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In the lead-up to the 2016 elections, two candidates have emerged to the fore of public and media attention: Hillary Clinton for the Democrats and Jeb Bush for the Republicans. All things considered, there are many parallels between the contenders: t...

The Rise and Fall of Dynastic Politics

In the lead-up to the 2016 elections, two candidates have emerged to the fore of public and media attention: Hillary Clinton for the Democrats and Jeb Bush for the Republicans. All things considered, there are many parallels between the contenders: t...

On Sunday afternoon, Hillary Clinton finally revealed what we had known all along: She’s running for president. Her slick announcement video, preceded by an email from John Podesta, her campaign manager, intends to deemphasize the feeling of inevit...

Reimagining Hillary Clinton

On Sunday afternoon, Hillary Clinton finally revealed what we had known all along: She’s running for president. Her slick announcement video, preceded by an email from John Podesta, her campaign manager, intends to deemphasize the feeling of inevit...

In March, the California Transplant Donor Network reported an interesting development: The number of registered organ donors in California has increased by 30 percent so far this year. For a number that rarely changes significantly from year to year,...

Drivers And Donors: What Immigrants Provide

In March, the California Transplant Donor Network reported an interesting development: The number of registered organ donors in California has increased by 30 percent so far this year. For a number that rarely changes significantly from year to year,...

When Stephen Colbert ran as a presidential candidate in South Carolina for the 2008 election, his campaign was quickly rejected by the Democratic Party for lacking seriousness — not a far-fetched accusation in light of Colbert’s attempt to ...

Down with Common Sense: Satirists in Office

When Stephen Colbert ran as a presidential candidate in South Carolina for the 2008 election, his campaign was quickly rejected by the Democratic Party for lacking seriousness — not a far-fetched accusation in light of Colbert’s attempt to ...

On March 9, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a federal lawsuit charging the election system of Jefferson County, Florida with violating the Fourteenth Amendment by counting the inmate population of a state prison when drawing county di...

The Ghost Vote: Prison Gerrymandering in Florida

On March 9, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a federal lawsuit charging the election system of Jefferson County, Florida with violating the Fourteenth Amendment by counting the inmate population of a state prison when drawing county di...

It’s been a little over a year since Rhode Island’s “Ban the Box” law went into effect, making it the sixth state in the country to remove information about criminal history from private job applications. While this law was an important step ...

Thinking Outside the Box

It’s been a little over a year since Rhode Island’s “Ban the Box” law went into effect, making it the sixth state in the country to remove information about criminal history from private job applications. While this law was an important step ...

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker have a lot in common. Both are in positions of power and have a responsibility to care for their constituents. However, both are currently using this power in dishonest and deceitful wa...

Smoke and Mirrors

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker have a lot in common. Both are in positions of power and have a responsibility to care for their constituents. However, both are currently using this power in dishonest and deceitful wa...

According to the National Science Foundation, women earn 57 percent of all bachelor’s degrees in the United States and “about half of all science and engineering degrees since the late 1990s.” Yet representation in the field is lower than degre...

The Revolving Door For Women In STEM

According to the National Science Foundation, women earn 57 percent of all bachelor’s degrees in the United States and “about half of all science and engineering degrees since the late 1990s.” Yet representation in the field is lower than degre...

Somewhere on almost every bottle of vitamin C or echinacea is the sentence: “This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.” Unlike pharmaceutical drugs, which requ...

When Supplements Kill: Vitamins and the FDA

Somewhere on almost every bottle of vitamin C or echinacea is the sentence: “This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.” Unlike pharmaceutical drugs, which requ...