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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Politics
    The RNC proved it: Trumpism isn’t about economic anxiety. It’s about fear of others.The RNC proved it: Trumpism isn’t about economic anxiety. It’s about fear of others.
    Politics

    The Republican convention’s first night returned to the theme that won Trump the nomination.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Here’s what every speaker at the Republican convention should have, but didn’t, tell youHere’s what every speaker at the Republican convention should have, but didn’t, tell you
    Politics

    You probably are safer than you were eight years ago.

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Chaos at the convention (but not where you’d expect)Vox Sentences: Chaos at the convention (but not where you’d expect)
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    In Cleveland, in Turkey, and on Snapchat: You gotta live with the bad blood now.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    This is how Donald Trump protests became so violentThis is how Donald Trump protests became so violent
    Politics

    Going into the convention in Cleveland, both pro- and anti-Trumpers have only gotten more concerned that the other side poses a threat to America.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    7 reasons everyone is so worried about violence in Cleveland7 reasons everyone is so worried about violence in Cleveland
    Politics

    Is the city a powder keg about to explode?

    By Dara Lind and Libby Nelson
    Turkey
    Vox Sentences: There’s a coup underway in TurkeyVox Sentences: There’s a coup underway in Turkey
    Turkey

    What the hell is going on in Turkey, explained.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Donald Trump’s VP pick Mike Pence is soft on Trump’s core issue: winningDonald Trump’s VP pick Mike Pence is soft on Trump’s core issue: winning
    Politics

    Pence in 1991: In political campaigns, winning comes “very much last.”

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: What we know about the truck attack in NiceVox Sentences: What we know about the truck attack in Nice
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    Dozens dead after a truck runs over Bastille Day celebrants in Nice; planning for chaos inside and outside the Republican National Convention.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: The Trump veepstakes near their frenzied end in IndianaVox Sentences: The Trump veepstakes near their frenzied end in Indiana
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    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: Bernie Sanders gets it over with alreadyVox Sentences: Bernie Sanders gets it over with already
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    Bernie Sanders throws in the towel; his British equivalent faces a primary fight; China gets shut down in international court.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews