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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

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    Vox Sentences: Justice Breyer declares, “It’s a TRAP!”Vox Sentences: Justice Breyer declares, “It’s a TRAP!”
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    The Supreme Court strikes down Texas abortion laws; is Brexit inbrexorable?; several stabbings in a melee between white supremacists and counterprotesters.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
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    Vox Sentences: Brexistential crisisVox Sentences: Brexistential crisis
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    Your Brexit panic reading guide.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Explainers
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    Their policies could actually increase immigration. And they have no idea how to control the fear they rode to victory.

    By Dara Lind
    Supreme Court
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    Supreme Court to Abigail Fisher: girl, get over it; Supreme Court on immigration: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    3 winners and 4.5 million losers from the Supreme Court’s immigration deadlock3 winners and 4.5 million losers from the Supreme Court’s immigration deadlock
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    Making sense of the court’s non-decision decision.

    By Dara Lind
    Supreme Court
    Watch: President Obama speaks on the Supreme Court’s 4-4 immigration deadlockWatch: President Obama speaks on the Supreme Court’s 4-4 immigration deadlock
    Politics
    A Supreme Court tie all but kills Obama’s plans to protect millions of immigrantsA Supreme Court tie all but kills Obama’s plans to protect millions of immigrants
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    A 4-4 split is a huge defeat for the White House.

    By Dara Lind
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    Vox Sentences: Brexit through the gift shopVox Sentences: Brexit through the gift shop
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    The best arguments for and against the UK leaving the EU; a feel-good sit-in on gun control.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Donald Trump just gave the most normal, most compelling speech he’s ever givenDonald Trump just gave the most normal, most compelling speech he’s ever given
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    But don’t call it a pivot!

    By Dara Lind
    How Donald Trump is making it harder for immigrants to integrate into America
    Politics

    He gets assimilation dangerously wrong. Win or lose, it’s a message his followers will take to heart.

    By Dara Lind