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Joe Posner

Joe Posner

co-founder & vp of creative development, vox video

    Latest articles by Joe Posner

    Ta Prohm’s haunting ruins are also a 1,000-year-old climate change warning
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    The temple was built in 1186, but has since merged with the jungle.

    By Joe Posner
    The shameful US response to the Syrian refugee crisis, by the numbers
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    The US likes to think of itself as a safe haven for people fleeing violent conflict, but Syrians have largely found a closed door.

    By Joss Fong, Joe Posner and 1 more
    How to confront a war criminal
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    “You’ve participated in one of the biggest killings in human history. I want to know what it means to you.”

    By Joe Posner
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    Watch how the marriage equality revolution swept AmericaWatch how the marriage equality revolution swept America
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    The Supreme Court just ruled all Americans are entitled to same-sex marriage. Eleven years ago it was zero.

    By Joe Posner
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    The Charleston shooting is part of a long history of anti-black terrorismThe Charleston shooting is part of a long history of anti-black terrorism
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    Was the shooting that killed nine people in Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church on Wednesday terrorism?

    By Dara Lind and Joe Posner
    The United States’ terrifyingly clumsy history with nuclear weapons
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    Most systems people design break from time to time. Including the United States’ nuclear weapons systems.

    By Joe Posner and Estelle Caswell
    Bernie Sanders is winning the internet and changing the conversation
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    Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign has become an unlikely internet sensation, dominating social media.

    By Matthew Yglesias and Joe Posner
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    Here’s what it’s like to transition when you’re not a celebrity like Bruce JennerHere’s what it’s like to transition when you’re not a celebrity like Bruce Jenner
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    Jenner said, “I’m a woman,” in an interview aired Friday and likely became the country’s most well-known transgender person. What about the transgender people who don’t come out on national television?

    By Joe Posner
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    This single shot in Daredevil is the best fight scene in yearsThis single shot in Daredevil is the best fight scene in years
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    In real life, even heroes get tired — that’s what makes it so good.

    By Alex Abad-Santos, Joe Posner and 1 more
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    We asked people about abortion. Their answers were powerful.We asked people about abortion. Their answers were powerful.
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    About 1,000 Americans, plus a handful of interviewees in Times Square, show that when it comes to abortion in the US, there’s a surprising gray area.

    By Joe Posner