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Vox Archives Archive

Archives for October 2014

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The media pays way too much attention to the stock marketThe media pays way too much attention to the stock market
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Outside a small circle of very rich people, it just doesn’t matter that much.

By Danielle Kurtzleben
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Vox Sentences: Meet America’s new Ebola czarVox Sentences: Meet America’s new Ebola czar
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Obama adds manpower to the Ebola effort, Facebook and Apple want to help you freeze your eggs, and a refresher on the midterm elections, which are only two weeks away now.

By Dylan Matthews
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NYC restaurant rejects Obama’s credit cardNYC restaurant rejects Obama’s credit card
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“Suicide chili” chicken wing martyred in attack on Australian PM“Suicide chili” chicken wing martyred in attack on Australian PM
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Australian Prime Minister Tony “I’m a cruel, callow, callous, heartless bastard” Abbott ran into some trouble with a spicy chicken wing on Thursday.

By Amanda Taub
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The top candidate on the Black Conservatives Fund website is a white guyThe top candidate on the Black Conservatives Fund website is a white guy
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And not just any white guy — Chris McDaniel, last seen complaining that his opponent has too many black supporters.

By Matthew Yglesias
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Ron Klain is a great choice for Ebola czarRon Klain is a great choice for Ebola czar
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The new Ebola czar has no medical experience. But that’s not what the job needs.

By Ezra Klein
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The world’s deadliest and most infectious diseases, in one chartThe world’s deadliest and most infectious diseases, in one chart
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Two of the most infectious diseases there are — measles and whooping cough — are making a comeback as vaccination rates fall.

By Dylan Matthews
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Russia is conducting a massive McDonald’s purgeRussia is conducting a massive McDonald’s purge
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Here’s a map of all of the McDonald’s that have been closed.

By Zack Beauchamp
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Vox Sentences: We did it, folks. We politicized EbolaVox Sentences: We did it, folks. We politicized Ebola
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Ebola gets political, the FBI wants it to be easier to spy on you online, and what HBO and CBS’s solo subscription options mean for the future of TV.

By Dylan Matthews
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Why most union members are backing a Republican for governor of Rhode IslandWhy most union members are backing a Republican for governor of Rhode Island
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Democrats have nominated an anti-union ticket this year — and unions aren’t taking it sitting down.

By Dylan Matthews
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The media is doing an awful job explaining Ebola, and #ClipboardMan is proofThe media is doing an awful job explaining Ebola, and #ClipboardMan is proof
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Jon Stewart says everything you want to say about white privilege to Bill O’ReillyJon Stewart says everything you want to say about white privilege to Bill O’Reilly
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The existence of white privilege, in one 13-minute televised argument between two famous white men about white privilege.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Vox Sentences: How did Texas Presbyterian screw up this badly?Vox Sentences: How did Texas Presbyterian screw up this badly?
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The latest Ebola developments, Iraq chemical weapons, nuclear fusion, and Tommy, the chimp subject of a habeas corpus suit, in the first installment of Vox’s new newsletter.

By Dylan Matthews
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The Good Wife will lose another vital characterThe Good Wife will lose another vital character
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When the end of the show’s sixth season arrives next year, Kalinda SHarma will say goodbye.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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The 17 most ridiculous names for military operations, rankedThe 17 most ridiculous names for military operations, ranked
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Exercise Steadfast Jazz. Operation Pig Bristle.

By Zack Beauchamp