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Archives for November 2014

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Why are organic turkeys so expensive?Why are organic turkeys so expensive?
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Some turkeys are five or six times as expensive as others. Here’s what goes into that huge price difference.

By Danielle Kurtzleben
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Former Washington, DC, Mayor Marion Barry dies at 78Former Washington, DC, Mayor Marion Barry dies at 78
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Barry was a force in DC politics for more than four decades

By Danielle Kurtzleben
Religion
The cult of kiddie dangerThe cult of kiddie danger
Religion

It’s time to stop terrifying ourselves about our kids.

By New America Foundation Weekly Wonk
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This tone-deaf cartoonist forgets that Thanksgiving is about immigrationThis tone-deaf cartoonist forgets that Thanksgiving is about immigration
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A cartoonist for the Indianapolis Star actually used a cartoon about Thanksgiving to bash immigrants.

By Timothy B. Lee
Culture
New miniseries The Missing elevates a familiar premise through great writing and actingNew miniseries The Missing elevates a familiar premise through great writing and acting
Culture

Here’s why you should watch Starz’s grief-soaked, rewarding new show.

By Emily St. James
Police Violence
Report: Officer who killed Michael Brown may resign from Ferguson Police DepartmentReport: Officer who killed Michael Brown may resign from Ferguson Police Department
Police Violence

Darren Wilson has been on paid administrative leave since the Brown shooting — and he may never return.

By German Lopez
Immigration
Here’s why you shouldn’t call Obama’s executive action “legalization”Here’s why you shouldn’t call Obama’s executive action “legalization”
Immigration

It’s not just inaccurate. It’s actually harmful.

By Dara Lind
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Vox Sentences: Obama’s immigration plan is finally out. Now what?Vox Sentences: Obama’s immigration plan is finally out. Now what?
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Plus, House Republicans pick an unexpected target in their lawsuit against Obama.

By Dylan Matthews
Culture
Netflix has saved Tina Fey’s new show from NBC purgatory. Here’s why.Netflix has saved Tina Fey’s new show from NBC purgatory. Here’s why.
Culture

It’s a win-win situation for both networks. Seriously.

By Emily St. James
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The seventh Benghazi investigation is out, finds there was no intelligence failureThe seventh Benghazi investigation is out, finds there was no intelligence failure
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The GOP-run Intelligence Committee debunks many criticisms made in the aftermath of the attacks.

By Dylan Matthews
Education
Why kids on Twitter are blaming Michelle Obama for gross school lunchesWhy kids on Twitter are blaming Michelle Obama for gross school lunches
Education

They’re tweeting photos of disgusting food with #thanksMichelleObama.

By Libby Nelson
Immigration
Here’s who will be deported under Obama’s immigration planHere’s who will be deported under Obama’s immigration plan
Immigration

It looks like the administration’s policy on deportations will finally match its rhetoric

By Dara Lind
Immigration
The most legally aggressive part of Obama’s plan is one nobody is talking aboutThe most legally aggressive part of Obama’s plan is one nobody is talking about
Immigration

It hasn’t been in the political argument, but it’s a very aggressive legal strategy.

By Matthew Yglesias
Genetics
We’re getting closer to a cure for blindnessWe’re getting closer to a cure for blindness
Genetics

New treatments like gene therapy, stem-cell therapy, and even bionic implants are already starting to restore some patients’ sight.

By Susannah Locke
Health Care
Republicans have found a new part of Obamacare they think is illegalRepublicans have found a new part of Obamacare they think is illegal
Health Care

Cost-sharing subsidies essentially cap how much Obamacare enrollees have to pay for co-payments, co-insurance, and other forms of cost-sharing.

By Sarah Kliff