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Archives for December 2014

Technology
The dark web: what it is, how it works, and why it’s not going awayThe dark web: what it is, how it works, and why it’s not going away
Technology

The internet’s underworld allows people to buy drugs and download child pornography.

By Timothy B. Lee
archives
Here’s what economists think is funnyHere’s what economists think is funny
archives

This may be the greatest economics conference session (and paper title) you’ve ever seen.

By Danielle Kurtzleben
Politics
11 bold predictions for 201511 bold predictions for 2015
Politics

Definitely hold me to this in a year.

By Matthew Yglesias
archives
Vox Sentences: Putin’s latest move to suppress his domestic oppositionVox Sentences: Putin’s latest move to suppress his domestic opposition
archives

Plus, the latest on the Steve Scalise scandal, and the search and rescue effort in Indonesia continues.

By Dylan Matthews
Transportation
These are the 10 cities where the job market improved the most in the last yearThese are the 10 cities where the job market improved the most in the last year
Transportation

Illinois dominates the best-metro-areas list. Louisiana metro areas fared worst.

By Danielle Kurtzleben
Criminal Justice
Who is Alexei Navalny, and why does he scare Putin so much?Who is Alexei Navalny, and why does he scare Putin so much?
Criminal Justice

Meet the blogging politician who terrifies the Kremlin.

By Amanda Taub
Politics
The problem with Now More Than Ever politicsThe problem with Now More Than Ever politics
Politics

New issues deserve genuine new ideas. We’re not getting them.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
DC’s newly elected attorney general says marijuana legalization can go forwardDC’s newly elected attorney general says marijuana legalization can go forward
Politics

Congress tried to block legalization in a December spending deal.

By German Lopez
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United Airlines route maps now show HavanaUnited Airlines route maps now show Havana
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A concrete symbol of change

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
The controversy over House GOP whip Steve Scalise’s speech to racists, explainedThe controversy over House GOP whip Steve Scalise’s speech to racists, explained
Politics

Reports have emerged that the number three Republican in House leadership spoke to a white supremacist group in 2002.

By Andrew Prokop
Criminal Justice
Don’t believe the hype — 2014 didn’t have a wave of cop murdersDon’t believe the hype — 2014 didn’t have a wave of cop murders
Criminal Justice

Putting the new statistics in context

By Dara Lind
Criminal Justice
Watch: Livestream of Russian anti-government protests swelling in MoscowWatch: Livestream of Russian anti-government protests swelling in Moscow
Criminal Justice

Thousands of Muscovites are braving sub-zero temperatures — and riot police — to rally.

By Max Fisher
Science
NASA stopped looking for life on Mars in the 1970s. Is it time to reconsider?NASA stopped looking for life on Mars in the 1970s. Is it time to reconsider?
Science

Discoveries have revived interest in the idea that microbes could be living there right now

By Joseph Stromberg
Culture
Indie theaters rescued The Interview. But Sony’s online release could squeeze them outIndie theaters rescued The Interview. But Sony’s online release could squeeze them out
Culture

The film was resurrected, in part, because of a petition signed by theater owners.

By Emily St. James
Climate
Vermont’s only nuclear power plant has shut down for goodVermont’s only nuclear power plant has shut down for good
Climate

There are now just 99 reactors left in the United States — and more could close in the years ahead. That could be bad news for climate change.

By Brad Plumer