The state of youth sports is far from what was portrayed in The Sandlot. Whereas youth sports used to be an inclusive, community-building activity, today they are a cutthroat, expensive means to a very specific end: college recruitment. In turn, yout...
In 2013, early investor in Facebook Sean Parker bankrolled a lobbying effort that pairs a capital-gains tax break with an incentive to invest in distressed neighborhoods. Each state chooses areas that are “distressed,” often defined by high unemp...
Despite his promises, Trump has not been able to save coal for West Virginia and American coal country. Instead, coal-fired plants are moving towards natural gas as a purported sustainable alternative. However, while the replacement of coal in the ...
America’s passenger rail is struggling. American rail is far slower, more expensive and less reliable than its global counterparts. American rail fare is almost twice as much per mile as that of Europe; even so, those trips almost always average sl...
America’s passenger rail is struggling. American rail is far slower, more expensive and less reliable than its global counterparts. American rail fare is almost twice as much per mile as that of Europe; even so, those trips almost always average sl...
Cooperative development provides major benefits over traditional corporations. It focused on building cooperative enterprises and promoting a cooperative atmosphere. These corporations are owned by the workers either directly or by having workers ow...
Cooperative development provides major benefits over traditional corporations. It focused on building cooperative enterprises and promoting a cooperative atmosphere. These corporations are owned by the workers either directly or by having workers ow...
Already one of the leading causes of death in the United States, traffic accidents are alarmingly on the rise. From 2015 to 2016, the number of car crash fatalities rose by six percent to approximately 40,000 people. And considering that crashes rose...
Already one of the leading causes of death in the United States, traffic accidents are alarmingly on the rise. From 2015 to 2016, the number of car crash fatalities rose by six percent to approximately 40,000 people. And considering that crashes rose...
Americans often decry the high rate of executive pay in this country. It is certainly true that American CEO’s are being paid more than they were in the past – about 940% more than the late 1970s. But the much more interesting, and perhaps danger...
Americans often decry the high rate of executive pay in this country. It is certainly true that American CEO’s are being paid more than they were in the past – about 940% more than the late 1970s. But the much more interesting, and perhaps danger...
In the world of food, where free range and organic are idolized, farmers remain caged in by big business and government aid. The United States’ agriculture system has perfected the mass production of cheap crops, keeping the McDonald’s Dollar Men...
In the world of food, where free range and organic are idolized, farmers remain caged in by big business and government aid. The United States’ agriculture system has perfected the mass production of cheap crops, keeping the McDonald’s Dollar Men...
In December of 2016, Amazon announced a new, physical retail store in Seattle, WA to enthusiastic but limited fanfare. The store – a supermarket styled as “Amazon Go” – is noteworthy for its lack of cashiers, checkout stands and lines. Instea...
In December of 2016, Amazon announced a new, physical retail store in Seattle, WA to enthusiastic but limited fanfare. The store – a supermarket styled as “Amazon Go” – is noteworthy for its lack of cashiers, checkout stands and lines. Instea...
The United States is in a unique political moment. Today, Republicans and Democrats are more divided along ideological lines than in any time in the past twenty five years. The two major parties leading the country are becoming much more adversarial...
The United States is in a unique political moment. Today, Republicans and Democrats are more divided along ideological lines than in any time in the past twenty five years. The two major parties leading the country are becoming much more adversarial...
The Texas Rangers are a baseball franchise whose identity is inseparable from politics. The Rangers were a tool for an American politician. Former President George W. Bush owned a minority stake in the team and used the construction of a new stadium ...
The Texas Rangers are a baseball franchise whose identity is inseparable from politics. The Rangers were a tool for an American politician. Former President George W. Bush owned a minority stake in the team and used the construction of a new stadium ...
On New Year’s Day, New York’s celebrated Second Avenue Subway opened to great fanfare, concluding a tortured, century-long history of false starts and continually altered deadlines. First proposed in the 1920s, the project languished for decades ...
On New Year’s Day, New York’s celebrated Second Avenue Subway opened to great fanfare, concluding a tortured, century-long history of false starts and continually altered deadlines. First proposed in the 1920s, the project languished for decades ...
Across major American cities, residents are facing the high costs of a growing housing crisis. While zoning regulations and affordable housing have typically been hailed as ways to preserve neighborhoods while providing opportunities for low-income f...
Across major American cities, residents are facing the high costs of a growing housing crisis. While zoning regulations and affordable housing have typically been hailed as ways to preserve neighborhoods while providing opportunities for low-income f...
On December 20, 1951, the United States switched on the first peaceful nuclear power reactor the world had ever seen: Experimental Breeder Reactor-I. The reactor provided just enough energy to power four 200-watt lightbulbs, proving that a nuclea...
On December 20, 1951, the United States switched on the first peaceful nuclear power reactor the world had ever seen: Experimental Breeder Reactor-I. The reactor provided just enough energy to power four 200-watt lightbulbs, proving that a nuclea...
On July 9, 2009, Chris Young was shot in the neck with a .22 caliber pistol. Surprisingly, in a nation plagued by urban violence, this story comes from rural Matinicus, Maine, a small island home to all-too-frequent lobster gang turf wars. Young, a v...
On July 9, 2009, Chris Young was shot in the neck with a .22 caliber pistol. Surprisingly, in a nation plagued by urban violence, this story comes from rural Matinicus, Maine, a small island home to all-too-frequent lobster gang turf wars. Young, a v...