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Vox Archives Archive

Archives for December 2014

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How Americans celebrate Christmas, in one chartHow Americans celebrate Christmas, in one chart
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A study compares Christmas past to Christmas present.

By Lauren Katz
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The Harvard economist who fought a $4 Chinese food charge values his time at $12 an hourThe Harvard economist who fought a $4 Chinese food charge values his time at $12 an hour
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This is the cost of spending your valuable time typing 1,100 words of emails about an incorrect menu.

By Libby Nelson
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It doesn’t matter if torture worked. It’s still wrong.It doesn’t matter if torture worked. It’s still wrong.
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Why there is no place for torture in a free society.

By Amanda Taub
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A charity made a video about a brown child being entranced by magical white men. Um?A charity made a video about a brown child being entranced by magical white men. Um?
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This Wes-Anderson-style charity video seemed like a good idea. It wasn’t.

By Amanda Taub
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LeBron James wears “I Can’t Breathe” shirt in Brooklyn before Nets gameLeBron James wears “I Can’t Breathe” shirt in Brooklyn before Nets game
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Cleveland Cavaliers star joins Kyrie Irving, Kevin Garnett, and others to call for justice for Eric Garner.

By Joe Posner
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Watch President Obama kick Stephen Colbert out of his chair and take over his showWatch President Obama kick Stephen Colbert out of his chair and take over his show
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He turned “The Word” into “The Decree.”

By Amanda Taub
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The US used to torture people. We’re about to learn just how bad it got.The US used to torture people. We’re about to learn just how bad it got.
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Plus, updates on Congress’s spending bill drama and the botched special forces raid in Yemen.

By Dylan Matthews
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0.00008 percent of Russia’s population owns 19 percent of its wealth0.00008 percent of Russia’s population owns 19 percent of its wealth
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Wealth inequality in Russia is higher than just about anywhere else in the world.

By Dylan Matthews
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How Americans die on the job, in one chilling chartHow Americans die on the job, in one chilling chart
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This chart explains how work is most likely to kill people in your industry

By Danielle Kurtzleben
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Jackie’s UVA suitemate: Rolling Stone story “is not a hoax”Jackie’s UVA suitemate: Rolling Stone story “is not a hoax”
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She still believes Jackie “went through a traumatizing sexual assault.”

By Andrew Prokop
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The shrinking of America’s veteran population, in one mapThe shrinking of America’s veteran population, in one map
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A smaller and smaller percentage of Americans are fighting the country’s wars.

By Zack Beauchamp
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Vox Sentences: The best jobs report in almost three yearsVox Sentences: The best jobs report in almost three years
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Plus, Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrests a political rival, and Rolling Stone backpedals from a story on rape at the University of Virginia.

By Dylan Matthews
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Rolling Stone didn’t just fail readers — it failed Jackie, tooRolling Stone didn’t just fail readers — it failed Jackie, too
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It let the force of a 9,000-word story on a national problem rest entirely on the memories of a traumatized college student.

By Libby Nelson
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Rolling Stone editor takes blame for UVA rape storyRolling Stone editor takes blame for UVA rape story
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A previous apology said the magazine was wrong to trust Jackie.

By German Lopez
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The lesson of Rolling Stone and UVA: protecting victims means checking their storiesThe lesson of Rolling Stone and UVA: protecting victims means checking their stories
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As a lawyer, I learned what Rolling Stone didn’t.

By Amanda Taub