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Features Archive

Archives for April 2014

Thomas Piketty doesn’t hate capitalism
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The author of the best-selling Capital in the 21st Century explains what’s wrong with America’s tax system, and more

By Matthew Yglesias
Michael Pollan explains our broken food system
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Michael Pollan explains what studying the food system taught him about capitalism, and more

By Ezra Klein
2 degrees: How the world failed on climate change
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For 20 years, climate policy has centered around one goal: making sure we don’t get more than 2°C of global warming. That goal is looking increasingly delusional.

By Brad Plumer
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What it’s like to tell your parents you do pornWhat it’s like to tell your parents you do porn
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Fifteen porn stars tell Vox the story of how they told their family, friends and partners about their career.

Can Vermont replace Obamacare with single payer?
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The state is building the US’s first single-payer system.

By Sarah Kliff
How politics makes us stupid
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By Ezra Klein