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Sarah Frostenson

Sarah Frostenson

Former Graphics Reporter

    Latest articles by Sarah Frostenson

    Congress
    This graphic shows why it is so impossible to get gun reform through CongressThis graphic shows why it is so impossible to get gun reform through Congress
    Congress

    The Senate is highly polarized around gun policy: The National Rifle Association gives 56 senators an A grade — and 36 Senators an F.

    By Sarah Frostenson
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    There have been 76 days with mass shootings in 2016 — and 88 withoutThere have been 76 days with mass shootings in 2016 — and 88 without
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    The Orlando shooting was the 133th mass shooting in 2016 alone.

    By Sarah Frostenson
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    Washington, DC, just released the most detailed lead pipe map everWashington, DC, just released the most detailed lead pipe map ever
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    It’s one of the most granular and transparent looks at where lead pipes exist in a major urban area.

    By Sarah Frostenson
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    Today’s teens are better than you, and we can prove itToday’s teens are better than you, and we can prove it
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    The kids are all right.

    By Sarah Kliff, Soo Oh and 1 more
    Culture
    All the TV character deaths of 2015-‘16, in one chartAll the TV character deaths of 2015-‘16, in one chart
    Culture

    I tallied up all the deaths I could find from the 2015-‘16 television season and as you can probably tell, TV has become a big fan of playing the death card.

    By Javier Zarracina, Caroline Framke and 1 more
    It’s not just transgender people: public restrooms have bred fear for centuries
    Criminal Justice

    Fear created the gender-segregated bathroom. And today, an apparition of that same fear prevents us from abandoning it.

    By Sarah Frostenson and Zachary Crockett
    What the US can learn from Ethiopia about birth control
    Science

    Countries in the developing world are working hard to increase women’s access to better contraceptives. And it’s paying off. In some countries, long-acting contraceptive methods are being adopted at an accelerated rate.

    By Sarah Frostenson
    Politics
    What Hoosiers are Googling before the Indiana primaryWhat Hoosiers are Googling before the Indiana primary
    Politics

    Hoosiers’ Google search data, much like recent polls, suggests Indiana voters could hand the nomination to Trump.

    By Sarah Frostenson
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    More American children and teens aren’t just obese. They’re morbidly obese.More American children and teens aren’t just obese. They’re morbidly obese.
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    Over 6 million children and adolescents could suffer from severe obesity.

    By Sarah Frostenson
    Culture
    This professor determines which presidential candidates would be in Game of ThronesThis professor determines which presidential candidates would be in Game of Thrones
    Culture

    The 2016 presidential candidates reimagined as Game of Thrones characters.

    By Sarah Frostenson and Javier Zarracina