In July of 1995, Chicago experienced an intense heatwave, watching temperatures climb tas high as 106 degrees Fahrenheit while feeling like124 degrees. Over the five days this extreme heat lasted, 739 people died, most of them Black, low-income, and ...
Putting on a pair of glasses should not be enough to identify a stranger, pull up their home address, and turn a chance encounter into a data profile. But in 2024, two Harvard students did exactly that. Using Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, the facia...
Tropical forests are one of our most crucial defenses against climate change, but they are disappearing at an alarming rate. A record 6.7 million hectares of rainforest were lost in 2024, largely due to agriculture and human-caused wildfires—result...
In the present-day United States, no landmark political decision is insulated from commercial interests: The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran Nuclear Deal, not only reflects the cautious diplomacy between the Unite...
In the present-day United States, no landmark political decision is insulated from commercial interests: The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran Nuclear Deal, not only reflects the cautious diplomacy between the Unite...
In the wake of the crisis of 2007-8, central banks became understandably more willing to try out new monetary policies. Quantitative easing, combined with the traditional slashing of interest rates, was meant to solve the United States’ liquidity p...
In the wake of the crisis of 2007-8, central banks became understandably more willing to try out new monetary policies. Quantitative easing, combined with the traditional slashing of interest rates, was meant to solve the United States’ liquidity p...
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...
The Nobel Peace Prize Committee recently bestowed the 2017 prize upon the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), an organization which has been working toward the global abolishment of nuclear weapons for over a decade. Their three...
The Nobel Peace Prize Committee recently bestowed the 2017 prize upon the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), an organization which has been working toward the global abolishment of nuclear weapons for over a decade. Their three...
President Trump’s June 21st rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa was predictably similar to previous rallies he gave as a candidate and continues to give as President. He bragged about the size of the crowd filling the “big, big arena,” reiterated his p...
President Trump’s June 21st rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa was predictably similar to previous rallies he gave as a candidate and continues to give as President. He bragged about the size of the crowd filling the “big, big arena,” reiterated his p...
President Donald Trump’s use of Twitter is generally portrayed in the media as a paradigmatic shift in presidential communication — so unprecedented that it has forced us to make fundamental, consequential decisions on the role of social networks...
President Donald Trump’s use of Twitter is generally portrayed in the media as a paradigmatic shift in presidential communication — so unprecedented that it has forced us to make fundamental, consequential decisions on the role of social networks...
The state of American political discourse is no laughing matter. Yet, the entire sub-genre of television constituting late-night comedy, a formidable industry of talk shows from Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, to Jimmy Kimmel Live!, to The Late Show ...
The state of American political discourse is no laughing matter. Yet, the entire sub-genre of television constituting late-night comedy, a formidable industry of talk shows from Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, to Jimmy Kimmel Live!, to The Late Show ...
Since the opening of this year’s Senate session, the body has faced an uncharacteristic amount of drama prompted by the President, the public, the Democrats, and the Republicans. Interestingly, it has largely revolved around one unexpected aspect o...
Since the opening of this year’s Senate session, the body has faced an uncharacteristic amount of drama prompted by the President, the public, the Democrats, and the Republicans. Interestingly, it has largely revolved around one unexpected aspect o...
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...
Rhode Island needs energy. A series of power plant closings and maxed out pipelines have left the state – and much of the New England area – in need of alternative sources of energy. The state needs a solution that would generate enough energy ...
Rhode Island needs energy. A series of power plant closings and maxed out pipelines have left the state – and much of the New England area – in need of alternative sources of energy. The state needs a solution that would generate enough energy ...
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...