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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

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    At least 2 states let prisons charge families of dead ex-prisoners for health careAt least 2 states let prisons charge families of dead ex-prisoners for health care
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    Charging inmates for their own incarceration — including food, doctor’s visits and sometimes even clothing — is legal in nearly every state.

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: It’s official: the Afghanistan war won’t end under ObamaVox Sentences: It’s official: the Afghanistan war won’t end under Obama
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    Obama delays troop withdrawal in Afghanistan (again); a breakthrough in a 27-year-old terrorist attack; and why tipping might finally be on its way out.

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: Why the US is sending troops to CameroonVox Sentences: Why the US is sending troops to Cameroon
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    The US puts boots on the ground in Cameroon to fight Boko Haram; either Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders won the debate in a landslide; and a harsh winter for European refugees.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
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    Focus groups: Clinton lost the debate for being “tame.” Sanders won because he’s “strong.”Focus groups: Clinton lost the debate for being “tame.” Sanders won because he’s “strong.”
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    But when Clinton tried to come on strong, guess what happened.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Dem debate: CNN had the black anchor ask about race & the Latino one ask about immigrationDem debate: CNN had the black anchor ask about race & the Latino one ask about immigration
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    Why it makes no sense to ask candidates if black lives or all lives matterWhy it makes no sense to ask candidates if black lives or all lives matter
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    The two aren’t supposed to be mutually exclusive. But they’re being used that way anyway.

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: Clinton vs. Sanders vs. What’s-His-Name vs. The Other GuyVox Sentences: Clinton vs. Sanders vs. What’s-His-Name vs. The Other Guy
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    The first Democratic primary debate; worries of a third intifada in Israel and Palestine; and a constitutional crisis in Vanuatu.

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind
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    Democratic debate Vox bingo cardsDemocratic debate Vox bingo cards
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    Watching the first Democratic debate? Play along with Vox’s bingo cards.

    By Lauren Katz, Javier Zarracina and 1 more
    Politics
    Can you pick these presidential candidates out of a lineup?Can you pick these presidential candidates out of a lineup?
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    (We left the easy ones out.)

    By Javier Zarracina and Dara Lind
    Explainers
    Here’s who will be in the first Democratic presidential debate of 2015Here’s who will be in the first Democratic presidential debate of 2015
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    Your guide to who all five (!) candidates are — and what they need to do.

    By Dara Lind