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Explainers Archive

Archives for April 2014

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Keystone XL: the climate fight in miniatureKeystone XL: the climate fight in miniature
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The controversial pipeline and what the fight is all about explained in under 2 minutes.

By Brad Plumer
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How bitcoin is like the internet in the 80sHow bitcoin is like the internet in the 80s
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Watch this and you’ll finally understand Bitcoin

By Timothy B. Lee
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What is the single-payer system?What is the single-payer system?
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By Sarah Kliff
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Barack Obama: deporter-in-chiefBarack Obama: deporter-in-chief
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Obama’s deporting more immigrants than any president in history. Here’s how.

By Dara Lind

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