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Politics Archive

Archives for May 2015

2016 Presidential Election
The crazy thing about Bernie Sanders’s plan to save AmericaThe crazy thing about Bernie Sanders’s plan to save America
2016 Presidential Election

Bernie Sanders has a plan to save America. And it’s pretty sane.

By Jonathan Allen
The most predictable disaster in the history of the human race
Science

Bill Gates on what the world needs to learn from the 20th century’s “death chart.”

By Ezra Klein
16 maps that Americans don’t like to talk about
Health Care

The US has a lot to be proud of — but, like any country, it also has its flaws.

By Max Fisher
Climate
Read Bernie Sanders’s populist, policy-heavy speech kicking off his campaignRead Bernie Sanders’s populist, policy-heavy speech kicking off his campaign
Climate

“This campaign is going to send a message to the billionaire class. And that is: you can’t have it all.”

By Ezra Klein
Technology
How the Rise of the International Middle Class Will Drive Our Tech GrowthHow the Rise of the International Middle Class Will Drive Our Tech Growth
Technology

What we experienced with the rise of the U.S. middle class in the 1950s has started to take place in broader international markets today.

By Tim Bajarin
Politics
Obama’s immigration order hits another legal roadblockObama’s immigration order hits another legal roadblock
Politics

Here’s what the latest ruling means for the case.

By Dara Lind
Politics
A striking map of how the presidential vote shifted between 2004 and 2012A striking map of how the presidential vote shifted between 2004 and 2012
Politics

Latinos shifted left, but the upland South went right.

By Matthew Yglesias
Syria
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter’s ISIS gaffe is even worse than you thinkSecretary of Defense Ash Carter’s ISIS gaffe is even worse than you think
Syria

No, Ash Carter, ISIS’s victory in Ramadi wasn’t about Iraqis lacking “the will to fight.”

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
A massive merger would create the nation’s second-largest cable companyA massive merger would create the nation’s second-largest cable company
Politics

Regulators need to decide whether to approve the deal that would combine Time Warner Cable, Charter Communications, and Bright House Networks.

By Timothy B. Lee
Syria
Here’s how a European ISIS recruit describes his murderous daily routineHere’s how a European ISIS recruit describes his murderous daily routine
Syria

“I wish the filming worked when I killed him.”

By Max Fisher
World Politics
6 maps and charts that explain sex around the world6 maps and charts that explain sex around the world
World Politics

Check out the data on how people have sex around the world. And learn why people do it so differently in such different places.

By Zack Beauchamp
The accidental case against Obamacare
Politics

The lawyer, the law professor, the libertarian, and the unlikely search for Obamacare’s secret weakness.

By Sarah Kliff
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton enters swag primary with pantsuit T-shirtHillary Clinton enters swag primary with pantsuit T-shirt
Hillary Clinton

Barack Obama made swag a big part of his campaigns. Now Hillary Clinton is following (pant)suit.

By Jonathan Allen
Technology
Former Yahoo Executive Anand Chandrasekaran Leaving Airtel (Exclusive)Former Yahoo Executive Anand Chandrasekaran Leaving Airtel (Exclusive)
Technology

Chandrasekaran isn’t coming back to Silicon Valley, though. He plans to do something entrepreneurial in India.

By Ina Fried
Syria
The real problems with Obama’s ISIS strategy, in one paragraphThe real problems with Obama’s ISIS strategy, in one paragraph
Syria

Is the administration really committed to implementing its own plan?

By Zack Beauchamp