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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Politics
    Progressive groups want all Democrats to take on the banks tonight — not just SandersProgressive groups want all Democrats to take on the banks tonight — not just Sanders
    Politics

    The “Elizabeth Warren wing” of the Democratic Party doesn’t trust CNN’s moderators to bring up important issues. So it’s asking the candidates directly.

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Iran convicts Washington Post reporter for the crime of journalismVox Sentences: Iran convicts Washington Post reporter for the crime of journalism
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    Iran treats journalism as espionage; a bombing at a peace rally in Turkey; and Better Know a Nobel Prize-Winning Economist.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Congress
    Vox Sentences: Paul Ryan doesn’t want to be House Speaker. No one cares.Vox Sentences: Paul Ryan doesn’t want to be House Speaker. No one cares.
    Congress

    Paul Ryan somehow doesn’t want the world’s most miserable job; why you’d never heard of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winners; and the Pentagon gives up on training Syrian rebels.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Last one to put his finger on his nose has to be Speaker of the HouseVox Sentences: Last one to put his finger on his nose has to be Speaker of the House
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    It’s such a terrible job.

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Hillary is not down with TPP (anymore)Vox Sentences: Hillary is not down with TPP (anymore)
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    Hillary Clinton opposes the TPP, which makes no sense; Russia’s giving air cover to the Syrian military; and the bombing of a humanitarian hospital appears to have violated the US’s rules of engagement.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Russia’s “accidentally” flying fighter jets over a NATO memberVox Sentences: Russia’s “accidentally” flying fighter jets over a NATO member
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    Russian planes keep “buzzing” Turkey; is daily fantasy sports just legalized gambling?; and your update on the first two 2015 Nobel Prizes.

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Did the US commit a war crime bombing a Doctors Without Borders hospital?Vox Sentences: Did the US commit a war crime bombing a Doctors Without Borders hospital?
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    The US kills 22 in the bombing of a humanitarian hospital in Afghanistan; the TPP trade deal is finalized; and South Carolina’s flooding, explained.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    How the Immigration and Nationality Act transformed America, in one chartHow the Immigration and Nationality Act transformed America, in one chart
    Politics

    It opened the doors to millions of immigrants — and made America much more diverse.

    By Dara Lind
    Life
    A gorgeous visualization of 200 years of immigration to the USA gorgeous visualization of 200 years of immigration to the US
    Life

    And a striking illustration of how immigration laws shaped who settled in America.

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Where did all the workers go?Vox Sentences: Where did all the workers go?
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    The gun-control debate rejoined; the share of Americans in the workforce is at its lowest since 1977; and the Secretary of Education resigns.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews