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Politics Archive

Archives for July 2015

Politics
Trump wants to deport all unauthorized immigrants & let the “really good” ones back inTrump wants to deport all unauthorized immigrants & let the “really good” ones back in
Politics

What Trump just did to the GOP primary: (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

By Dara Lind
Explainers
How schools push black students to the criminal justice systemHow schools push black students to the criminal justice system
Explainers

Misbehaving white students get medical help. Unruly black students get suspended.

By German Lopez
Criminal Justice
This is baffling: the UK just denied a visa to Chinese dissident artist Ai WeiweiThis is baffling: the UK just denied a visa to Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei
Criminal Justice

The Home Office claimed the artist has a “criminal conviction.” That’s news to him.

By Amanda Taub
Media
From Gamergate to Cecil the lion: internet mob justice is out of controlFrom Gamergate to Cecil the lion: internet mob justice is out of control
Media

Cecil the lion’s death was awful. But the campaign of mob justice against his killer should worry everyone.

By Max Fisher
Politics
Bernie Sanders doesn’t easily fit either side of the immigration debate. Here’s why.Bernie Sanders doesn’t easily fit either side of the immigration debate. Here’s why.
Politics

Sanders has an old-school labor take on immigration — which has become less popular among Democrats.

By Dara Lind
World Politics
Eating chicken is morally worse than killing Cecil the lionEating chicken is morally worse than killing Cecil the lion
World Politics

If he belongs behind bars, then so do most Americans.

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
Bernie Sanders has an idea that would make small donors more powerfulBernie Sanders has an idea that would make small donors more powerful
Politics

“I think that would democratize very significantly the political process in America and take us a long way away from these Super PACs controlled by billionaires who are now buying elections.”

By Andrew Prokop
Syria
Map: ISIS has lost 9.4 percent of its territory this yearMap: ISIS has lost 9.4 percent of its territory this year
Syria

ISIS is losing the war. This map shows how.

By Zack Beauchamp
World Politics
Taliban leader Mullah Omar is dead. Here’s why that matters.Taliban leader Mullah Omar is dead. Here’s why that matters.
World Politics

The reports of his death may weaken the Taliban. That’s not necessarily a good thing.

By Zack Beauchamp
Criminal Justice
This fact about the rampant corruption of Putin’s Russia is just devastatingThis fact about the rampant corruption of Putin’s Russia is just devastating
Criminal Justice

Corruption is so widespread that companies need to make clean money dirty in order to do business.

By Amanda Taub
Politics
Donald Trump is out-polling Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio in their home state of FloridaDonald Trump is out-polling Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio in their home state of Florida
Politics

And 9 more things to know before you start the day.

By Jonathan Allen
Politics
Rick Perry just rolled out a surprisingly progressive agenda on Wall Street regulationRick Perry just rolled out a surprisingly progressive agenda on Wall Street regulation
Politics

Almost shockingly progressive for the very conservative former governor of Texas.

By Matthew Yglesias
Technology
Baidu Plans $1 Billion Buyback to Bolster Slipping Stock PriceBaidu Plans $1 Billion Buyback to Bolster Slipping Stock Price
Technology

The Chinese search giant looks to restore confidence after a weak earnings report spooked investors.

By Reuters
Movies
Even the trailer for Michael Bay’s Benghazi movie is patronizing and dishonestEven the trailer for Michael Bay’s Benghazi movie is patronizing and dishonest
Movies

“13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” already looks terrible, and it’s not even out yet.

By Max Fisher
World Politics
Should lion hunting ever be legal?Should lion hunting ever be legal?
World Politics

Cecil the lion’s killing has shocked the world — but scientists are surprisingly divided about whether lion hunting should be legal. Here’s why.

By Zack Beauchamp