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Politics Archive

Archives for May 2015

Politics
Americans are shifting left on almost every social issue you can think ofAmericans are shifting left on almost every social issue you can think of
Politics

Because God is dead, Americans now think everything is permitted (except animal testing).

By Matthew Yglesias
World Politics
One graphic that shows your mom was right: the world isn’t fairOne graphic that shows your mom was right: the world isn’t fair
World Politics

“At least” half of your income is set by two things totally outside of your control, according to a new study.

By Zack Beauchamp
Russia
Is Russia about to invade Ukraine?Is Russia about to invade Ukraine?
Russia

Russia is massing troops and tanks on Ukraine’s border — many with identifying marks removed.

By Max Fisher
Hillary Clinton
If no one is around to hear Hillary Clinton’s Southern accent, does it exist?If no one is around to hear Hillary Clinton’s Southern accent, does it exist?
Hillary Clinton

Is Hillary Clinton in the South today? Listen closely for the answer.

By Margarita Noriega
Defense & Security
The Pentagon accidentally shipped live anthrax to as many as 9 government labsThe Pentagon accidentally shipped live anthrax to as many as 9 government labs
Defense & Security

The Department of Defense says there is “no known risk to the general public” from the mistaken shipments.

By Sarah Kliff
2016 Presidential Election
US presidential elections used to be way more chaotic. This map shows all of them.US presidential elections used to be way more chaotic. This map shows all of them.
2016 Presidential Election

These maps show every presidential election — and they reveal how much politics has changed.

By Phil Edwards
Bernie Sanders
41 times Rick Santorum and Bernie Sanders were on the same side41 times Rick Santorum and Bernie Sanders were on the same side
Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders and Rick Santorum might have more in common than you think.

By Jonathan Allen
Sports
The World Cup’s biggest issue: modern slavery and dead workersThe World Cup’s biggest issue: modern slavery and dead workers
Sports

The FIFA corruption scandal is bad, but Qatar’s World Cup is being built by a construction sector notorious for literally killing people.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
You’ve met Hillarynomics. Now meet left-of-Hillarynomics.You’ve met Hillarynomics. Now meet left-of-Hillarynomics.
Politics

Joe Stiglitz says the economy’s fundamentally broken, and big change is needed to fix it.

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
LA’s labor unions want an exemption from the city’s new $15-an-hour minimum wageLA’s labor unions want an exemption from the city’s new $15-an-hour minimum wage
Politics

It sounds totally insane and reprehensible, but it works in Sweden...

By Matthew Yglesias
World Politics
Here’s what the world would look like if every country had the same populationHere’s what the world would look like if every country had the same population
World Politics

Redrawing the map to create 200 countries each with about as many people as Canada.

By Matthew Yglesias
North Korea
North Korea’s gulag camps: a horror “without any parallel in the contemporary world”North Korea’s gulag camps: a horror “without any parallel in the contemporary world”
North Korea

A basic guide to North Korea’s infamous labor camps, how they work, and why they exist.

By Max Fisher
Politics
The New York Times blows a hole in the case against ObamacareThe New York Times blows a hole in the case against Obamacare
Play
Politics

An absurd argument gets a thorough debunking.

By Ezra Klein
Science
Why China wants to land a spacecraft on the mysterious far side of the moonWhy China wants to land a spacecraft on the mysterious far side of the moon
Science

No one’s ever done it before.

By Joseph Stromberg
Politics
Bernie Sanders has big ideas and they deserve our attentionBernie Sanders has big ideas and they deserve our attention
Politics

Bernie Sanders is like Elizabeth Warren, but he’s actually running for president.

By Ezra Klein