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Vox Archives Archive

Archives for October 2014

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Wow. This video of cells dividing is incredible.Wow. This video of cells dividing is incredible.
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Microscopes have gotten exceptionally powerful in recent years.

By Susannah Locke
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The Fed is telling Wall Street banks to clean up their ethics or get broken upThe Fed is telling Wall Street banks to clean up their ethics or get broken up
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Goldman Sachs’ former chief economist now holds a key regulatory job, and he’s warning bank CEOs that if they don’t change the way they operate, the Fed may have to put them out of business.

By Matthew Yglesias
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National Democrats jump back in to the Kentucky Senate raceNational Democrats jump back in to the Kentucky Senate race
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Hope for Alison Lundergan Grimes?

By Andrew Prokop
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All the single ladies (and gentlemen, too) mappedAll the single ladies (and gentlemen, too) mapped
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Single women outnumber single men on the East Coast — but the West Coast is a different story.

By Anand Katakam
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Boulder’s houses have more toilets than peopleBoulder’s houses have more toilets than people
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And why does Miami have so few toilets?

By Danielle Kurtzleben
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The DCCC just sent the saddest political fundraising email everThe DCCC just sent the saddest political fundraising email ever
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Do these silly appeals really work?

By Andrew Prokop
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These midterm elections will be the most expensive ever. Easily.These midterm elections will be the most expensive ever. Easily.
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A staggering $3.9 billion will be spent on Congressional races alone.

By Andrew Prokop
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Renee Zellweger’s new look reveals the pernicious demands we make of all womenRenee Zellweger’s new look reveals the pernicious demands we make of all women
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Society delivers a constant and consistent message to women: You do not look right. You should look different.

By Sarah Kliff
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Giant squid are 7 times as large as a humanGiant squid are 7 times as large as a human
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And this image makes that very, very clear.

By Susannah Locke
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Inside San Francisco’s housing crisisInside San Francisco’s housing crisis
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‘We are not just numbers. We’re persons.’

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A comprehensive map of faith in AmericaA comprehensive map of faith in America
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This interactive atlas will keep you busy for hours.

By Brandon Ambrosino
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How car dealers’ war on Tesla harms consumersHow car dealers’ war on Tesla harms consumers
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At the behest of the car dealers’ lobby, Michigan just passed legislation preserving the state’s ban on direct sales of automobiles.

By Timothy B. Lee
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What it was like to meet Ben BradleeWhat it was like to meet Ben Bradlee
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“I left the interview feeling that I had greater capacity as a human being just from having known him.”

By Ezra Klein
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On Ben Bradlee, 1921-2014On Ben Bradlee, 1921-2014
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Ben Bradlee, the legendary editor of The Washington Post, died at 93.

By Melissa Bell
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Vox Sentences: North Korea just released an American prisoner. Here’s what you should know.Vox Sentences: North Korea just released an American prisoner. Here’s what you should know.
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Jeffrey Fowle returns the US as two Ebola patients in the US and Spain are cleared of the disease.

By Dylan Matthews