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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Politics
    Vox Sentences: How to win a debate without showing upVox Sentences: How to win a debate without showing up
    Politics

    Trump stumps Fox; why Obama wants companies to tell the government how much they pay people; hypocrisy in Flint.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    This was the moment when Ted Cruz lost the debateThis was the moment when Ted Cruz lost the debate
    Politics

    It looked like a five-way free-for-all. But it really showed how much the GOP wants to take down Cruz.

    By Dara Lind
    Syria
    Vox Sentences: Good news for peace in Colombia, bad news for peace in SyriaVox Sentences: Good news for peace in Colombia, bad news for peace in Syria
    Syria

    Colombia brings a 50-year civil war to an end; the Syrian peace talks are over before they begin; the truth behind Barbie’s body diversity revamp.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    A viral picture of Donald Trump, made out of the most offensive things Trump has saidA viral picture of Donald Trump, made out of the most offensive things Trump has said
    Politics

    Portrait of the Candidate as an Angry Man.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    2016 is forcing immigration activists to tear up their old playbook2016 is forcing immigration activists to tear up their old playbook
    Politics

    The politics of their issue have been completely transformed. Can they adapt?

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Vox Sentences: What if they held a debate and Donald Trump didn’t show up?Vox Sentences: What if they held a debate and Donald Trump didn’t show up?
    Politics

    Donald Trump escalates a feud with Fox News; the FBI makes its move on the Oregon militia; and France loses a high-ranking minister over controversial constitutional changes.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Bundys in custody, one militant dead after gunfight, 3 more arrestedBundys in custody, one militant dead after gunfight, 3 more arrested
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    Ammon Bundy and his brother Ryan each face a federal felony charge.

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Why did Saudi Arabia give the Malaysian prime minister $680 million?Vox Sentences: Why did Saudi Arabia give the Malaysian prime minister $680 million?
    archives

    The end of Malaysia’s corruption scandal raises more questions than answers; solitary confinement is torture, and now the US will do less of it; change afoot in Cuba.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: The Supreme Court gives a second chance to 1,500 prisonersVox Sentences: The Supreme Court gives a second chance to 1,500 prisoners
    archives

    Making it harder to sentence children to life without parole; Bloomberg vs. Sanders vs. Trump, oh my; and it’s only a matter of time before the Zika virus reaches the continental US.

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind
    Criminal Justice
    A barrier to clean water in Flint: a government-issued IDA barrier to clean water in Flint: a government-issued ID
    Criminal Justice

    The Flint water crisis is a nightmare for all residents. But it’s worst for unauthorized immigrants.

    By Dara Lind