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Archives for November 2014

Why Bill Keller left the New York Times to put a spotlight on criminal justice
Media

A conversation with the editor and the founder of The Marshall Project

By Dara Lind
Education
Test scores are going to go down next year. Blame the Common Core.Test scores are going to go down next year. Blame the Common Core.
Education

The new tests are harder — which isn’t a bad thing, but will lead to lower scores early on.

By Libby Nelson
Social Policy
One weird trick to shore up Social Security’s finances (really)One weird trick to shore up Social Security’s finances (really)
Social Policy

It doesn’t requite benefit cuts, tax hikes, or changes to the retirement age.

By Matthew Yglesias
archives
Vox Sentences: Why is there already a state of emergency in Ferguson?Vox Sentences: Why is there already a state of emergency in Ferguson?
archives

The Missouri governor is prepping the National Guard — and the grand jury hasn’t even come back yet.

By Dylan Matthews
Culture
Disney’s The Little Mermaid turns 25 today. Read the original instead.Disney’s The Little Mermaid turns 25 today. Read the original instead.
Culture

Disney’s The Little Mermaid turns 25 today. The animated classic is known for a singing mermaid who combs her hair with forks and a comical West Indian crab, but the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale that inspired the film is a much darker, much mor

By Kelsey McKinney
Health Care
Obamacare has cut uninsured rates for middle class LGBT people by 24 percentObamacare has cut uninsured rates for middle class LGBT people by 24 percent
Health Care

The decline has been slightly faster than the drop among the general population, where the uninsured rate fell by by about a quarter.

By Sarah Kliff
Health Care
How to fix Washington: a 5-step plan from a former Bush economic adviserHow to fix Washington: a 5-step plan from a former Bush economic adviser
Health Care

The federal government should focus on being nimble and adaptable

By Glenn Hubbard
Climate
These animated maps track every large fishing boat in the worldThese animated maps track every large fishing boat in the world
Climate

A new project to use satellite data to track illegal fishing.

By Brad Plumer
Health
Bird flu is back: here’s what you need to knowBird flu is back: here’s what you need to know
Health

There are outbreaks of bird flu on farms in Europe that have health officials worried.

By Julia Belluz
Space
These new photos show Philae’s big bounce on the cometThese new photos show Philae’s big bounce on the comet
Space

We still don’t know where exactly Philae is — but we’re getting a little closer.

By Joseph Stromberg
21 maps and charts that explain the obesity epidemic
Technology

Everything you need to know about the shape we’re in, how we got here, and the cost of this public-health crisis.

By Julia Belluz
Culture
The Sopranos is finally on Blu-Ray. Here’s the one episode you have to watch.The Sopranos is finally on Blu-Ray. Here’s the one episode you have to watch.
Culture

It involves Robert Patrick.

By Emily St. James
Almanac
Hell is other people … misquoting philosophersHell is other people … misquoting philosophers
Almanac

Here are three well-known philosophical one-liners you’re probably using incorrectly.

By Brandon Ambrosino
Health Care
The worst two paragraphs about American politics you’ll read todayThe worst two paragraphs about American politics you’ll read today
Health Care

Ron Fournier says Obama should have imitated Romneycare. But he did.

By Matthew Yglesias
Education
Peter Thiel is right: the Ivy League could be a whole lot biggerPeter Thiel is right: the Ivy League could be a whole lot bigger
Education

Because Thiel pays students to skip college, many people in higher ed roll their eyes at him. But his ideas are worth another look.

By Libby Nelson