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Vox Archives Archive

Archives for November 2014

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Reports: Shots fired in FergusonReports: Shots fired in Ferguson
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The St. Louis County Police Department also tweeted that a car window was shattered.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris
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WATCH: President Obama speaks on Michael Brown and Darren WilsonWATCH: President Obama speaks on Michael Brown and Darren Wilson
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The President addresses the evening’s events.

By Matthew Yglesias
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Vox Sentences: Prepare for the Ferguson grand jury announcementVox Sentences: Prepare for the Ferguson grand jury announcement
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Plus, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel resigns, and Iran talks continue after missing a key deadline.

By Dylan Matthews
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The Gates Foundation pushes to make more academic research free and open to the publicThe Gates Foundation pushes to make more academic research free and open to the public
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All research that the foundation funds will soon have to be free for everyone.

By Susannah Locke
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These tech interns are probably making more than you areThese tech interns are probably making more than you are
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Quora interns can live like kings and queens.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Obama announces Chuck Hagel’s resignationObama announces Chuck Hagel’s resignation
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The Secretary of Defense will stay on until his successor is confirmed by the Senate.

By Zack Beauchamp
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The Democracy Alliance: How a secretive group of donors helps set the progressive agendaThe Democracy Alliance: How a secretive group of donors helps set the progressive agenda
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They’ve steered over $400 million to certain liberal groups since 2005.

By Andrew Prokop
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The best way to cook turkey on Thanksgiving is to cook Momofuku pork shoulderThe best way to cook turkey on Thanksgiving is to cook Momofuku pork shoulder
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The first Thanksgiving didn’t have turkey. Your next Thanksgiving shouldn’t, either.

By Ezra Klein
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Conservative pundits might like Obama more if he really were a caudilloConservative pundits might like Obama more if he really were a caudillo
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From Franco to Pinocet to the Argentine junta, the right loves a good caudillo.

By Matthew Yglesias
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How to survive your family’s Thanksgiving arguments on immigration, Bill Cosby, and moreHow to survive your family’s Thanksgiving arguments on immigration, Bill Cosby, and more
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A guide to the topics that are likely to come up, and how to respond to what your relatives might say.

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The students who get the most out of college wake up and go to classThe students who get the most out of college wake up and go to class
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A study finds that “morning people” make the best, most engaged college students.

By Libby Nelson
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If everyone loved reading as much as this 8-year-old does, the world would be betterIf everyone loved reading as much as this 8-year-old does, the world would be better
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Asked for comments on a library program, she gave this amazing speech.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris
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Simple flowchart to tell if you are being persecuted this holiday seasonSimple flowchart to tell if you are being persecuted this holiday season
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If you feel people have violated your civil liberties by wishing you “Happy Holidays,” then this diagram is for you.

By Brandon Ambrosino
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Why are organic turkeys so expensive?Why are organic turkeys so expensive?
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Some turkeys are five or six times as expensive as others. Here’s what goes into that huge price difference.

By Danielle Kurtzleben
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Former Washington, DC, Mayor Marion Barry dies at 78Former Washington, DC, Mayor Marion Barry dies at 78
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Barry was a force in DC politics for more than four decades

By Danielle Kurtzleben