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Politics Archive

Archives for April 2015

Bernie Sanders
Vox Sentences: Ready for BernieVox Sentences: Ready for Bernie
Bernie Sanders

That and more in our daily news roundup.

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
This new set of rankings shows which colleges pay off the mostThis new set of rankings shows which colleges pay off the most
Play
Politics

Colleges with a lot of engineering majors do well — but so do liberal arts colleges, and we don’t know why.

By Libby Nelson
Politics
Can Ted Cruz’s hawkish populism actually win?Can Ted Cruz’s hawkish populism actually win?
Politics

Cruz’s vision of foreign policy is distinct from both neoconservatism and Rand Paul’s non-interventionist insurgency. But it’s not clear that there’s a home for it in the GOP.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
Bernie Sanders’s ideas are so popular that Hillary Clinton is running on themBernie Sanders’s ideas are so popular that Hillary Clinton is running on them
Politics

Bernie Sanders launched his campaign for the presidency today. His only problem: the woman he has to beat for the Democratic nomination sounds just like him.

By Jonathan Allen
Politics
Hillary was part of the mass-incarceration problem. Can she really be the solution?Hillary was part of the mass-incarceration problem. Can she really be the solution?
Politics

Criminal justice reformers are still waiting for an apology.

By Dara Lind
Politics
What Bernie Sanders thinks about the issues: a comprehensive primerWhat Bernie Sanders thinks about the issues: a comprehensive primer
Politics

He wants single-payer health care, a carbon tax, and a constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United.

By Andrew Prokop
Technology
How big companies are stopping Congress from fixing the patent systemHow big companies are stopping Congress from fixing the patent system
Technology

Congress is focusing on trolls, while ignoring deeper problems with the patent system.

By Timothy B. Lee
Politics
Hillary used to attack Obama for being “soft on crime.” Now she’s helping him look softer.Hillary used to attack Obama for being “soft on crime.” Now she’s helping him look softer.
Politics

One little-noticed passage in Clinton’s speech shows just how quickly Democrats have shifted on criminal justice reform.

By Dara Lind
Bernie Sanders vs. the billionaires: Vermont’s socialist senator is running for president
Politics

He’s spent decades warning America that it’s drifting toward oligarchy. Could this be his moment?

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Why Obama’s big trade deal isn’t a no-brainer for the world’s poorWhy Obama’s big trade deal isn’t a no-brainer for the world’s poor
Politics

It could really hurt Bangladesh and Cambodia.

By Dylan Matthews
Technology
Glu CEO Says Games Will ‘Turbocharge’ Its Tencent Partnership (Q&A)Glu CEO Says Games Will ‘Turbocharge’ Its Tencent Partnership (Q&A)
Technology

On the table: Taking the American studio’s games to China, and building games specifically for the East.

By Eric Johnson
Hillary Clinton
Vox Sentences: Hillary Clinton’s surprisingly forceful speech on race, crime, and policeVox Sentences: Hillary Clinton’s surprisingly forceful speech on race, crime, and police
Hillary Clinton

That and more in our daily news roundup.

By Dylan Matthews
Climate
Iran just seized a cargo ship near one of the world’s most important shipping lanesIran just seized a cargo ship near one of the world’s most important shipping lanes
Climate

Here’s why that matters.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
Hillary Clinton made a point about mental illness that every American needs to knowHillary Clinton made a point about mental illness that every American needs to know
Politics

There’s been a massive shift in how America treats mental health patients — and it’s not necessarily for the better.

By Sarah Kliff
Politics
6 charts that show the huge gap between black and white lives in Baltimore6 charts that show the huge gap between black and white lives in Baltimore
Politics

Black residents earn less and are more likely to die young.

By Libby Nelson