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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

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    Vox Sentences: The UK gets its second woman leader before the US gets its firstVox Sentences: The UK gets its second woman leader before the US gets its first
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    Theresa May is the UK’s next prime minister; arrests around the country after protests over police deaths; Pokémon Go.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Here’s why I’m skeptical of Roland Fryer’s new, much-hyped study on police shootings
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    Be wary of any study that acts like it’s invented the concept of data.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    The tech lobby should be really nervous about what Hillary Clinton just saidThe tech lobby should be really nervous about what Hillary Clinton just said
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    It was a big shift in whom immigration reform is supposed to help.

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: America is better than this … right?Vox Sentences: America is better than this … right?
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    After an ambush of police officers caps a week of unrest, America is taking a hard look at itself.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    How black Americans are left out of both sides of the gun debate
    Politics

    How race shapes the debate after the Dallas ambush, and the killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.

    By Dara Lind
    Explainers
    What we know about attacks on policeWhat we know about attacks on police
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    It’s very rare for police to be killed or shot.

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: “We don’t need sympathy. We need everyone to respect our lives.”Vox Sentences: “We don’t need sympathy. We need everyone to respect our lives.”
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    Another black man killed by police; the 2016 Olympics is going to be a disaster.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    We’ve been watching videos of police shootings for years. It’s time they meant something.
    Politics

    Serving justice means using video footage for accountability. Without that, it’s just voyeurism.

    By Dara Lind
    Police Violence
    The ugly history of racist policing in AmericaThe ugly history of racist policing in America
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    Police Violence

    African Americans have over 100 years of reasons not to trust the police.

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: His name was Alton SterlingVox Sentences: His name was Alton Sterling
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    Remembering the latest victim of a police killing.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews