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Amanda Taub

Former Vox staff

    Latest articles by Amanda Taub

    Syria
    9 amazing photos by John Cantlie, one of ISIS’s last western hostages9 amazing photos by John Cantlie, one of ISIS’s last western hostages
    Syria

    From a gun on a sleeping rebel’s pillow to a dictator’s red carpet abandoned on a highway, Cantlie’s incredible photos tell the stories of nations at war.

    By Amanda Taub
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    The huge changes in international piracy, in one mapThe huge changes in international piracy, in one map
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    There’s good news and bad news in the fight against maritime piracy.

    By Amanda Taub
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    Watch the video of two sisters fighting off harassers that’s sweeping IndiaWatch the video of two sisters fighting off harassers that’s sweeping India
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    When a group of men cornered them on a moving bus, Arti and Pooja Kumar fought back.

    By Amanda Taub
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    Ray Rice’s arbitration win proves the NFL never took domestic violence seriouslyRay Rice’s arbitration win proves the NFL never took domestic violence seriously
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    The NFL was well informed all along — it just didn’t think pummeling a woman was worthy of serious punishment. And now the arbitrator is making them stick with that original call.

    By Amanda Taub
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    Could an extra helping of chocolate cake at Thanksgiving help you win a Nobel Prize?Could an extra helping of chocolate cake at Thanksgiving help you win a Nobel Prize?
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    Go ahead hit the desserts this Thanksgiving. Scientific progress will thank you for it.

    By Amanda Taub
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    This Thanksgiving, be thankful you didn’t have to get off your plane and pushThis Thanksgiving, be thankful you didn’t have to get off your plane and push
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    Video shows Russian travelers having to push-start a passenger jet whose landing gear became frozen.

    By Amanda Taub
    Police Violence
    Why Darren Wilson was never going to go to prison, in one chartWhy Darren Wilson was never going to go to prison, in one chart
    Police Violence

    When police officers get prosecuted, convictions are rare — and jail time is even rarer.

    By Amanda Taub
    Police Violence
    Why did the Ferguson prosecutor go out of his way to attack witness credibility?Why did the Ferguson prosecutor go out of his way to attack witness credibility?
    Police Violence

    Watch St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch’s bizarre attack on witness credibility.

    By Amanda Taub
    Video
    Why it’s so rare for police to be prosecuted for killing civilians, explained in 2 minutesWhy it’s so rare for police to be prosecuted for killing civilians, explained in 2 minutes
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    Video

    It’s very difficult to disprove fear.

    By Joe Posner, Amanda Taub and 1 more
    Police Violence
    Darren Wilson’s attorneys release statement thanking “those who have stood by his side”Darren Wilson’s attorneys release statement thanking “those who have stood by his side”
    Police Violence

    The statement claims that Wilson “followed his training and followed the law.”

    By Amanda Taub