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Archives for December 2014

Life
How late the world stays up on New Year’s, in one mapHow late the world stays up on New Year’s, in one map
Life

Even Canada parties later than the United States. Canada!

By Sarah Kliff
Russia
Putin just imprisoned an innocent man to silence his opposition-leader brotherPutin just imprisoned an innocent man to silence his opposition-leader brother
Russia

Oleg Navalny, an apolitical former postal worker, was sentenced to three and a half years in jail to intimidate his brother Alexei, an anti-Putin activist, into silence.

By Max Fisher
Business & Finance
Damning court filings show Morgan Stanley encouraged risky subprime mortgage lendingDamning court filings show Morgan Stanley encouraged risky subprime mortgage lending
Business & Finance

Court filings show Morgan Stanley pushed subprime lender New Century Financial to make riskier and riskier loans, the New York Times reports

By Danielle Kurtzleben
Science
Survey: Americans still believe diet pills work — they don’tSurvey: Americans still believe diet pills work — they don’t
Science

A quarter have purchased these supplements and about 20 percent believe they’re safe and effective.

By Julia Belluz
Politics
Obamacare’s first year, in one tweetObamacare’s first year, in one tweet
Politics

This tweet, from Kaiser Family Foundation’s Larry Levitt, is an excellent summary of what’s different about the United States one year into the Affordable Care Act

By Sarah Kliff
Climate
9 big ideas that shaped 20149 big ideas that shaped 2014
Climate

From body cameras to the Caliphate, these were the ideas that drove debate this year.

By Matthew Yglesias and Dylan Matthews
Culture
The 15 best songs of 2014The 15 best songs of 2014
Culture

These aren’t the top selling or chart-performing songs of the year. These are just the 15 best songs of 2014:

By Kelsey McKinney
Science
How much countries have donated to the Ebola fight, in one chartHow much countries have donated to the Ebola fight, in one chart
Science

The results are still pretty disappointing.

By Julia Belluz
Criminal Justice
Chicago police aren’t allowed to racially profile — but still pull over more black driversChicago police aren’t allowed to racially profile — but still pull over more black drivers
Criminal Justice

Another example of racial disparities in the criminal justice system.

By German Lopez
World Politics
Debris and bodies from the missing AirAsia flight have been foundDebris and bodies from the missing AirAsia flight have been found
World Politics

Search officials have recovered three bodies from the Java Sea.

By Joseph Stromberg
Video
11 fascinating facts about currencies from around the world11 fascinating facts about currencies from around the world
Play
Video

These banknotes sure make the dollar bill look boring.

By Estelle Caswell
Politics
To win in Louisiana, Steve Scalise compromised with a racist political cultureTo win in Louisiana, Steve Scalise compromised with a racist political culture
Politics

Maybe Scalise didn’t realize he was speaking to a white supremacy group. But that’s the problem.

By Ezra Klein
The best books we read in 2014
Features

Vox editors, writers, and designers on the titles that grabbed their attention this year.

By Vox Staff
archives
Vox Sentences: What we know about the missing plane in IndonesiaVox Sentences: What we know about the missing plane in Indonesia
archives

Plus, Greece is holding elections next month, and the number three Republican in the House spoke to a racist hate group.

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
House GOP whip Steve Scalise spoke to a racist group in 2002House GOP whip Steve Scalise spoke to a racist group in 2002
Politics

The group, the European-American Unity and Rights Organization, was founded by former KKK leader David Duke.

By Andrew Prokop