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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

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    Vox Sentences: China, Taiwan, Kenya, a phone scam, and a $3.5B railroadVox Sentences: China, Taiwan, Kenya, a phone scam, and a $3.5B railroad
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    Just another Taiwan/China/Kenya diplomatic incident; a moderate euthanasia proposal in Canada; the campaign you should be following this spring: Brexit.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Donald Trump’s fragile machismo would make him a terrible presidentDonald Trump’s fragile machismo would make him a terrible president
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    America is seeing the truth: He’s a woefully incompetent manager and negotiator. Sad!

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: Russian planes need to learn about personal spaceVox Sentences: Russian planes need to learn about personal space
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    Verizon’s strike is the perfect set piece for Bernie Sanders; seriously, Russia, back off before someone gets hurt; Dennis Hastert’s past is coming out.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: Brazil’s VP should not have done the “tape yourself giving a speech to practice” thingVox Sentences: Brazil’s VP should not have done the “tape yourself giving a speech to practice” thing
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    North Carolina tries to give its bathroom bill a makeover; Brazil’s VP might be a little too eager to practice his reluctant assumption of the presidency; Paul Ryan is. Not. Running. For. President.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    11 charts that explain taxes in America
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    The when, who, and how much.

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: Would you rather be “trapped by wealth” or killed by poverty?Vox Sentences: Would you rather be “trapped by wealth” or killed by poverty?
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    Where being poor is a recipe for early death; David Cameron’s Panama Papers omnishambles; Ted Cruz is running circles around Donald Trump in delegate organizing.

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind
    Politics
    Some Democrats think Obama is too liberal. They’re supporting Bernie Sanders.Some Democrats think Obama is too liberal. They’re supporting Bernie Sanders.
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    Vox Sentences: The hottest papal treatise of 2016Vox Sentences: The hottest papal treatise of 2016
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    Pope Francis’s treatise on the family; the bill that would force Apple to cooperate with the FBI; a feel-good story about political science methodology.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Explainers
    Remittances, explained for Donald Trump (and everyone else)Remittances, explained for Donald Trump (and everyone else)
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    How money sent home by migrants becomes a powerful economic engine.

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: Atheists keep getting murdered in BangladeshVox Sentences: Atheists keep getting murdered in Bangladesh
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    The Democratic primary reaches the damage stage; another murder of an atheist in Bangladesh; the Obama administration mulls a ban on anonymous shell companies.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews