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Politics Archive

Archives for January 2015

Politics
Ted Cruz sounded a whole lot like Elizabeth Warren on Fox News last nightTed Cruz sounded a whole lot like Elizabeth Warren on Fox News last night
Politics

He said that the economy’s only working for “the 1 percent,” and that “the rich and powerful” have “gotten fat and happy.”

By Andrew Prokop
World Politics
This map of the world’s most religiously diverse countries may surprise youThis map of the world’s most religiously diverse countries may surprise you
World Politics

Pew ranked every country in the world by its diversity of faiths. What they found is pretty fascinating.

By Max Fisher
World Politics
What the hell just happened in Yemen, explainedWhat the hell just happened in Yemen, explained
World Politics

Rebels stormed Yemen’s presidential palace on Tuesday. Here’s how we got here.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
Map: Watch the State of the Union blow up on TwitterMap: Watch the State of the Union blow up on Twitter
Politics

It starts in Washington, DC, but grows quite quickly.

By German Lopez
Politics
Obama’s bank tax is a big idea that might actually get doneObama’s bank tax is a big idea that might actually get done
Politics

He doesn’t need congress for this one.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
Big chains pay better than mom and pop storesBig chains pay better than mom and pop stores
Politics
By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
8 ways the GOP’s SOTU response was different in Spanish — and why it matters8 ways the GOP’s SOTU response was different in Spanish — and why it matters
Politics

Democrats should take this speech very seriously.

By Dara Lind
Culture
American Sniper is a dishonest whitewash of the Iraq warAmerican Sniper is a dishonest whitewash of the Iraq war
Culture

American Sniper purports to be a movie about one man. But it’s also a story about the Iraq war — one that profoundly distorts what the war was about and how it was fought.

By Zack Beauchamp
Technology
The TPP is one of the only topics on which Obama and the GOP agreed last nightThe TPP is one of the only topics on which Obama and the GOP agreed last night
Technology

What’s at stake in the massive proposed trade agreement? Read our explainer to find out.

By Danielle Kurtzleben
Technology
Obama critics say his tax proposal will hurt investment. The best evidence says it won’t.Obama critics say his tax proposal will hurt investment. The best evidence says it won’t.
Play
Technology

An important empirical study to temper the reams of economic theory.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
Obama thinks the economy is broken — and that redistribution is the only way to fix itObama thinks the economy is broken — and that redistribution is the only way to fix it
Politics

Work just isn’t working for Americans these days. Obama’s State of the Union was all about fixing that.

By Danielle Kurtzleben
Politics
Joni Ernst hardly criticized President Obama in her State of the Union responseJoni Ernst hardly criticized President Obama in her State of the Union response
Politics

Her main criticism was about the Keystone XL Pipeline.

By Andrew Prokop
Technology
A guide to the policies Obama mentioned in the 2015 State of the UnionA guide to the policies Obama mentioned in the 2015 State of the Union
Technology

This is President Obama’s agenda.

By Vox Staff
Politics
6 big topics left out of the State of the Union6 big topics left out of the State of the Union
Politics

Obamacare and K-12 education were largely passed over.

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
The GOP had two people give the SOTU response — but only one mentioned one big issueThe GOP had two people give the SOTU response — but only one mentioned one big issue
Politics

Luckily for them, Obama let them off the hook

By Dara Lind