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Vox Archives Archive

Archives for September 2014

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It keeps getting rarer for Americans to move to a new placeIt keeps getting rarer for Americans to move to a new place
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Dude, where’s my new job opportunity?

By Matthew Yglesias
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Nate Silver: Sam Wang’s model showing Democratic Senate advantage ‘is wrong’Nate Silver: Sam Wang’s model showing Democratic Senate advantage ‘is wrong’
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He says the data doesn’t check out.

By Andrew Prokop
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Area pundit angry at political science for proving him wrongArea pundit angry at political science for proving him wrong
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What’s the matter with Thomas Frank?

By Ezra Klein
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SpaceX, asteroid mining, and space tourism: A guide to private spaceflightSpaceX, asteroid mining, and space tourism: A guide to private spaceflight
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Private companies are taking over the space sector. Here’s what you need to know

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Vox’s guide to the battle for the SenateVox’s guide to the battle for the Senate
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What are the forecasting models showing?

By Andrew Prokop
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This is what a monopoly looks likeThis is what a monopoly looks like
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Comcast can take its customers for granted because the customers don’t have many alternatives.

By Timothy B. Lee
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9 facts about violence against women9 facts about violence against women
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Most women experience a physical assault in their lifetime

By Sarah Kliff
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The world’s happiest nations, in one mapThe world’s happiest nations, in one map
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Gallup’s well-being data takes a comprehensive look at 135 countries.

By German Lopez
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London’s insane house prices are holding back the UKLondon’s insane house prices are holding back the UK
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David Cameron needs to try for some upzoning and deregulation.

By Matthew Yglesias
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Americans’ stagnant incomes, in two depressing chartsAmericans’ stagnant incomes, in two depressing charts
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New Census data show that incomes for the median American household have held steady for the second year in a row.

By Danielle Kurtzleben
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23andMe reverses its decision to move to more lax privacy settings23andMe reverses its decision to move to more lax privacy settings
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After a Vox story about people finding family members they didn’t know they had because of personal genetic testing, the company decided not to change its privacy settings.

By Julia Belluz
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Winter is coming, in one GIFWinter is coming, in one GIF
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How fast sunlight disappears in the United States.

By Sarah Kliff
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A beginner’s guide to GodzillaA beginner’s guide to Godzilla
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Here’s what you need to know about the legendary monster before the movie’s DVD release Tuesday.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Scientists dissect an incredibly rare colossal squid on cameraScientists dissect an incredibly rare colossal squid on camera
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This is only the second adult ever found — 11 feet long and 770 pounds.

By Brad Plumer
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America’s favorite countries, in one chartAmerica’s favorite countries, in one chart
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This chart tells you how most Americans feel about 25 important countries around the world.

By Zack Beauchamp