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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    2016 Presidential Election
    Vox Sentences: And then there was TrumpVox Sentences: And then there was Trump
    2016 Presidential Election

    Where were you when you realized Donald Trump would be the Republican presidential nominee?

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    The Republican loyalists who’ve learned to love Donald TrumpThe Republican loyalists who’ve learned to love Donald Trump
    Politics

    At one local caucus, the enthusiasm of Trump supporters is seducing GOP insiders into thinking he’ll make their party great again.

    By Dara Lind
    Explainers
    How Donald Trump built a campaign on fearHow Donald Trump built a campaign on fear
    Explainers

    For many Americans, anxiety about immigrants is wrapped up in a cluster of stereotypes about Latinos, legality, and crime. Donald Trump was the first candidate to speak directly to their fears.

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Ted Cruz reaches the “anger” stage of Trump griefVox Sentences: Ted Cruz reaches the “anger” stage of Trump grief
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    The 2016 Republican primary reaches an appropriately dignified end; why most of Detroit’s teachers are calling in sick; Australia’s lethally inhumane offshore immigrant detention centers.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    One chart that shows why the Republican Party was ready for Donald TrumpOne chart that shows why the Republican Party was ready for Donald Trump
    Politics

    America might be a nation of immigrants, but voters don’t agree about whether immigrants are good for America.

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Iraqi civilians finally get a chance to see where their Parliament isVox Sentences: Iraqi civilians finally get a chance to see where their Parliament is
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    Puerto Rico now dealing with pestilence as well as everything else; Iraq’s protesters are out (of the Green Zone) but not down; I am Satoshi Nakamoto!

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    2016 Presidential Election
    Vox Sentences: Protesters force Trump to jump a wall (or at least a highway median)Vox Sentences: Protesters force Trump to jump a wall (or at least a highway median)
    2016 Presidential Election

    This time, it really is the Trump protesters’ fault; the US rules the Kunduz hospital bombing an accidental atrocity; sabotage at the Large Hadron Collider.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Explainers
    A criminal record can ruin your job prospects. Obama is trying to fix that.A criminal record can ruin your job prospects. Obama is trying to fix that.
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    Explainers

    Employers discriminate against ex-prisoners all the time. But the federal government won’t be doing it anymore.

    By Dara Lind
    Explainers
    Anti-Trump protesters aren’t trying to change anyone’s mind. Here’s their strategy.Anti-Trump protesters aren’t trying to change anyone’s mind. Here’s their strategy.
    Explainers

    Protests against Trump are ramping up again. Here’s what protesters want.

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: The fascinating fine print in Mark Zuckerberg’s new Facebook share modelVox Sentences: The fascinating fine print in Mark Zuckerberg’s new Facebook share model
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    Syria bombs a hospital in Aleppo; China cracks down on NGOs; does Mark Zuckerberg want to be Facebook dictator-for-life or run for president?

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews