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Archives for December 2014

Marriage Equality
Why the UK is banning porn studios from depicting a bunch of sex actsWhy the UK is banning porn studios from depicting a bunch of sex acts
Marriage Equality

“Obvious visible female pleasure is threatening while obvious visible male pleasure is par for the course.”

By Dylan Matthews
Health Care
One hour of hookah is as bad for you as 100 cigarettesOne hour of hookah is as bad for you as 100 cigarettes
Health Care

For some reason, this public-health message doesn’t stick.

By Julia Belluz
Movies
Big Hero 6 is the anti-violence superhero movie you’ve been waiting forBig Hero 6 is the anti-violence superhero movie you’ve been waiting for
Movies

It’s refreshing to watch an action film where the good guy wins without resorting to violence.

By Brandon Ambrosino
Culture
What Chris Rock, Cher, and other celebrities said about the Eric Garner decisionWhat Chris Rock, Cher, and other celebrities said about the Eric Garner decision
Culture

Wednesday night, celebrities spoke out against injustice.

By Kelsey McKinney
archives
Major jihadist attack in Chechnya for the first time in years: what you need to knowMajor jihadist attack in Chechnya for the first time in years: what you need to know
archives

Militants fought for hours with security forces in Grozny, leaving parts of downtown ablaze.

By Max Fisher
Criminal Justice
It’s going to be hard for the DOJ to prosecute the cop who killed Eric GarnerIt’s going to be hard for the DOJ to prosecute the cop who killed Eric Garner
Criminal Justice

Demanding a federal investigation is a good way for politicians to show their concern about police violence, but it’s not likely to bring justice for Garner.

By Amanda Taub
archives
11 surprising foods with way more calories than a McDonald’s cheeseburger11 surprising foods with way more calories than a McDonald’s cheeseburger
archives

The turkey sandwich at Chili’s? It’s the caloric equivalent of more than 4 cheeseburgers.

By Sarah Kliff and Tyson Whiting
Health Care
Birth control implants: The incredibly effective contraception that you’ve never heard ofBirth control implants: The incredibly effective contraception that you’ve never heard of
Health Care

The 4-centimeter device, inserted by a doctor into the arm, is far more effective than birth control pills and condoms at preventing pregnancy.

By Sarah Kliff
Space
Watch the Orion spacecraft test flight liveWatch the Orion spacecraft test flight live
Space

NASA is about to launch Orion — a spacecraft that might someday carry people to Mars

By Joseph Stromberg
Criminal Justice
#Crimingwhilewhite is a mind-blowing view into white privilege and the law#Crimingwhilewhite is a mind-blowing view into white privilege and the law
Criminal Justice

Please read these stories.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Vox Sentences: We saw the NYPD kill Eric Garner on video. No indictment.Vox Sentences: We saw the NYPD kill Eric Garner on video. No indictment.
archives

Also, Sony gets hacked, and Texas is stopped from executing a schizophrenic man.

By Dylan Matthews
Criminal Justice
We’ve only regressed since the NYPD banned chokeholds in 1993We’ve only regressed since the NYPD banned chokeholds in 1993
Criminal Justice

It didn’t do Eric Garner any good.

By Matthew Yglesias
Criminal Justice
Ferguson divided conservatives and liberals. Will Eric Garner unite them?Ferguson divided conservatives and liberals. Will Eric Garner unite them?
Criminal Justice

A number of prominent conservatives have expressed outrage at the decision not to prosecute the police officer who put Eric Garner in a fatal choke-hold.

By Timothy B. Lee
Climate
Will falling oil prices kill the US shale boom?Will falling oil prices kill the US shale boom?
Climate

A look at the breakeven price for various drilling projects.

By Brad Plumer
Criminal Justice
A body camera wouldn’t have made a difference for Eric GarnerA body camera wouldn’t have made a difference for Eric Garner
Criminal Justice

NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo won’t be indicted, even though the whole thing was caught on tape.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris