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Vox Archives Archive

Archives for June 2018

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How America’s hunting culture shaped masculinity, environmentalism, and the NRAHow America’s hunting culture shaped masculinity, environmentalism, and the NRA
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A historian explains the legacy of hunting in American culture.

By Em Steck
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Vox Sentences: Let’s hope the Trump-Kim summit goes better than the G7Vox Sentences: Let’s hope the Trump-Kim summit goes better than the G7
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Trump and Kim Jong Un will finally meet in Singapore; Italy’s populist government turns away a boat carrying hundreds of migrants.

By Ella Nilsen and Jennie Neufeld
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Vox Sentences: A Ramadan ceasefire in Afghanistan?Vox Sentences: A Ramadan ceasefire in Afghanistan?
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The world says goodbye to Anthony Bourdain; Afghanistan’s president asks the Taliban to agree to a ceasefire.

By Ella Nilsen and Jennie Neufeld
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I had suicidal depression. I got better. Here’s how.I had suicidal depression. I got better. Here’s how.
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For me, the key was getting help.

By Zack Beauchamp
Why Is It So Hard to Stop Biting Your Nails?
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After a lifetime of nail biting, I asked a doctor to fill me in on what’s really going on.

By Kara Mavros
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Vox Sentences: Schrodinger’s DACAtVox Sentences: Schrodinger’s DACAt
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Immigration negotiations resurface in the House; Trump meets with a bunch of very irate US allies.

By Ella Nilsen and Jennie Neufeld
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Vox Sentences: Scott Pruitt loves used Trump mattresses. His employees hate their lives.Vox Sentences: Scott Pruitt loves used Trump mattresses. His employees hate their lives.
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Two top Scott Pruitt aides resign; Facebook has more troubles with user data.

By Ella Nilsen and Jennie Neufeld
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The recall of the judge who sentenced Brock Turner will end up hurting poor, minority defendantsThe recall of the judge who sentenced Brock Turner will end up hurting poor, minority defendants
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I’m a public defender. Here’s why the recall vote is no progressive victory.

By Rachel Marshall
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Vox Sentences: California, here we comeVox Sentences: California, here we come
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Get ready for a wild primary night in California (and a bunch of other states); Saudi Arabia issues its first driver’s licenses to women.

By Ella Nilsen and Jennie Neufeld
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California primary elections 2018: Democrats eye key House pickupsCalifornia primary elections 2018: Democrats eye key House pickups
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And veteran Sen. Dianne Feinstein faces a challenge from the left.

By Vox Staff
When Brands Use Plus-Size Models and Don’t Make Plus-Size Clothes
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“Size appropriation” gets brands the brownie points without doing the work.

By Lauren Downing Peters
Body Positivity Is a Scam
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How a movement intended to lift up women really just limits their acceptable emotions. Again.

By Amanda Mull
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Vox Sentences: Let them eat cake (except in Colorado)Vox Sentences: Let them eat cake (except in Colorado)
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The Supreme Court issues some key rulings; a volcano erupts in Guatemala, with deadly results.

By Ella Nilsen
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Vox Sentences: The tweet that moved marketsVox Sentences: The tweet that moved markets
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Trump’s tweet about the jobs report affects the stock market; Spain’s Mariano Rajoy is out as prime minister.

By Ella Nilsen