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Politics Archive

Archives for November 2015

Politics
The tax debate needs numbers, not just percentagesThe tax debate needs numbers, not just percentages
Politics

If the rich get $200,000 and the poor get $2,000, that’s not progressive.

By Matthew Yglesias
Mischiefs of Faction
The Republican debate problem, explainedThe Republican debate problem, explained
Mischiefs of Faction

Republican Candidates have formed a union to restrain the excesses of free enterprise.

By Gregory Koger
Politics
John Oliver exposes how America sets up former prisoners to failJohn Oliver exposes how America sets up former prisoners to fail
Politics

More than 600,000 people are released from prison each year. They’re set up to fail.

By German Lopez
Technology
India’s Flipkart Throws Google a Bone in the Battle Between Mobile Web and AppsIndia’s Flipkart Throws Google a Bone in the Battle Between Mobile Web and Apps
Technology

The e-commerce startup launches a mobile site that’s a mobile app in disguise.

By Mark Bergen
Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with Obama today. Here’s what he wants.Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with Obama today. Here’s what he wants.
Israel

A guide to the complicated policy and political calculations behind Netanyahu’s DC visit.

By Zack Beauchamp
Technology
Google’s European Negotiating Tactic: Convince the EU That Amazon Is Crushing ItGoogle’s European Negotiating Tactic: Convince the EU That Amazon Is Crushing It
Technology

In the EU case, Google’s key argument is an economic one.

By Mark Bergen
Politics
The federal prison population has fallen below 200,000 for the first time in 8 yearsThe federal prison population has fallen below 200,000 for the first time in 8 years
Politics

And the drop happened pretty suddenly, too.

By Dara Lind
Politics
The Mormon Church has officially banned same-sex couples and their childrenThe Mormon Church has officially banned same-sex couples and their children
Politics

It gets even more shocking.

By German Lopez
World Politics
This map should change the way you think about foreign aidThis map should change the way you think about foreign aid
World Politics

It mostly goes to countries that aren’t poor.

By Matthew Yglesias
Culture
Donald Trump’s Saturday Night Live episode was worse than bad — it was boringDonald Trump’s Saturday Night Live episode was worse than bad — it was boring
Culture

The furor surrounding Trump’s hosting gig, explained.

By Emily St. James and Caroline Framke
2016 Presidential Election
Donald Trump’s tweets this week, rated from 1 to 5 TrumpsDonald Trump’s tweets this week, rated from 1 to 5 Trumps
2016 Presidential Election

It was a tough week for Trump’s campaign — so he lashed out against Ben Carson and Marco Rubio.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
The unemployment rate doubled under Bush. It’s fallen by more than one-third under Obama.The unemployment rate doubled under Bush. It’s fallen by more than one-third under Obama.
Politics

The national unemployment rate is at the lowest mark of the Obama presidency.

By Dan Diamond
Politics
Nobel winner Angus Deaton talks about his surprising study on white mortalityNobel winner Angus Deaton talks about his surprising study on white mortality
2016 Presidential Election
The debate over Ben Carson’s alleged West Point “scholarship,” explainedThe debate over Ben Carson’s alleged West Point “scholarship,” explained
2016 Presidential Election

It depends on what the meaning of the word “offer” is.

By Dylan Matthews
Mischiefs of Faction
The party and the outsider candidates are using the debates for different thingsThe party and the outsider candidates are using the debates for different things
Mischiefs of Faction

The GOP wants to use the debates to find vulnerable candidates. Some of the candidates want to use them to reach the voters directly.

By Hans Noel