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Vox Archives Archive

Archives for October 2014

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The case for moving to New Hampshire, in one chartThe case for moving to New Hampshire, in one chart
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The OECD ranks regions by well-being — and in the US, the Granite State comes out on top.

By Dylan Matthews
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Jennifer Lawrence speaks out about the celebrity hacking scandalJennifer Lawrence speaks out about the celebrity hacking scandal
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Lawrence’s comments in Vanity Fair are her first about the theft.

By Kelsey McKinney
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One paragraph that explains the hidden reason the American economy is brokenOne paragraph that explains the hidden reason the American economy is broken
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All the money is being flushed out to shareholders as dividends, leaving nothing for investment.

By Matthew Yglesias
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This chart proves the economy is actually, really, finally getting betterThis chart proves the economy is actually, really, finally getting better
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The recovery is speeding up.

By Ezra Klein
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Map: Here’s where Nobel Prize winners come fromMap: Here’s where Nobel Prize winners come from
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In the earlier days of the Nobels, the United States wasn’t much of a contender.

By Susannah Locke
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Why the Common Core makes easy math complicatedWhy the Common Core makes easy math complicated
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Do you know what a number sentence is? What about an area model? If not, you might struggle with elementary math homework.

By Libby Nelson
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48 percent of Americans pray every day. Here’s what they pray for.48 percent of Americans pray every day. Here’s what they pray for.
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1 in 4 people who pray believe that God answers all their prayers, according to a new study.

By Brandon Ambrosino
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Sorry, Mark Halperin — Jeb Bush winning California isn’t going to happenSorry, Mark Halperin — Jeb Bush winning California isn’t going to happen
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Even if it somehow did happen it would be in the context of such an enormous landslide that nobody would even care.

By Matthew Yglesias
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Chart: the average white family is 74 times wealthier than the average Hispanic familyChart: the average white family is 74 times wealthier than the average Hispanic family
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And nearly 20 times wealthier than the average black family too.

By Dylan Matthews
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Why our environmental obsession with plastic bags makes no senseWhy our environmental obsession with plastic bags makes no sense
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They’re way less harmful for the environment than what we put inside them

By Joseph Stromberg
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President Obama’s joke is a reminder that marriage is still viewed as the woman’s jobPresident Obama’s joke is a reminder that marriage is still viewed as the woman’s job
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President Obama gave some free advice to a newly married woman recently, which he shared during a Friday visit to an Indiana steel plant.

By Kelsey McKinney
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The economy is adding jobs at its fastest pace since the recession beganThe economy is adding jobs at its fastest pace since the recession began
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If Democrats could have gotten these numbers in 2012, they’d have been thrilled.

By Matthew Yglesias
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Employers add 248,000 jobs in SeptemberEmployers add 248,000 jobs in September
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Employment grew by more than expected and the unemployment rate dropped to 5.9 percent.

By Vox Staff
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Nearly 2 million Americans work multiple part-time jobs to make ends meetNearly 2 million Americans work multiple part-time jobs to make ends meet
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An elevated number of Americans are stitching together part-time jobs to make ends meet

By Danielle Kurtzleben
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We’re still discovering new mountains — on the ocean floorWe’re still discovering new mountains — on the ocean floor
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A new study offers the most detailed map yet of the seafloor.

By Brad Plumer