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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Life
    This essay is the next best thing to having Ruth Bader Ginsburg at your Passover SederThis essay is the next best thing to having Ruth Bader Ginsburg at your Passover Seder
    Life

    The Moses story: now with more feminism!

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Dearly beloved…Vox Sentences: Dearly beloved…
    archives

    Prince’s giant footprint on the 20th century; the first open(ish) election for UN secretary general; Maine’s governor literally wants heroin addicts to die sooner.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Harriet Tubman once staged a sit-in to get $20. The Treasury just gave her all of them.Harriet Tubman once staged a sit-in to get $20. The Treasury just gave her all of them.
    Politics

    How Tubman got the $20 she needed to rescue her own father from slavery.

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Got change for a $20?Vox Sentences: Got change for a $20?
    archives

    The ex-slave and the slaveholder, sharing a bill; the ongoing fight over Saudi Arabia’s role in 9/11; the first criminal charges in Flint.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Justice for RSS Boaty McBoatfaceVox Sentences: Justice for RSS Boaty McBoatface
    archives

    The New York primary has some Sanders fans crying foul even before the polls close; Iraq’s political meltdown; Great Britain proves it can’t have nice things like democracy.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Supreme Court
    Vox Sentences: Supreme Court Kremlinology, immigration editionVox Sentences: Supreme Court Kremlinology, immigration edition
    Supreme Court

    SCOTUS hears oral arguments in United States v. Texas; what’s up with the Yahoo sale; a disturbingly familiar terrorist attack.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    The Supreme Court might be headed for a 4-4 split on immigration — and judicial chaosThe Supreme Court might be headed for a 4-4 split on immigration — and judicial chaos
    Politics

    What a tie decision would mean for United States v. Texas, and why the Court might want to avoid it.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    What you need to know about Monday’s hearing in the Supreme Court immigration caseWhat you need to know about Monday’s hearing in the Supreme Court immigration case
    Politics

    When it is; who’s arguing; why you can’t watch (and what to look for instead).

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Vox Sentences: Rare video footage captures Hillary Clinton moving to leftVox Sentences: Rare video footage captures Hillary Clinton moving to left
    Politics

    Angela Merkel capitulates to Europe’s thinnest-skinned bully; why last night’s Democratic debate was so remarkable; yellow fever is back!

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Explainers
    United States v. Texas, the biggest immigration case in a century, explainedUnited States v. Texas, the biggest immigration case in a century, explained
    Explainers

    Your guide to the Supreme Court case that will affect 4.5 million immigrants — and could reshape executive power.

    By Dara Lind