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Vox Archives Archive

Archives for September 2014

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court just ended the campaign finance investigation of Scott WalkerThe Wisconsin Supreme Court just ended the campaign finance investigation of Scott Walker
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A majority ruled that the “special prosecutor’s legal theory is unsupported in either reason or law.”

By Andrew Prokop
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White high school dropouts are wealthier than black or Latino college graduatesWhite high school dropouts are wealthier than black or Latino college graduates
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One chart that shows the depressing truth about the economic disparities between whites and minorities

By Danielle Kurtzleben
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Obama to the world: Ferguson shows what makes American leadership so importantObama to the world: Ferguson shows what makes American leadership so important
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His speech to the UN concluded by arguing that Ferguson showed the US at its best.

By Max Fisher
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The threats against Emma Watson weren’t “just a hoax”The threats against Emma Watson weren’t “just a hoax”
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The pain and fear created by the site threatening Emma Watson are real, even though its threats appear to have been empty.

By Amanda Taub
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9 charts that explain the US Postal Service9 charts that explain the US Postal Service
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All those packages you get from Amazon are helping keep the USPS afloat these days

By Danielle Kurtzleben
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg gets a lot of things right, but this isn’t one of themRuth Bader Ginsburg gets a lot of things right, but this isn’t one of them
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg isn’t as polarizing as she thinks she is.

By Ezra Klein
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Yosef isn’t the most common male baby name in Israel. Mohammed is.Yosef isn’t the most common male baby name in Israel. Mohammed is.
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Why did an Israeli government report on baby names report Hebrew ones but not Arabic ones?

By Zack Beauchamp
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Two unsettling charts about the CEO-worker pay gapTwo unsettling charts about the CEO-worker pay gap
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The US isn’t the only country where CEO pay far outstrips what people think is right

By Danielle Kurtzleben
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Video: Even Canadians can’t talk about the Middle East without fightingVideo: Even Canadians can’t talk about the Middle East without fighting
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This scene in Canada’s Parliament begins with a simple question, and goes badly very quickly.

By Max Fisher
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Some liberals want Ruth Bader Ginsburg to retire. Here’s her response.Some liberals want Ruth Bader Ginsburg to retire. Here’s her response.
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She talks about the politics of confirming her successor.

By Andrew Prokop
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Instead of taxing the rich, David Brooks wants to beg them to stop buying luxury carsInstead of taxing the rich, David Brooks wants to beg them to stop buying luxury cars
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Rather than raise taxes to curb conspicuous consumption, the conservative columnist wants to beg rich people to “try to follow a code of seemliness.”

By Matthew Yglesias
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Making it cheaper and easier to trade stocks is a terrible ideaMaking it cheaper and easier to trade stocks is a terrible idea
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Robin Hood is a new company with a plan to disrupt the stock trading industry. But even if it works, they’ll be solving the wrong problem.

By Matthew Yglesias
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Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn will star in True Detective season 2Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn will star in True Detective season 2
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PayPal takes its first step toward supporting BitcoinPayPal takes its first step toward supporting Bitcoin
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The move is ironic; PayPal once dreamed of disrupting conventional banks the way Bitcoin is now trying to do.

By Timothy B. Lee
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Map: the states where teachers hit their students the mostMap: the states where teachers hit their students the most
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Paddling is much more common in Mississippi than anywhere else.

By Libby Nelson