Category: USA
Do Political Ads Even Matter Anymore?
By Nick Corasaniti in The New York Times: In a presidential election year, no glowing…
Isn’t There More Than Enough Wealth to Go Around?
by Oliver Waters: In last month’s column I criticized the ‘degrowth’ movement, which essentially proposes…
Social Costs of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Healthcare Industry are Astounding
…and we’ve been ignoring them completely David Introcaso writes in The Hill: The social cost…
How One Police Officer Solved Eight Cold Cases in His Spare Time
‘Badass Detective’: Matt Hutchinson is a curious and determined Bay Area detective with a knack…
Why Incentives to Attract Doctors to Rural Areas Haven’t Worked
Arjun Sharma in Undark: IN THE 1960s and 1970s, researchers offered financial incentives to patients to get…
Americans Are Not As Poor As They Think They Are
by Thomas R. Wells: Americans dominate global (social) media and one result of this is…
Break Every Chain: How Black Plaintiffs in the South Sought Justice
Max Krupnick in Harvard Magazine: MOST AMERICAN SCHOOLCHILDREN learn about one Southern bus ride—on December 1,…
The Supreme Court Must Unanimously Strike Down Trump’s Ballot Removal
Lawrence Lessig at Slate: Donald Trump is an astoundingly dangerous candidate for president. He is…
Why the Godfather of Human Rights Is Not Welcome at Harvard
Kenneth Roth, who ran Human Rights Watch for 29 years, was denied a fellowship at…
“Why Was Everybody Connected to JFK Suddenly Mysteriously Killed”
November 22, 1963- a warm, sunny day in Dallas, Texas. Multiple shots ring out.Moments later,…
The GOP Elite Wants to Brand Trump a Loser
Amanda Marcotte in Salon: It’s no secret, among political junkies anyway, that Senate Minority Leader Mitch…
47 Charged in $250 Million ‘Feeding Our Future’ COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
Nonprofit Feeding Our Future and 200+ Meal Sites in Minnesota Perpetrated the Largest COVID-19 Fraud…