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Dara Lind

Dara Lind

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Dara Lind

    Politics
    Democrats have more work to do with Latinos than you thinkDemocrats have more work to do with Latinos than you think
    Politics

    Are they deluding themselves?

    By Dara Lind
    Explainers
    The Libertarian Party ticket has more executive experience than Trump or ClintonThe Libertarian Party ticket has more executive experience than Trump or Clinton
    Explainers

    Can they escape from the third-party kids’ table?

    By Dara Lind
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Obama got a warmer welcome in Hiroshima than the Japanese prime ministerVox Sentences: Obama got a warmer welcome in Hiroshima than the Japanese prime minister
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    Obama goes to Hiroshima; the Libertarian Party picks a presidential nominee; Donald Trump’s energy policy is kind of basic.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Welcome to the post-antibiotic dystopian futureVox Sentences: Welcome to the post-antibiotic dystopian future
    archives

    France’s labor protests are getting hardcore even for France; Sanders vs. Trump in 2016’s greatest kvetch-off; pan–drug resistant bacteria are here and we’re all gonna die.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    Trump campaign chair: We’ll pick a white man for VP. Anything else would be “pandering.”Trump campaign chair: We’ll pick a white man for VP. Anything else would be “pandering.”
    Politics

    There’s a word for disqualifying people based on the color of their skin, right?

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Vox Sentences: Why the Clinton email scandal is so boringVox Sentences: Why the Clinton email scandal is so boring
    Politics

    The State Department report on Hillary Clinton’s email; a prisoner swap in Ukraine; the next challenge to journalism: rich dudes with really thin skin.

    By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
    Politics
    The media is missing the point about violence at anti-Trump protestsThe media is missing the point about violence at anti-Trump protests
    Politics

    Stop concern-trolling protesters about “helping Trump win.”

    By Dara Lind
    #MeToo
    Vox Sentences: Bill Cosby will finally stand trialVox Sentences: Bill Cosby will finally stand trial
    #MeToo

    Bill Cosby faces charges, but don’t expect him to face justice; the TSA gets rid of its security chief, but who will get rid of the TSA?

    By Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind
    This tweet accidentally revealed an uncomfortable truth about law enforcement
    Politics

    This is probably not the best way to respond when people say police are stealing their stuff.

    By Dara Lind
    Politics
    Why Bernie Sanders picked Cornel West to help write the Democratic platformWhy Bernie Sanders picked Cornel West to help write the Democratic platform
    Politics

    West represents a black intellectual critique of Hillary Clinton — and of a middle-class black establishment that’s chosen comfort over change.

    By Dara Lind