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Archives for September 2014

Culture
Celebrate the end of summer with this playlistCelebrate the end of summer with this playlist
Culture

Summer, that wonderful season of watermelon and excitement, is coming to a close.

By Kelsey McKinney
Immigration
Obama to delay his big move on immigration until after electionObama to delay his big move on immigration until after election
Immigration

Here’s why he decided to put it off.

By Dara Lind
archives
Why election forecasters disagree about who will win the SenateWhy election forecasters disagree about who will win the Senate
archives

Do Republicans have a 64% or a 25% chance of taking over?

By Andrew Prokop
Video
As if teachers’ jobs aren’t hard enough, they’re asked to fix poverty, tooAs if teachers’ jobs aren’t hard enough, they’re asked to fix poverty, too
Play
Video

Dana Goldstein, author of The Teacher Wars, explains that magical thinking about teachers has been a part of education reform since the 1800s.

By Joe Posner
Space
An asteroid just missed Earth. We won’t always be so luckyAn asteroid just missed Earth. We won’t always be so lucky
Space

We need to use this near-miss to wake us from our species-wide slumber.

By Joseph Stromberg
archives
Talking about abortion is rare. Having one isn’t.Talking about abortion is rare. Having one isn’t.
archives

Each year, 1.7 percent of American women between 15 and 44 have an abortion.

By Sarah Kliff
Immigration
400,000 immigrants are waiting years for a court hearing400,000 immigrants are waiting years for a court hearing
Immigration

And the state with the longest wait isn’t one you’d expect.

By Dara Lind
The Chair turns a director’s approach into riveting television
Culture

Starz’s new reality series looks at everything from gender in Hollywood to why it’s so hard to get a movie made nowadays.

By Emily St. James
archives
We made the wrong call on buying BitcoinsWe made the wrong call on buying Bitcoins
archives

Vox is selling its Bitcoins.

By Ezra Klein
Russia
This is bad: Russia ‘abducts’ Estonian officer after Obama says US will defend EstoniaThis is bad: Russia ‘abducts’ Estonian officer after Obama says US will defend Estonia
Russia

The world was already afraid that Russia might invade Estonia, this triggering war with the US — then this happened.

By Max Fisher
archives
Vox’s new homepage, explainedVox’s new homepage, explained
archives

It’s shiny.

By Melissa Bell
archives
Study: 1 in 5 women have been rapedStudy: 1 in 5 women have been raped
archives

Most victims were raped by somebody they already knew.

By Sarah Kliff
Health Care
7 charts that explain America’s obesity problem7 charts that explain America’s obesity problem
Health Care

New data from the CDC show alarming trends in adult obesity — and a shred of good news.

By Julia Belluz
Labor
It’s August Jobs Day!It’s August Jobs Day!
Labor

It’s time for the August jobs report. Here’s what economists expect.

By Vox Staff
War on Drugs
25 years ago, Bush escalated the war on drugs25 years ago, Bush escalated the war on drugs
War on Drugs

Here are two charts that show the policy’s effect.

By German Lopez