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Vox Archives Archive

Archives for October 2014

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Columbia’s awful process for handling campus rapeColumbia’s awful process for handling campus rape
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The parents of a Columbia senior who was allegedly raped by a fellow student explain how the university’s disciplinary process failed their daughter.

By Amanda Taub
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Obama’s manufacturing jobs renaissance is mostly fakeObama’s manufacturing jobs renaissance is mostly fake
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Manufacturing output is up, but the share of workers with factory jobs keeps on falling.

By Matthew Yglesias
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We need more jobs — around 6 million moreWe need more jobs — around 6 million more
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By one estimate, the economy needs 6.4 million more jobs to reach full employment

By Danielle Kurtzleben
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Ukraine’s ceasefire is a sham. These maps prove it.Ukraine’s ceasefire is a sham. These maps prove it.
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Pro-Russian separatist are still gobbling up land in Ukraine.

By Zack Beauchamp
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The big drop in long-term unemploymentThe big drop in long-term unemployment
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Long-term unemployment has fallen bigtime in the last year. But why?

By Danielle Kurtzleben
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The September emoji jobs reportThe September emoji jobs report
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The only jobs report that really matters

By Matthew Yglesias
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Young people are getting back to workYoung people are getting back to work
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By Matthew Yglesias
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Employers add 248,000 jobs in SeptemberEmployers add 248,000 jobs in September
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Jobs grew by more than expected last month

By Danielle Kurtzleben
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The best way to help refugees? Give them money, not random stuffThe best way to help refugees? Give them money, not random stuff
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Even in the most desperate places on earth, giving cash can make a difference.

By Dylan Matthews
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Gwyneth Paltrow’s manifesto about your gut is actually insaneGwyneth Paltrow’s manifesto about your gut is actually insane
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Today, in her ever-relatable and down-to-earth weekly newsletter for rich white girls, Goop, Academy Award winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow sent out a guide to your “gut.”

By Kelsey McKinney
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Chart: Latinos are driving a huge decline in the high school dropout rateChart: Latinos are driving a huge decline in the high school dropout rate
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Many more people are graduating from high school these days.

By Libby Nelson
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Obama can’t quit this terrible piece of labor market spinObama can’t quit this terrible piece of labor market spin
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A dumb talking point from the White House

By Matthew Yglesias
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How the oil and gas boom is changing AmericaHow the oil and gas boom is changing America
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Michael Levi, author of a book on the fracking boom, looks at what he got right and wrong a year later.

By Brad Plumer
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Americans still spend just as much on print books as e-booksAmericans still spend just as much on print books as e-books
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The gap between what consumers spend on books v. e-books is less than a dollar.

By Brandon Ambrosino
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A mathematician used statistics to predict the next Game of Thrones deathA mathematician used statistics to predict the next Game of Thrones death
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Fans love to guess who will die next, and some of those fans are mathematicians who have written analytical papers that begin with spoiler warnings.

By Kelsey McKinney