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Archives for September 2014

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9 mind-blowing facts about the dysfunction of the American health-care system9 mind-blowing facts about the dysfunction of the American health-care system
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One out of every six dollars spent in America goes to health care.

By Joe Posner
Syria
Is it legal for the US to bomb Syria?Is it legal for the US to bomb Syria?
Syria

The Obama administration’s legal justification for bombing Syria, explained

By Amanda Taub
Transportation
US highway funding is a hot mess, in 1 chartUS highway funding is a hot mess, in 1 chart
Transportation

The gasoline tax and other user fees are supposed to pay for roads, but they don’t even come close.

By Matthew Yglesias
Technology
Newspapers weren’t late to online news — they were way too earlyNewspapers weren’t late to online news — they were way too early
Technology

A New York Times article describes the first experiments with online news — in 1980.

By Timothy B. Lee
Culture
ESPN opinion columnist suspended for having opinions about the NFLESPN opinion columnist suspended for having opinions about the NFL
Culture

Just how much influence does the league have within the network anyway? And does this offer a clue?

By Emily St. James
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The men single women want are in short supplyThe men single women want are in short supply
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If you’re a single, employed man in search of a lady, congratulations: the market looks great for you. (Women, we’re sorry.)

By Danielle Kurtzleben
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court just ended the campaign finance investigation of Scott WalkerThe Wisconsin Supreme Court just ended the campaign finance investigation of Scott Walker
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A majority ruled that the “special prosecutor’s legal theory is unsupported in either reason or law.”

By Andrew Prokop
Criminal Justice
The feds are getting involved in another police shooting caseThe feds are getting involved in another police shooting case
Criminal Justice

The grand jury’s decision in the shooting of a black Walmart shopper isn’t the final word.

By German Lopez
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White high school dropouts are wealthier than black or Latino college graduatesWhite high school dropouts are wealthier than black or Latino college graduates
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One chart that shows the depressing truth about the economic disparities between whites and minorities

By Danielle Kurtzleben
Health
Why health officials are worried about bringing Ebola to the Hajj pilgrimageWhy health officials are worried about bringing Ebola to the Hajj pilgrimage
Health

The yearly gathering of more than three million people presents a public-health challenge during the world’s scariest Ebola epidemic.

By Julia Belluz
Criminal Justice
Video: John Crawford didn’t seem to aim toy gun at anyone before police shot at himVideo: John Crawford didn’t seem to aim toy gun at anyone before police shot at him
Criminal Justice

The video shows Crawford wasn’t brandishing the weapon when he was shot

By German Lopez and Dara Lind
Health Care
The huge impact of expanding Medicaid, in one chartThe huge impact of expanding Medicaid, in one chart
Health Care

Unpaid hospital bills have fallen by a third in states that expanded Medicaid, a new report from Health and Human Services estimates.

By Sarah Kliff
Cybersecurity
Everyone agrees that NSA reform legislation is needed. So why hasn’t it happened?Everyone agrees that NSA reform legislation is needed. So why hasn’t it happened?
Cybersecurity

More than a year after Ed Snowden’s revelations, Congress still hasn’t passed legislation on NSA surveillance.

By Timothy B. Lee
Health
How much money will it take to stop Ebola?How much money will it take to stop Ebola?
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By Anand Katakam
Syria
At the UN, Obama laid out his real foreign policyAt the UN, Obama laid out his real foreign policy
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Obama’s idealistic rhetoric about foreign policy seems totally at odds with his sometimes-bloody record. In his UN speech, he tried to put them together.

By Zack Beauchamp