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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

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    The US is safer than ever — and Americans don’t have any ideaThe US is safer than ever — and Americans don’t have any idea
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    Crime has plummeted over the last quarter-century. But in any given year, more than half of Americans think it’s on the rise.

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: The government just protected $12T in retirement savings. Some is probably yours.Vox Sentences: The government just protected $12T in retirement savings. Some is probably yours.
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    The Department of Labor raises standards for retirement advice; even South African President Jacob Zuma’s own party wants him out; presidential candidates try to make a brand new start of it in old New York.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Donald Trump’s immigration policy might be extreme, but it’s surprisingly seriousDonald Trump’s immigration policy might be extreme, but it’s surprisingly serious
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    His campaign is taking the issue seriously — and his allies will expect him to deliver.

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: Panama’s aftershocks topple Iceland’s prime ministerVox Sentences: Panama’s aftershocks topple Iceland’s prime minister
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    The resignation of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson; one Libyan factional government down, one to go; Wisconsin primary preview.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: The global rich hid billions of dollars from their governments using this one weird trickVox Sentences: The global rich hid billions of dollars from their governments using this one weird trick
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    The Panama Papers are one of the biggest leaks ever; the Supreme Court rules on who counts in drawing up legislative districts; a long-frozen conflict in the Caucasus turns hot.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    The Supreme Court just shut down the demographic equivalent of gerrymanderingThe Supreme Court just shut down the demographic equivalent of gerrymandering
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    It’s unanimous: States don’t have to leave some people out when drawing up congressional districts.

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    Vox Sentences: Why 180,000 people preordered a car that won’t be available for 21 monthsVox Sentences: Why 180,000 people preordered a car that won’t be available for 21 months
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    Tesla hits the mass market; two big victories for the Fight for $15 movement; the UN’s big sexual abuse problem.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: Will Alabama’s governor have to resign over phone sex?Vox Sentences: Will Alabama’s governor have to resign over phone sex?
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    Alabama, scandalized; the collapse of Canadian pharmaceutical giant Valeant; the World Cup–winning US women’s team wants to be paid as much as its mediocre men’s team.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    One chart that proves Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders’s voters aren’t the sameOne chart that proves Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders’s voters aren’t the same
    Politics

    The candidates actually agree on more than their supporters do.

    By Dara Lind
    2016 Presidential Election
    Vox Sentences: Two abortion stories — one that matters, and one that involves TrumpVox Sentences: Two abortion stories — one that matters, and one that involves Trump
    2016 Presidential Election

    Women seeking abortions get good news from the FDA and bad (? who even knows) news from Donald Trump.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews