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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

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    Vox Sentences: How the bombing of Hiroshima shaped modern JapanVox Sentences: How the bombing of Hiroshima shaped modern Japan
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    Seventy years since the bombing of Hiroshima; fifty years since the signing of the Voting Rights Act; one more Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Here’s your official Vox bingo card for the Republican debateHere’s your official Vox bingo card for the Republican debate
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    Just imagine the free space says “Reagan.”

    By Dara Lind and Christophe Haubursin
    The vital, fragile right to vote in America, explained in 19 maps and charts
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    The Voting Rights Act made the right to vote real for millions of Americans. But its next 50 years pose some new challenges.

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: Don’t hire a guy to run your Super PAC who’s being investigated for briberyVox Sentences: Don’t hire a guy to run your Super PAC who’s being investigated for bribery
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    Rand Paul’s Super PAC chief indicted in bribery scandal; why the murder of a photographer in Mexico is causing outrage; and what you need to know about Legionnaires’ disease.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: Your viewing guide to Thursday’s Republican (and Canadian) debatesVox Sentences: Your viewing guide to Thursday’s Republican (and Canadian) debates
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    The roster is set for the first GOP presidential debate; Canada’s having an election; and Planned Parenthood lives to fight another day.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Jeb Bush has the most serious immigration enforcement plan of any GOP candidateJeb Bush has the most serious immigration enforcement plan of any GOP candidate
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    Fun fact: Just shouting “Secure the border!” doesn’t work.

    By Dara Lind
    The basics of the US immigration system
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    Why historians are fighting about “No Irish Need Apply” signs — and why it mattersWhy historians are fighting about “No Irish Need Apply” signs — and why it matters
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    The signs did exist. But what matters is how they shaped Irish Americans’ underdog identity.

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: Puerto Rico had a $58 million debt payment due. It paid $628,000.Vox Sentences: Puerto Rico had a $58 million debt payment due. It paid $628,000.
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    President Obama unveils finalized power-plant regulations; Puerto Rico is officially in default; and the plan to train Syrian rebels to fight ISIS has a 50% casualty rate weeks after it started.

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind
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    Puerto Rico’s debt crisis, explained in 11 basic factsPuerto Rico’s debt crisis, explained in 11 basic facts
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    The island just defaulted on its debts. Its governor says it’s facing a “death spiral.” And now its fate is up to — gulp — Congress.

    By Dara Lind