidayThe willpower-free guide to being healthy this holiday
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Video

A convenient video guide to health hacking your holiday... for health!

By Julia Belluz and Joe Posner
Immigration
Even Latino Republicans don’t want the GOP to block Obama’s immigration planEven Latino Republicans don’t want the GOP to block Obama’s immigration plan
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Overall, 90 percent of Latinos support Obama’s executive actions.

By Dara Lind