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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Politics
    Donald Trump is forcing other Republicans to say things they’ll regret about immigrationDonald Trump is forcing other Republicans to say things they’ll regret about immigration
    Politics

    For months, they avoided saying anything specific enough to torpedo their chances with Latino voters. No longer.

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: Who bombed one of Bangkok’s most popular shrines?Vox Sentences: Who bombed one of Bangkok’s most popular shrines?
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    A mysterious bombing in Bangkok; Amazon sounds like a terrible place to work; and the White House is helping the East Coast use harm reduction against heroin.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Donald Trump isn’t a “pro-business” Republican, and his immigration plan proves itDonald Trump isn’t a “pro-business” Republican, and his immigration plan proves it
    Politics

    Donald Trump’s proposals for restricting legal immigration are based on distrust of businessmen like Donald Trump.

    By Dara Lind
    Explainers
    Donald Trump’s immigration plan, explainedDonald Trump’s immigration plan, explained
    Explainers

    Trump takes a surprisingly hard line on legal immigration. And yes, he really would make Mexico pay for that border wall.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The horrible contradiction at the heart of Donald Trump’s immigration planThe horrible contradiction at the heart of Donald Trump’s immigration plan
    Politics

    He wants mass deportation, but he isn’t willing to deal with the inhumane consequences.

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: The Marines who lowered the US flag in Havana in 1961 helped raise it todayVox Sentences: The Marines who lowered the US flag in Havana in 1961 helped raise it today
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    The US flag flies over the embassy in Havana again, and ISIS is using chemical weapons against the Kurds and mass rape against the Yazidi.

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind
    Criminal Justice
    How investigators turn rape cases into “he said/she said,” in one paragraphHow investigators turn rape cases into “he said/she said,” in one paragraph
    Criminal Justice

    Often it’s only “he said/she said” if the investigator doesn’t do any actual investigating.

    By Dara Lind
    Explainers
    Don’t say “papaya” in Miami, and other lessons for wooing Latino votersDon’t say “papaya” in Miami, and other lessons for wooing Latino voters
    Explainers

    Latino strategists showed DC how to get Latino outreach right. Will they become teachers — or tokens?

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: Why China is making its currency less valuableVox Sentences: Why China is making its currency less valuable
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    Explaining the yuan’s sharp drop; why the Watts riots still matter; and another presidential sex scandal (spoiler: the president is Harding).

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: What we know about the enormous and deadly explosions in ChinaVox Sentences: What we know about the enormous and deadly explosions in China
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    A northeastern Chinese city shaken by mysterious explosions; Pennsylvania’s attorney general blames her upcoming trial on a porn conspiracy; and the NFL Deflategate scandal is in federal court.

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind