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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Politics
    Donald Trump almost made a really good point about mass shootingsDonald Trump almost made a really good point about mass shootings
    Politics

    So close. And yet so far.

    By Dara Lind
    3 years later, the immigrants Obama protected are feeling less afraid — and more American
    Politics

    Life for “DACAmented” immigrants is relatively normal. That’s a huge deal.

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: “This is something we should politicize”Vox Sentences: “This is something we should politicize”
    archives

    President Obama really doesn’t want to give another speech after a mass shooting; a major Senate criminal-justice reform bill; and why DMV closures in Alabama could be a voter-suppression issue.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Russia’s bombing someone in Syria, but it’s not ISISVox Sentences: Russia’s bombing someone in Syria, but it’s not ISIS
    archives

    Russia bombs Syria to help out Assad; the head of the Palestinian Authority is very frustrated; and Oklahoma just delayed an execution, again.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Explainers
    Oklahoma issues a 4th delay in the execution of Richard GlossipOklahoma issues a 4th delay in the execution of Richard Glossip
    Explainers

    He’ll now be executed on November 6. But the latest delay is due to concerns about the drugs being used — not the concerns about his guilt.

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: The 2015 MacArthur grant winners you haven’t heard of, but shouldVox Sentences: The 2015 MacArthur grant winners you haven’t heard of, but should
    archives

    Predicting the breakout stars from this year’s MacArthur “genius” grant winners; Donald Trump’s tax plan is not populist but is lame; and remember the Taliban? They’re back...

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    The next government shutdown fight, explainedThe next government shutdown fight, explained
    Politics

    John Boehner saved the US from a shutdown. But only for a few months.

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Obama and Putin’s excruciatingly awkward day at the UNVox Sentences: Obama and Putin’s excruciatingly awkward day at the UN
    archives

    Obama and Putin side-eye each other in front of the UN’s General Assembly; briny water on Mars; and a vote for Catalan independence

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Criminal Justice
    Forget the “war on cops.” Violent crime went down in 2014.Forget the “war on cops.” Violent crime went down in 2014.
    Criminal Justice

    Bad news for people who predicted a “Ferguson effect,” but good news for America.

    By Dara Lind
    Congress
    Vox Sentences: John Boehner’s surprisingly consequential speakershipVox Sentences: John Boehner’s surprisingly consequential speakership
    Congress

    $3.2 trillion in spending cuts: nothing to scoff at.

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind