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Max Fisher

Max Fisher

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Max Fisher

    “The bullets are in each of us”: Stunning photos from Russia’s marches for Boris Nemtsov
    World Politics

    Tens of thousands gathered in Moscow and Saint Petersburg over the murder of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.

    By Max Fisher
    archives
    Color perception scientist says he’s never seen anything like the color-changing dressColor perception scientist says he’s never seen anything like the color-changing dress
    archives

    “Now I’m going to spend the rest of my life working on this. I thought I was going to cure blindness, but now I guess I’ll do this.”

    By Max Fisher
    World Politics
    US troops just paraded along the Russian border. Is that as insane as it sounds?US troops just paraded along the Russian border. Is that as insane as it sounds?
    World Politics

    The show of force is meant to deter Putin. Will it do the opposite?

    By Max Fisher
    Syria
    The life and radicalization of Mohammed Emwazi, ISIS’s British executionerThe life and radicalization of Mohammed Emwazi, ISIS’s British executioner
    Syria

    How did he go from a middle class Londoner to beheading Western journalists on film?

    By Max Fisher
    Syria
    What we know about Mohammed Emwazi, the Brit who became ISIS’s beheaderWhat we know about Mohammed Emwazi, the Brit who became ISIS’s beheader
    Syria

    British intelligence reveal that the ISIS militant known as “Jihadi John” comes from a middle class family in London.

    By Max Fisher
    Climate
    The real reasons Iran is so committed to its nuclear programThe real reasons Iran is so committed to its nuclear program
    Climate

    Why is Tehran so bent on a program that has brought devastating sanctions, isolation, and threats of war?

    By Max Fisher
    Religion
    Poll: 54% of Republicans say that, “deep down,” Obama is a MuslimPoll: 54% of Republicans say that, “deep down,” Obama is a Muslim
    Religion

    While such views have been around for years, this is the highest yet reported.

    By Max Fisher
    World Politics
    Map: European colonialism conquered every country in the world but these fiveMap: European colonialism conquered every country in the world but these five
    World Politics

    This map shows every country that’s been colonized or conquered by Europe. It’s virtually all of them.

    By Max Fisher
    Culture
    I asked Snowden if he deals with Russian officials. His answer was weird but revealing.I asked Snowden if he deals with Russian officials. His answer was weird but revealing.
    Culture

    The nature of his interactions with Russian state security and the Kremlin has been a mystery since he got to Moscow.

    By Max Fisher
    archives
    Bill O’Reilly threatens New York Times reporter covering his “war zone” claimsBill O’Reilly threatens New York Times reporter covering his “war zone” claims
    archives

    The Fox News host warned that if he disliked her reporting, “I am coming after you with everything I have.”

    By Max Fisher