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Amanda Taub

Former Vox staff

    Latest articles by Amanda Taub

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    This video about 43 missing Mexican students shows the power of art as protestThis video about 43 missing Mexican students shows the power of art as protest
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    Mexico has been rocked by protests after 43 students protesters were kidnapped, possibly by a local drug cartel. This moving video shows the students as individual people, driving home the pain of their loss.

    By Amanda Taub
    War on Drugs
    Mexico’s 43 missing students are victims of America’s war on drugsMexico’s 43 missing students are victims of America’s war on drugs
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    The war on drugs is causing horrifying atrocities in Central America. That needs to end.

    By Amanda Taub
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    A guide to the crisis in the Central African RepublicA guide to the crisis in the Central African Republic
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    Here’s the most basic information you need to know to make sense of CAR’s current human rights crisis.

    By Amanda Taub
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    “I already bought you”: the slave-like conditions in the UAE“I already bought you”: the slave-like conditions in the UAE
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    Many of the women who travel to the UAE to become domestic workers are horribly abused by their employers and recruiting agents.

    By Amanda Taub
    Health
    NYC patient tests positive for EbolaNYC patient tests positive for Ebola
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    Dr. Craig Spencer, a physician in New York City who recently returned from treating Ebola patients overseas, has tested positive for Ebola.

    By Amanda Taub
    Media
    Why we’re so obsessed with the Ottawa shooter’s religionWhy we’re so obsessed with the Ottawa shooter’s religion
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    The Ottawa shooter was from Quebec, but we don’t assume he was motivated by Quebecois radicalism. Why do we treat his Muslim faith differently?

    By Amanda Taub
    Health
    Don’t worry about Ebola terrorism. Just don’t.Don’t worry about Ebola terrorism. Just don’t.
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    Fox News and GOP congressmen are warning that terrorists could weaponize Ebola. Here’s how things might go if the terrorists took them seriously.

    By Amanda Taub
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    John Oliver: US failure to protect translators is shamefulJohn Oliver: US failure to protect translators is shameful
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    The US treated a donkey better than it treated the people who risked their lives to help US troops.

    By Amanda Taub
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    Map: ISIS is just the latest in Baghdad’s decade of hellMap: ISIS is just the latest in Baghdad’s decade of hell
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    This map shows just a fraction of the combat-related deaths in Baghdad — but they still blot out much of the city.

    By Amanda Taub
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    “Suicide chili” chicken wing martyred in attack on Australian PM“Suicide chili” chicken wing martyred in attack on Australian PM
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    Australian Prime Minister Tony “I’m a cruel, callow, callous, heartless bastard” Abbott ran into some trouble with a spicy chicken wing on Thursday.

    By Amanda Taub